• School districts strain under state mandates

    Despite costs, local officials agree new teacher evaluation model can benefit students BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Richard Cohen, director of curriculum and instruction for the Metuchen School District, observes a math lesson by kindergarten teacher Sarah Anderson on April 16. Metuchen is a pilot district for the new teacher-evaluation system. JEFF GRANIT staff School…

  • Eatontown Lions sponsor benefit run

    The Eatontown Lions Club, supported by the Jersey Shore Running Club, is sponsoring the annual Sandy Hook Lighthouse 5K Fun Run/Walk for the Blind on May 4, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The event will be held at Sun Eagles Golf Course, 2067 Tinton Ave., Eatontown. Proceeds will benefit the NJ Blind Citizens Association and Camp…

  • Community members to be honored at gala

    The third annual Black and White Gala to benefit the Community Affairs and Resource Center of Monmouth County, Asbury Park, will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, April 26 at the Sheraton Eatontown, 6 Industrial Way East. Members of the community who will be honored include Marta C. Silverberg, Monmouth Family Health Center; Carlos M.…

  • Christie: Shore towns are ready for summer season

    Business owners say the public thinks Jersey Shore remains shut down BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie talks with Esther Cohen, owner of a Long Branch bed and breakfast, about the post-Sandy challenges faced by Shore businesses during an April 18 roundtable with members of the business community. NICOLE ANTONUCCI The majority of…

  • Bicycle camp geared for youths with special needs

    Friendship Circle to host weeklong camp in Aberdeen June 23-28 BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Learning to ride a bicycle without training wheels can be an exciting but wobbly experience for the average individual as they try to master the balance, coordination and concentration required. For a child with special needs already struggling…

  • How to get your sports news in the paper

    If you would like your sports news published, please submit a press release at least two weeks in advance of an event such as team registration or tryouts. Results of youth games and tournaments may also be submitted, as well as collegiate news about former high school athletes. Email to [email protected], fax to 732-780-4192, or…

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    The Community YMCA and Dreams for Kids are planning a night of basketball at the Hoops for Hope Tournament on Friday, April 26 at Brookdale Community College’s Robert J. Collins Arena in Lincroft. NFL football greats representing Dreams for Kids will be challenging basketball teams fielded from the community, including Red Bank Police, YMCA members,…

  • Scannapieco notches 900th win as Brookdale softball head coach

    Jersey Blues are 46-3 and ranked No. 1 The Brookdale Community College softball team is having one of those special seasons. The Jersey Blues are the nation’s top-ranked Division III team, sporting a 46-3 record. In a doubleheader on April 19, the season became even more memorable. When the Jersey Blues swept against Cumberland County…

  • RFH boys lacrosse team in search of third straight SC championship

    BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s boys lacrosse team is off to a 4-1 start as it looks for a third successive Shore Conference championship. After opening the campaign with a 10- 7 victory against Holmdel High School behind a four-goal effort by senior midfielder Michael Villane, the Bulldogs squared off against…

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