Tower Hill Concert Series: Kinnara Ensemble Sings ‘Americana’

Details: Category: Arts & Culture; Published: 30 March 2018

th concert series kinnara PHOTO: The Kinnara Ensemble performs ‘Americana’ in Red Bank on June 2.

RED BANK—The 32-voice Kinnara Ensemble will perform in concert June 2 at 7 p.m. at Tower Hill First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank, 255 Harding Road. Led by Artistic Director J.D. Burnett, the ensemble will present “Americana,” jewels of our nation’s choral music. The program reflects the tremendous variety of music that defines the American experience-- from slave songs and spirituals, to the folk music of Stephen Foster, to American hymns, to the robust output of the many American composers of the twentieth century.

Brookdale to Host Shakespeare Birthday Bash

Details: Category: News; Published: 30 March 2018

bcc shakespeare group LINCROFT, NJ – Brookdale Community College will celebrate the 454th birthday of William Shakespeare with the eighth annual Shakespeare Read-A-Thon on Thursday, April 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. in Lincroft.

Residents of all ages are invited to dress as their favorite Shakespearean character, read from their favorite plays and sonnets and join friends, family and community members in a collaborative reading from the Bard’s works.

This year’s program will honor retiring Brookdale Humanities Dean Carl Calendar, an esteemed faculty member and administrator who has served at the college since 1970.

The Community YMCA Launches ‘Hero’ Campaign to Support Local Families in Need

Details: Category: News; Published: 30 March 2018

cymca annual campaign PHOTO: Matawan Mayor (R) Joseph Altomonte celebrates the launch of The Community YMCA’s Annual Campaign with (L to R): President and CEO Laurie Goganzer; Chairperson, Board member and Annual Campaign Chairman Ted Nappi; and, Board member and Chairperson of the community appeal Christian Buckman.

MATAWAN, NJ – Local residents and businesses were encouraged to join forces with The Community YMCA to strengthen vulnerable neighbors at the YMCA Annual Community Campaign launch on March 28 at the YMCA Children’s Achievement Center in Matawan.

"The Y’s Be A Hero For A Better Us fundraising campaign will raise support to ensure that children, families and individuals in need can access affordable childcare, summer camp, therapeutic counseling, cancer recovery and other essential programs and services offered at the Y," said Laurie Goganzer, President and CEO of The Community YMCA (the Y), a nonprofit that serves 20,000 people across Monmouth County and areas of Ocean County.

Nationally Televised Easter Mass to Feature Spring Lake Church

Details: Category: News; Published: 29 March 2018

st catharine church easter TRENTON, N.J. - On Easter Sunday, as an anticipated 4 million plus viewers from around the United States tune in to the national televised Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord, they will be taken to Spring Lake, NJ, and the unique church counted by some among the most beautiful sites along the Jersey Shore.

This year’s televised Mass takes place in St. Catharine Church, and features, as principal celebrant and homilist, the Most Reverend David M. O’Connell, C.M., 10^th Bishop of Trenton and president emeritus of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

Distracted Driving Enforcement and Education Campaign

Details: Category: News; Published: 29 March 2018

distracted driving HOLMDEL, NJ - Law enforcement officers from the Holmdel Township Police Department will be cracking down on distracted drivers during April as part of New Jersey’s UDrive. UText. UPay. enforcement campaign.

Beginning April 1 and running through April 21, the high visibility law enforcement initiative will target motorists who engage in dangerous distracted driving behaviors such as talking on hand-held cell phones and sending text messages while driving.

“Distracted driving is possibly the most serious safety issue on our roadways today,” said Gary Poedubicky, Acting Director of the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety. "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that in 2015 alone, 3,477 people were killed in distracted driving crashes and an estimated 391,000 people were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver.”