Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Sports shorts

    Two races down, one race to go. That’s the box score for the Indoor Auto Racing Series Fueled By VP as Len Sammons Motorsports Productions (LSMP) shifts attention toward Trenton’s Sun National Bank Center for its third and final race of the 2016 season on Feb. 26-27. The key event in the Battle Of Trenton two-day…

  • Developer to revise Pier Village III plans

    Developer to revise Pier Village III plans

    By Kenny Walter Staff Writer LONG BRANCH-After four years of delays that included a debilitating hurricane and the eventual sale, the third phase of Pier Village may finally be moving forward. Representatives of developer Kushner Companies presented amended plans for the third phase during the Feb. 9 city Workshop meeting. Architect Tom Bowers said part…

  • Grant will fund resiliency plan for 15 Two River towns

    Grant will fund resiliency plan for 15 Two River towns

    By Kenny Walter Staff Writer OCEANPORT- Several local municipalities will benefit from a federal grant to fund a 36-month study on sea-level rise and what can be done to improve resiliency and limit flooding. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded the 15 municipalities comprising the Two River Council of Mayors a Regional Coastal…

  • District 22 wrestlers begin quest for state championships

    District 22 wrestlers begin quest for state championships

    By Matthew Rocco Christian Brothers Academy (CBA), Raritan High School, Long Branch High School and Middletown High School North advanced as far as the sectional finals in the NJSIAA wrestling tournament, gathering momentum on the heels of the NJSIAA District 22 contest. CBA lost a heartbreaker to state rival St. Augustine Preparatory School in the…

  • Monmouth County Association of Realtors announces Circle of Excellence Sales Awards

    Monmouth County Association of Realtors announces Circle of Excellence Sales Awards

    The Monmouth County Association of Realtors (MCAR) honors the 723 members who achieved the 2015 New Jersey Realtors Circle of Excellence Award. Formerly the NJAR Million Dollar Sales Club, the New Jersey Realtors Circle of Excellence Sales Award recognizes those members who have demonstrated excellence in the field of salesmanship. MCAR is planning awards dinners…

  • Davis Realtors agents achieve success

    Davis Realtors agents achieve success

    “2015 was a banner year here at Davis Realtors,” said Stuart Davis, broker of record. “We are delighted to announce 10 Davis associates have earned the New Jersey Realtors Circle of Excellence Sales Award. The winners of this prestigious award are honored for their high level of production in 2015 and are truly among the…

  • Barry’s strong play leading Bulldogs in postseason

    Barry’s strong play leading Bulldogs in postseason

    By Warren Rappleyea Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s boys basketball team is rolling toward the Shore Conference and NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III tournaments having won 16 of 17 games after a 1-3 start. One of the primary reasons for the Bulldogs’ success is the scoring prowess of guard Brendan Barry, who is coming off…

  • Monmouth Civic Chorus music concert scheduled

    Monmouth Civic Chorus music concert scheduled

    The Monmouth Civic Chorus will perform meditations on Lent from the 17th to the 20th centuries at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, 101 Chelsea Avenue, Long Branch, in a concert titled Passions at 4 p.m. March 6. The Chorus will be accompanied by a string quartet, organ and five professional vocal soloists. Listeners…

  • Contest inspired by the life of Mahatma Gandhi

    The Association of Indians in America – South Jersey (AIA-SJ) is holding the Mahatma Gandhi Art & Writing Contest 2016. All New Jersey middle and high school students can submit their original works, written or art, based on the following quotation from Mahatma Gandhi: “I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is…