Most families in this country have lost a loved one to cancer, and while each experience is different, most share some characteristics, especially if the loved one undergoes chemotherapy. In my family, my mother and father both died of lung cancer. My mother smoked for almost 50 years, but gave it up when she was diagnosed. More...

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Mrs. Kelly, 89, of Shrewsbury, died Dec. 6, 2009, at King James Care Facility, Navesink section of Middletown. She resided in Shadow Lake Village, Middletown, prior to relocating to Brandywine Assisted Living, Shrewsbury, in 2008. Mrs. Kelly was retired from Sonoco Paper Products, Garwood. Prior to that, she was employed at Hyatt Roller Bearing, Clark. Mrs. More...

The Monmouth University men's basketball team is looking to return to the top of the Northeast Conference this season, despite the perception that they may still be a year or two away. The early results have not been great, with the Hawks starting the year 2-6, but head coach Dave Calloway's team has shown some positive signs in its losses. More...

We have just celebrated Thanksgiving when friends and families gather around heaping tables of food to give thanks for all the blessings enjoyed by so many here in Monmouth County. It is indeed a special time of year, when people reach out to those in need to provide turkeys and all the rest to help feed those who cannot afford it on their own. More...

The Monmouth Center for World Religions and Ethical Thought sponsored the ninth annual "United We Sing" celebration on Nov. 22. The event, hosted by the Unitarian Universalist Congregation Meeting House in Lincroft, is a multicultural, interfaith presentation of music, dance and verse. Above: The choir performs "Va Pensiero" from the opera "Nabucco." Left: Uma Swaminathan, of East Brunswick, leads a group in a Hindu dance. More...

SEA BRIGHT — With school funding a high-priority item for the borough, Mayor Maria Fernandes is one of the state's mayors who are on board with the New Jersey League of Municipalities' (NJLM) school funding reform initiative. More...