• Shore towns scramble to open for Memorial Day

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer This text will be replaced Visitors to Ocean Grove enjoy a stroll on the boardwalk, which has been fully repaired in some sections. In other areas, the damaged boards were removed and beach access points created. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Many of the Shore boardwalks, beaches and businesses are ready…

  • Christie announces $300M in buyout funding

    BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer This text will be replaced Households in Sayreville and South River are one step closer to their recovery from superstorm Sandy. Gov. Chris Christie announced May 16 that the federal government has approved $300 million to purchase 1,000 homes in New Jersey that were severely damaged during the Oct. 29…

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    Richard Kosmoski (c), a United States Navy veteran and member of the American Legion Lenape Post 211, demonstrates how to fold an American flag to a group of students during an Armed Forces Day celebration held at Arleth Elementary School in Parlin on May 17. See more photos, page 3. ERIC SUCAR

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    This summer, RTC Training, in partnership with Fair Haven Recreation, is returning with its weeklong and six-week Cool Runners Fitness Camps for boys and girls entering grades K-8. The weeklong camp will be held July 8-12 from 8:30-10 a.m. The sixweek program will be held on consecutive Tuesday nights (July 23, 30; Aug. 6, 13,…

  • Lancers repeat in MCT, SCT and states are next

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent St. John Vianney High School’s softball team kicked off the postseason tournament slate with a title, winning the Monmouth County Tournament (MCT) championship for a fourth consecutive season. Amanda Durham went 4-4 with an RBI triple in the fourth inning, while pitcher Katie Beriont struck out seven on her way to…

  • Triathletes take over Red Bank

    More than 500 athletes completed the Red Bank Triathlon on May 19. Marine Park was the staging area for both the Olympic and sprint distance races. The Olympic distance was a 1.5K swim in the Navesink along the shore, a 40K bike ride and a 10K run. The Spring Triathlon distances are a 1/3-mile swim,…

  • Bulldogs capture third straight boys lacrosse SCT championship

    BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s boys lacrosse team brought home its third successive Shore Conference Tournament crown with an impressive 14-5 victory against top seed Shore Regional High School (15-1). Perhaps more important was the Bulldogs’ 9-8 triumph over Jackson Memorial High School on May 11 in the semifinals. With the…

  • Bulldogs capture first SCT girls lacrosse title since 2010

    BY NEIL BORENSTEIN Staff Writer Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s Maddie Mullen (c) celebrates with her teammates after the Bulldogs beat Red Bank Catholic High School, 14-9, to capture the Shore Conference Tournament championship on May 17 at Monmouth University. It was Rumson-Fair Haven’s first conference title since 2010. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Drawing the…

  • ‘Surface Beauty’

    ‘Sweet Music’ The themes of the May show at the Art Alliance of Monmouth County in Red Bank are “Surface Beauty” and “Children’s Art.” The window artist and curator is Despina Statelova. A native of Bulgaria, Statelova teaches art to special needs students, K-12, at the Rugby School in Wall. She has been recognized with…

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