• Rain gardens, catch basins proposed for brook overflow

    Whale Pond Brook Watershed group may apply for grant to mitigate flooding issues BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Faith Teitelbaum addresses residents impacted by flooding from Whale Pond Brook about mitigation strategies during a meeting on April 16 in Ocean Township. KENNY WALTER OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Branch Road resident Joe Maloney’s backyard swells with water…

  • Beach cleanups get head start from Sandy

    Spring Beach Sweep will take place April 27 at 60 locations along N.J. coast BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer A poster displays the “Dirty Dozen,” the top 12 types of debris found littering beaches, during Clean Ocean Action’s 2012 Beach Sweeps. COA officials unveiled the data last week during an April 16 press conference at…

  • Marathoners show they’re ‘Jersey Strong’

    Boston Marathon bombings prompt a surge in registrants for May 5 N.J. Marathon BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Runners sprint from the starting line at the 2011 New Jersey Marathon in Long Branch. Race officials reported an increase in registrations following the Boston Marathon. PHOTO COURTESY OF US ROAD SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT GROUP Rather than…

  • 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 districts…

  • Greater Shore Concert Band performs April 30

    WEST LONG BRANCH — Reformation Lutheran Church will present an evening of music featuring the Greater Shore Concert Band. The band has 50+ members who are local residents from all walks of life and ages who love music and love to perform together. James R. Bast is director for the band. The concert will be…

  • 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. Give complete information, such as dates, full…

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    The Community YMCA and Dreams for Kids are planning an exciting night of basketball at the Hoops for Hope Tournament on 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…

  • Redbirds off to one of best boys lacrosse starts at 6-2

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent An uncommonly long six-game win streak for Allentown High School’s boys lacrosse team was ended on April 20 by perennial state power Kinnelon High School, 10-5. “We were in a position we hadn’t been in before when we fell behind and still closed it to 7-4, but they had a little…

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