• Sandy was a heartbreaker

    IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN The heartbreaking words and pictures that emerged from newspaper, radio and television coverage of Sandy, the post-tropical storm that struck New Jersey on Oct. 29, were overwhelming. There is no way I can even begin to conceive of the property damage and personal trauma that so many people suffered during…

  • The beach is beaten, but it will return

    AROUND TOWN AMY ROSEN This summer I got the best assignment ever — to tell the world about the great things to see and do at the Jersey Shore via TheBeachBeat.com, a Greater Media Newspapers online publication that made its debut in June. I spent the summer walking the boardwalks and getting to know the…

  • We couldn’t imagine such destruction — now we can

    CODA GREG BEAN The electric power to our neighborhood in East Brunswick, near the Milltown border, went off at around 10 p.m. Oct. 29, a few hours after Sandy made landfall on the Jersey Shore. It was a long, dark night with plenty of big wind, but when the sun came up Tuesday morning, there…

  • NJSIAA playoff games rescheduled due to Sandy

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Scholastic sports can bring stricken communities together. However, even they couldn’t escape the wrath of Hurricane Sandy, sending New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) officials and athletic directors scurrying for alternative schedules for the state tournaments that were supposed to begin play last week. The NJSIAA pushed the starting…

  • Annual Mudslingers Art Show and Sale Nov. 11

    “The Dublin House” by Mike Quon The 15th anniversary celebration of the annual Mudslingers Art Show and Sale will take place 1-6 p.m. Nov. 11. The show will be hosted by Red Bank potter Lauren Bellero in her home/studio at 39 Leroy Place, Red Bank. Every year, a local artist is also invited to participate.…

  • Annual Veterans Day Memorial Ride Nov. 11

    LONG BRANCH — Harley Davidson/ Buell of Long Branch will host the fifth annual Veterans Day Memorial Ride and fundraiser on Nov. 11. This year’s event will once again benefit the Veterans’ Children Scholarship Fund, established by Harley Davidson of Long Branch and Rolling Thunder Chapter II N.J. Attendees are invited to ride their motorcycle,…

  • ‘United We Sing’ at UU Meeting House Nov. 18

    MIDDLETOWN — The public is invited to the 12th annual “United We Sing” celebration on Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House, 1475 W. Front St., Lincroft. This intercultural service of music, word and dance presents voices of different faiths raised in joy and gratitude. Sponsored by the Monmouth Center for…

  • Pal scholarship deadline is Nov. 15

    The Marna Pal Memorial Scholarship Fund will be giving away its first seven scholarships this year. These scholarships are available to all students between the ages of 17 and 25 residing in New Jersey. The student must be a senior in high school or higher and planning on or currently pursuing higher education. The application…

  • ‘The Economics of Happiness’ set for Nov. 11

    MIDDLETOWN – The monthly film series at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House in Lincroft continues with a screening of “The Economics of Happiness,” a survey of the impacts of economic globalization Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. The film includes the current movement of communities coming together to rebuild more intelligent, ecological economies based on localization.…

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