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    Ashley Higginson has been selected as the 2012 U.S.A. Track and Field New Jersey Open Track & Field Athlete of the Year. The former Colts Neck High School great, who now runs professionally for Saucony with the New Jersey/New York Running Club, finished fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field…

  • Long Branch hosting Hoop Group Showcase

    Long Branch High School will be the place to be on Jan. 12 to see some of the best boys high school basketball in New Jersey. Long Branch is hosting a quartet of games in the Boardwalk Hoop Group Showcase that will feature legendary head coach Bob Hurley and his St. Anthony High School team,…

  • Bulldogs drop a close one to Middletown South, 57-55

    Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s Tommy Johnston tries to get a handle on the ball during the Bulldogs’ Jan. 5 game against Middletown High School South, which was played in Rumson. The Bulldogs lost a nail-biter to the Eagles by a score of 57-55. ERIC SUCAR staff Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School and Middletown High…

  • ‘Family Portraits’ exhibit at Ruben’s

    “Telephone,” oil on canvas, 2012 A collection of candid photographs documenting the lives of relatives and family friends — some of whom she has never even met — inspired Karissa Harvey to reinterpret the images into works of art. An exhibit of this work, “Family Portraits,” will be at Ruben’s World Gallery, 716 Cookman Ave.,…

  • 23rd annual Jersey Shore Home Show this weekend

    When homeowners get the urge to spruce up the house, the first things they tend look for are inspiration and expert help. There’s no better way to find up-to-the-minute ideas and top professionals than a visit to a home show, and the 23rd annual Jersey Shore Home Show will be held this week. The show…

  • Avoid neglecting prescriptions

    Superstorm Sandy recently disrupted millions of lives, leaving thousands of area residents coping with damaged properties or displaced from their homes. Understandably, such a disruption can alter normal day-to-day habits, such as taking prescribed medications. However, neglecting to take medications can be costly and even life-threatening. When people forget to fill their prescriptions or neglect…

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    Tim Dillingham, of the American Littoral Society (front), leads walkers at the 35th Annual Dery Bennett Memorial New Year’s Day Beach Walk at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park in Long Branch. The event was relocated from Sandy Hook, which was closed due to the impact of superstorm Sandy. FRANK GALIPO

  • I need another woman in my life, and her name is Siri

    CODA GREG BEAN There we were, sitting around on the night before Christmas Eve, shooting the breeze and trying to figure out what to do about dinner. Someone suggested pizza, and that sounded pretty good. Where was the closest pizza place? Did they deliver? My youngest son, who lives in the town where we were…

  • Robert A. “Bobby” Desmond

    Mr. Desmond, 75, of Howell, died Dec. 31, 2012, at home. He was born and raised in Rumson, lived in Manalapan and Jackson, and raised his family in Englishtown before moving to Howell in 2007. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in the Signal Corps on Governors Island, N.Y. He retired from the Manalapan…

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