Month: July 2011

  • Holmdel used Shore Shootout to work toward 2011 season

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Holmdel football coach Frank Papalia said he likes players to get different angles of football workouts as they prepare for the upcoming season. One way he did that was with the U.S. Army All-Shore Shootout, a 7-on-7 tournament on July 18 that involved eight teams from the area. Howell beat Shore…

  • Belmont-winner Breen takes aim at the Haskell

    $1 million invitational is Sunday at Monmouth Park BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer It’s feeding time for Pants On Fire (above) as thoroughbred trainer Kelly Breen makes sure his Resorts Haskell Invitational entry is in peak form for the $1 million race. In addition to Pants On Fire, the Farmingdale trainer has Belmont Stakes winner…

  • Daniel F. Kelly

    Mr. Kelly, 84, a longtime resident of Middletown, died July 18, 2011, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Mr. Kelly retired in 1998 from Stoltz-Nielson Inc., Perth Amboy, as an engineer and safety manager. He was an active firefighter for the Middletown Township Fire Department…

  • Patricia Flanagan-Cohen

    Mrs. Flanagan-Cohen, 55, of Union Beach, died July 18, 2011, in Holmdel. She was a resident of Hazlet before moving to Union Beach 25 years ago. Mrs. Flanagan-Cohen was a dental assistant for Dr. E. Winograd, Hazlet, and worked as a sales associate for many years at Fashion Bug in Hazlet after raising her sons.…

  • Mark Sobel Jr.

    Mark Sobel Jr., 17, died July 16, 2011, at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia from complications of acute myocarditis. He was about to enter his senior year at Middletown High School North. Mark was involved with the Kiwanis Youth Service Organization Key Club, Science League-Chem Team, and Junior Class Council. He was an honor student and…

  • Charles Herbert “Buddy” Walker Jr.

    Mr. Walker, formerly of Lincroft and more recently of Upper St. Clair, Pa., died July 22, 2011, at Marian Manor in Green Tree, Pa. He was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and later served as a first staff sergeant in the New Jersey National Guard. Mr. Walker retired…

  • The Painting World of James Avati

    “No Star Is Lost” by James T. Farrell, Signet Books, 1952 The Monmouth Museum is hosting an exhibit of paintings by Red Bank native James Avati, the pre-eminent painter of paperback book covers in the second half of the 20th century. “The Painting World of James Avati” will run through Sept. 4 at the museum,…

  • Hazlet library to host events in August

    The Hazlet library will host the following events during August:  “Map Wallets,” 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1. Take your favorite map and transform it into a wallet. This wallet fits perfectly into a back pocket and can hold a few of the necessities you use all the time. The program is for grade six…

  • NOTES

    The Premier Theatre Company will present “Hello, Dolly!” for six performances at the Henderson Theatre, 850 Newman Springs Road in Lincroft. The times are 8 p.m. July 29 and 30 and Aug. 4, 5 and 6 and 2 p.m. Aug. 7. Tickets are on sale at www.premiertheatre.com or by calling 732-774- 7827(STAR). Ticket prices are…