A Casino Night sponsored by the Italian American Association will be held at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2179, 1 Veterans Lane, Port Monmouth, Middletown, 7-11 p.m. April 24. Proceeds will benefit Vetwork, an organization that helps homeless veterans in Monmouth County. Admission of $55 will include a buffet dinner and $200 in casino chips. Prizes will be awarded. More...

Supreme Court decisions over the past 35 years have affirmed and reaffirmed the legal requirement of every community in New Jersey to provide housing that is affordable. As a matter of law, low-wage workers and people of limited means must be given an opportunity to live in any town. The court has been clear in ruling that income cannot be used as a means to segregate people. More...

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‘Keep An Eye Out” for a “Brainstorm” as 16 area high school art students showcase their “True Colors.” Check out “Figures of Speech” on view through March 26 in the CVA Gallery as part of the Monmouth County Arts Council’s Teen Arts Festival, which takes place March 18 and 19 at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. More...

Mrs. Davis, 86, of Hazlet and formerly of Monmouth Beach, died March 9, 2010, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John’s Methodist Church, Hazlet, and the Eastern Star of Long Branch, and a former member of the Keyport American Legion. Her husband, Ivan F. Davis Sr., died in 1997. Surviving are three sons, Ivan Davis Jr. More...

It’s March, which in high school girls basketball means it’s St. John Vianney time. No program in the state has mastered state championship basketball like the Lancers. Last week they won the NJSIAA Non-Public South A and Non-Public A state titles for the 14th time each and advanced to the Tournament of Champions, where they are the defending champions. More...