• Boost your appeal

    This summer, beautify your home to boost curb appeal for potential buyers Every home needs an “ah-ha moment,” says Scott Grams, executive director of the Illinois Landscape Contractors Association. “You have to invest in that moment,” he says. Homeowners attempting to sell their homes in today’s real estate market need every competitive advantage they can…

  • N.J. Hitmen 13-year-olds win the USABL state baseball title

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent The N.J. Hitmen are proving to be an instant hit on the local travel baseball scene. The youth program, started three years ago by Frank Salesi of Middletown and Mike DiPede of Marlboro, has grown from one to four teams. One of those teams is the 13-year-old N.J. Hitmen Elite, playing…

  • Comets have brought pro fastpitch softball to N.J.

    By NEIL BORENSTEIN Staff Writer Infielder Courtney Liddle looks for a pitch she can hit during a recent NY/NJ Comets game. Liddle was an All-ACC player at Virginia Tech. The Comets have brought professional fastpitch softball to New Jersey. PHOTO COURTESY OF LISA IANCIN “LI” The NY/NJ Comets have brought professional softball to the Northeast…

  • ‘Summer Show of Painters’

    IN THE ARTS “Two Trees” by Val Dyshlov of Morganville I mages of summer soothe the soul in the Guild of Creative Art’s Main Gallery during the month of July. The “Summer Show of Painters” exhibit runs through July 31 at the guild, located at 620 Broad St. in Shrewsbury. The all-member show features inspired…

  • Charlotte Sometimes is always about the music

    By REGINA YORKGITIS Staff Writer Charlotte Sometimes CeeLo Green’s head bopped, Adam Levine’s jaw dropped, and before the song ended, four music superstars had spun around to fight over a Jersey girl. “You get down on yourself a lot in music,” Asbury Park resident Charlotte Sometimes said. Not on this night in February 2012, when…

  • William John Corley

    Mr. Corley, 91, of Lincroft, died June 26, 2013. He had lived in Staten Island, N.Y., and Colts Neck. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was predeceased by four brothers, Raymond, Thomas, Vincent and Jack; and a sister, Margaret. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Olive; three…

  • Robert “Bobby” Maybaum

    Mr. Maybaum, 71, of Little Silver, died June 27, 2013, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was born in Plainfield and raised in Deal. He was the proprietor of Max’s Famous Hot Dogs in Long Branch for the past 33 years. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Madeline Levy Maybaum; his…

  • Thomas G. DeMartino

    Mr. DeMartino, 89, of Union Beach, died June 25, 2013, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He was born in Jersey City and had lived in Hoboken, North Bergen and Middletown before moving to Union Beach four years ago. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was predeceased by his wife of…

  • Florence Bevins Melick

    Mrs. Melick, 92, of Middletown, died June 28, 2013. During World War II, she served as a hospital dietician with the U.S. Army. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, George F.; a son, Robert, of Red Bank; three daughters, Linda and her husband, William Reynolds, of Flemington, Judith Melick, of Long Branch,…

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