• Last-second field goal lifts Green Wave past Huskies

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent St. John Vianney High School’s Sam Mulhern (r) attempts to get a piece of a shot from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s Emma Fitzgerald (c) during the Shore Conference Tournament semifinal game held at Holmdel High School on Oct. 24. The Lancers fell to the Bulldogs, 2-1. ERIC SUCAR staff Matawan…

  • Nominees sought for Animal Hall of Fame

    The New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association (NJVMA) is accepting nominations for its 18th annual Animal Hall of Fame. Every year the NJVMA commemorates the human-animal bond by recognizing exceptional animals and individuals who have had a positive impact on animal welfare by inducting them into the NJVMAAnimal Hall of Fame. “Animals, whether they are pets,…

  • 13th annual Jewish Film Festival

    The 13th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival, currently running through Nov. 11, brings critically acclaimed, international film productions, as well as discussions with filmmakers and scholars, to Regal Cinema Commerce Center, 2399 Route 1 South, North Brunswick. The festival is sponsored by Rutgers’ Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life and…

  • Halloween on parade

    Left: Twins Kailee (l) and Bella Katz are dressed as Thing 1 and Thing 2 during the 11th annual Keyport Emergency Services Halloween Parade. Above: The parade marched through downtown Keyport on Oct. 27. FRANK GALIPO

  • Springsteen photographer to present ‘Streets of Fire’

    Photographer Eric Meola, whose career is synonymous with visionary images of musical icon Bruce Springsteen and vibrant depictions of the world’s exotic places, will sign copies of his latest book, “Streets of Fire,” at 8 p.m. Nov. 9 in Monmouth University’s Wilson Hall, West Long Branch. The signing will include an illustrated discussion of the…

  • Aberdeen will host free rabies clinic

    ABERDEEN – Aberdeen Township will host a free rabies clinic for dogs and cats on Nov. 7 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Aberdeen Township Department of Public Works garage on Lenox Road, off Cliffwood Avenue. The program will be conducted by the Aberdeen Township Health Department. Dogs must be on a leash and cats should…

  • Barbara DeSpirito Alberta Graham Spinola

    Mrs. DeSpirito, 74, of Freehold Township, formerly of Sayreville, died Oct. 21, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was a parishioner of St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Freehold Township. Surviving are her husband, Nicholas “Nick” DeSpirito; a daughter, Deborah Alvarado and her husband, Michael, of Freehold Township; two sons, Philip DeSpirito and his…

  • Photo

    Jack Shanabrook, who is now a member of the Milltown American Legion, mans the gunline on board the USS Brush, a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam, in 1968. Shanabrook’s wife Kathy says he will always be a hero to the family, including their son and daughter, and five granddaughters. As…

  • Paul W. McAninch

    Mr. McAninch, 87, of Freehold Township, formerly of Brookville, Pa., died Oct. 23, 2012, at Montgomery Care Center, Freehold Township. Prior to retiring, he was employed as a supervisor the Brockway Glass Company, Freehold Township, for over 40 years. He was a charter member and former chief of the East Freehold Fire Company. Surviving are…

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