OceanFirst Bank kicks off food drive

OceanFirst Bank's annual food drive is under way and will run until Nov. 18, to help support the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties.

Collection bins will be at the following local branches. For details, call (732) 240-4500 and the extension indicated.

Adamston branch, 385 Adamston Road, Brick, ext. 5400; Freehold Township branch (Poets Square), 48 Thoreau Drive, ext. 5900; Brick branch, 321 Chambers Bridge Road, ext. 4100; and Jackson branch, 260 North County Line Road, ext. 5700.

Nonperishable items needed include stuffing, gravy, ready-to-eat canned meals, and canned sweet potatoes or yams, vegetables, soups, juices, fruits, cranberry sauce, and tuna, as well as peanut butter, jelly, instant potatoes, rice, macaroni and cheese, hot and cold cereals, muffin mixes, salad dressings, condiments, and instant pudding.