• JUST GO

    SPECIAL EVENTS Oceanfest master sand-sculpting exhibition; entertainment includes bands, clowns, face painters, stilt-walkers, balloon artists and more; food; crafters; fireworks July 4, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Promenade, Long Branch Independence Day Celebration July 4 fishing derby at 6 a.m. 34th annual Milltown Firecracker fun run at 7:45 a.m., and 5K run at 8:15 a.m.; parade at…

  • Point Road students celebrate the arts

    Aboriginal Art I nspired by art luminaries such as Louise Nevelson and Edvard Munch, students at Point Road School (PRS) in Little Silver created artwork for a “Celebration of the Arts,” which was held at the school on June 12. More than 2,500 works of art by students in pre-kindergarten through fourth grade were showcased…

  • 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…

  • Richard K. Berger

    Mr. Berger, 60, of Red Bank, died May 23, 2013, at home. He was born in Hoboken to Donald Berger and Marilyn (Decker) Berger. He served in the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines and U.S. Army. He is survived by his wife, Susan Wilson Berger; his father, Donald Berger, of Arizona; a son,…

  • James Power Gordon, Ph.D.

    Dr. Gordon, 85, of Rumson, died June 21, 2013. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on March 20, 1928, to Robert S. and Dorothy Gordon. He is predeceased by a brother, Dr. Robert S. Gordon Jr. He studied physics at Columbia University and received a Ph.D. degree in 1954. He worked with Charles H. Townes…

  • Wendy Horne

    Mrs. Horne, 58, of Red Bank, died June 13, 2013, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was born in Somerset and lived in Red Bank for over 30 years. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Barry; a son, Brian and his wife, Tara Horne; a daughter, Nancy and her husband,…

  • Safety in the Summer Hit Parade

    By Joe Stein The top “Safety in the Summer Hit Parade” is down to the final round. The lyrics of these seven iconic artists contain valuable tips for having fun in the summer sun while avoiding visits to the emergency room. Get ready to sing along! The Lovin’ Spoonful had it right, “Come on, come…

  • CentraState to participate in Choose Your Cover skin cancer screenings in Belmar

    CentraState’s Star and Barry Tobias Health Awareness Center is partnering with the Ocean Monmouth Health Alliance to participate in a statewide event called Choose Your Cover, a skin cancer education and screening program.The skin cancer screenings will be held on July 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Belmar on the beach at 5th…

  • Women at greater risk of COPD; half don’t know they have it

    Women are 37 percent more likely to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than men and now account for more than half of all deaths attributed to COPD in our nation. The American Lung Association’s latest health disparity report,“Taking Her Breath Away:The Rise of COPD in Women,” examines the nation’s third leading cause of death…

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