STORY BY: Hana Vozzo | FEATURED PHOTO CREDIT: Caroline Flinn Caroline Flinn is a rising senior at Rumson Fair Haven Regional High School in Rumson, New Jersey. Over the past few months, a passion for ecological preservation led her to investigate what she calls a “pawsitively perilous” issue that negatively impacts the health of our water, soil, wildlife, and climate: improperly disposed dog waste. When asked about how she became interested in the issue, Caroline laughed, explaining that while she does not have a dog, during regular walks around her neighborhood, she often noticed bags of do ..read more

STORY BY: Brian O’Malley Two of Central Jersey’s most cherished institutions, the Woolley-Boglioli and Holmdel Funeral Homes have been caring for Monmouth County families for generations. Originally founded by the Sexton family in 1882, the Long Branch location took on the Woolley name in the 1920s, when Willis A. Woolley joined the business. Woolley would later become the owner of the funeral home and continued to build its practice and reputation. Christine and Anthony Cozzetta founded the Holmdel Funeral Home in 1981 and continued to operate the business until 2015. The Cozzettas were dri ..read more

Your pets can be celebrities too. Send in a photo to info@communitymagazinenj.com! Akita from Lincroft Bandit from Little Silver Belle from Lincroft Billie from Rumson BooBoo from Middletown Kiara from Lincroft Lacie from Lincroft Mae from Lincroft Maurice from Holmdel Molly from Lincroft Pastina from Colts Neck Poppy from Lincroft Rosie from Shrewsbury Tiny and Sunny Bird from Monmouth County Vedder from Lincroft Zola and Reggi from Colts Neck Get social with your pet celebrity! #CMPetCelebs Home Recommended for you Community Magaz ..read more

Your pets can be celebrities too. Send in a photo to info@communitymagazinenj.com! Cooper from Holmdel Duke from Holmdel Emmy-Lou from Holmdel Hershey from Colts Neck Jersey and Brandy from Hazlet Lilian and Cash from Colts Neck Loui from Lincroft Pixie from Middletown Rexy and Scout from Colts Neck Roxanne from Holmdel Get social with your pet celebrity! #CMPetCelebs Home Recommended for you Community Magazine2023-08-02T14:51:10-04:00Pet Celebs: August 2023 Community Magazine2023-08-02T14:51:10-04:00August 2nd, 2023| Your pets can be celebrities too ..read more

STORY BY: Brian O’Malley Founded as a family Christmas tree farm, The Fir Farm in Colts Neck has been a Monmouth County institution for over four decades. O verseen by brothers Bob and Mickey Clark for the past 20 years, The Fir Farm has expanded in recent years to growing hops and raising honey bees. “For us it’s all about the farm,” Clark shared, “we love being farmers, beekeepers, and hop growers.” The 23 acre farm opens for Christmas tree sales on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, however operating the farm is a year-round undertaking. From planting their crops, to caring for their bees, t ..read more

Your pets can be celebrities too. Send in a photo to info@communitymagazinenj.com! Bailey of Red Bank Bambee of Holmdel Casey of Holmdel Chip and Charlee of Rumson Cooper of Lincroft Lady of Holmdel Noelia from Oceanport Phil of Holmdel Shelby Smith of Red Bank Taffy of Little Silver Get social with your pet celebrity! #CMPetCelebs Home Recommended for you Community Magazine2023-08-02T14:51:10-04:00Pet Celebs: August 2023 Community Magazine2023-08-02T14:51:10-04:00August 2nd, 2023| Your pets can be celebrities too. Send in a photo to info@communityma ..read more

Middletown Arts Center Presents August Wilson’s Jitney Friday, June 2, 8pm Saturday, June 3, 3pm & 8pm Sunday, June 4, 4pm Friday, June 9, 8pm Saturday, June 10, 3pm & 8pm Sunday, June 11, 4pm Set in the early 1970s, this richly textured play follows a group of men trying to eke out a living by driving unlicensed cabs, or jitneys, in the black neighborhood of Pittsburgh’s Hill District. Jitney is the seventh in the Pulitzer-prize-winning playwright’s ten-play cycle (collectively called The American Century Cycle or The Pittsburgh Cycle) on the black experience in twentieth-century Amer ..read more

STORY BY: Brian O’Malley | FEATURED PHOTO CREDIT: Danny Clinch Simply put, Southside Johnny Lyon is New Jersey rock-and-roll royalty. As much a part of the Jersey Shore culture as saltwater taffy and summer beach badges, Lyon has been dubbed “the Grandfather of the New Jersey Sound”. If you ask him, he’ll jokingly say that he’s the “great-great-grandfather” of that sound. At 74 years old, however, he’s still rocking his heart out at over sixty shows per year. Southside is hesitant to put a definition on the “New Jersey Sound”, or even admit that there is one, saying, “the real link between a ..read more

Bringing an individualized approach to psychotherapy, with a passion for creative and deep-reaching individual, family and couples’ therapy. Since the age of 13, Dr. Dana Spada knew she wanted to be a psychotherapist. This drove her to earn her Master’s degree in social work from the State University of New York, Stony Brook as well as a Ph.D. in psychology from Adelphi University. Dr. Spada calls therapy “her calling”, and says it’s what she absolutely loves to do. Dr. Spada started out as a solo practitioner, running her own practice in Colts Neck. She has since expanded into Little Silver ..read more