• March programs set at Long Branch Library

     Family Film Day: “Wreck-It Ralph,” March 9, 2 p.m., Main Library: Enjoy a family film on a big screen. Show time begins promptly at 2 p.m. Films have been selected for elementary ages, accompanied by an adult. Note the rating. Bring your own snacks and enjoy.  Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys, March 18,…

  • Long-delayed flood protection may be coming to Shore area

    Levee projects initiated before 2000 might finally be funded by aid bill BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Workers remove sand from Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright shortly after superstorm Sandy. Federal money being allocated to the Army Corps of Engineers out of the Congressional Sandy aid bill could fund one of the largest beach replenishment…

  • A playground begins the rebirth of Sea Bright

    Sunrise ceremony marks start of The Sandy Ground Project: Where Angel’s Play BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer As the sun rises, children stand at the Sea Bright shoreline, poised to empty buckets of sand into the ocean during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new beachfront playground on March. 1. Twenty-six buckets are lined up on…

  • City plans for safe access to beaches

    Destruction of bluff, boardwalk raise safe access concerns at southern-most beaches BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The protective bluff, a composite of rock, soil and sand, was damaged by the superstorm, and the city is blocking access to six beaches to protect the safety of beachgoers until the structure and access points are restored. The…

  • Bringing concussions into focus

    Masking injuries to get back in the game can be a life-changing decision BY TIM MORRIS & KENNY WALTER Staff Writers Marlboro’s Niki Popyer certainly understands the consequences of concussions. By the count of her neurologist she’s had 17, and she still suffers from post-concussion symptoms, such as headaches and attention deficit. Now a student…

  • “Luck for Logan”

    March 14 event will benefit 6 year old battling cancer Red Bank – Logan James Parker, 6, of Ocean Township, has spent almost half of his life battling cancer. In September 2010, Logan’s parents, Rich and Nancy Parker, were given the devastating news that their son not only had leukemia but that he had a…

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    The Matthew J. Morahan III Health Assessment Center for Athletes will be providing free screenings to youth athletes on March 16 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Monmouth Medical Center, located at 300 Second Avenue in Long Branch. To sign up for this screening, parents and guardians are asked to call 1-888-724-7123. Available to…

  • Freehold Raceway stakes schedule includes Dexter Cup, sire stakes

    The Grand Circuit Dexter Cup is one of the highlights of Freehold Raceway’s 2013 stakes schedule. This year, along with the stakes races, Freehold Raceway has added the Kenneth Fischer Memorial Spring Late Closing Series for 3- and 4-year-old pacers. The stakes season kicks off with the Grand Circuit 3-year-old Dexter Cup trot eliminations on…

  • Juba and Rugo advance to state wrestling championships

    Varsity Report BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Allentown High School’s Frank Juba (r), shown here in his 195-pound match against Hamilton’s Hector Comulado at the NJSIAA District 25 Wrestling Tournament, placed third at the Region 7 tournament, which took place in Robbinsville on March 1-2. Juba, as well as fellow Redbird wrestler Alec Rugo (170 pounds),…

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