The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will offer its free educational session, "Brain Injury Basics for Families," 6-8 p.m. Jan. 5 at the Dorbrook Park Activity Center, 209 Route 537, Colts Neck. The program, designed for family members of people with brain injuries, provides a presentation and forum for questions. More...

I see this on television from time to time, and I think it's a good idea. So here it is: Warning! Part of this column deals with adult subject matter— and that subject matter is sex. When I was growing up, we didn't have any professional sports teams in our neck of the woods, so we were free to pick our own. More...

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Mrs. Scheffling, of Little Silver, died Dec. 15, 2009. She had worked for the Department of the Navy during the war. She also worked in the media center at Red Bank Regional High School from the mid-1970s to the early '80s. She was predeceased by her husband, J. Spencer Scheffling, in 1994. More...

Ayoung Ocean Township High School wrestling team entered the Neptune Classic ready to surprise everyone and capture a team title. And they very nearly pulled it off. Ocean finished second in the team standings (196-174.5) to a powerful Bergen Catholic High School team after securing a host of strong finishes in the highly competitive, 15-team tournament. More...

The holiday season is supposed to be a time for family, friends, and festive celebrations, but it is unfortunately also a time when there is a tragic jump in the number of alcohol-related highway fatalities each year between Thanksgiving and New Year's. More...

Italy's loss is the American contemporary art world's gain. And for Italian sculptor Riccardo Berlingeri, who now lives in Middletown, the loss of his teaching job released a fury of pent-up self-expression and discomfort with what was going on in the world. The twin needs of creative necessity and reading came together in new ways that can only be labeled "inspired. More...

Clockwise from left: Rumson-Fair Haven High School student Jordyn Blaney boxes up items on Dec. 14 to be sent to U.S. troops serving in Iraq. Blaney, Ana Walczak, Kyle Christianson and Emily Volker, participants in the school's character education program, organize items to be included in packages. Last year the program sent more than 50 holiday packages and heard back from recipients, who sent students an American flag that flew over their base in Iraq. More...