• Nowak keeps Olympic rowers in one piece

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Marc Nowak (l) of Howell is at the London Olympics working as the physical therapist for the U.S. Olympic rowing team. Behind every Olympic athlete there is a support team, and Howell’s Marc Nowak is proud to be a part of that team. The athletes rely on coaches, trainers and…

  • Ducky Derby will return to Historic Village at Allaire on Aug. 4

    On Aug. 4 from 1-4 p.m., the Historic Village at Allaire in Allaire State Park, Wall Township, will host the seventh annual Ducky Derby. This year, there are three ways to participate in the Ducky Derby. For corporate sponsors and adults, there will be five heat races and the winners of those five races will…

  • Four people injured in accident on Jackson Mills Road

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Emergency services personnel respond to a motor vehicle accident on Jackson Mills Road, Jackson, that involved a Subaru Forester and a landscaping trailer. The accident occurred on the afternoon of July 17. One driver received a summons for failure to observe a traffic signal. JACKSON — A driver was ticketed…

  • pick of the week  18th Annual Clamfest

    Discover the true meaning of “Succulent Seafood” at the Highlands Business Partnership’s 18th annual Clamfest. The festival will run Aug. 2, 3, 4 and 5 at Huddy Park on Bay and Waterwitch avenues, Highlands. The clam festival is a four-day action-packed event featuring the freshest seafood, live entertainment, kiddy rides, games, contests, a beer and…

  • business briefs 

    The Jersey Shore Public Relations and Advertising Association has announced that the deadline for entries for the 2012 annual Jasper Awards, which honor excellence in communications, is 5 p.m. Aug. 3. Eligible entries include communication tools that have been developed for a New Jersey-based company or by a New Jerseybased agency between July 1, 2011,…

  • Properties to be reassessed in Plumsted Township

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — The Township Committee has approved an emergency appropriation not to exceed $85,000 to pay for what is being called a hybrid reassessment project. “We are authorizing up to $85,000, but we are hoping it won’t cost that much,” Mayor David Leutwyler said. “With the hybrid [reassessment] project, we…

  • ‘Katy Perry: Part of Me’ — the rock version of ‘A Star Is Born’

    BY MICHAEL S. GOLDBERGER A point of disclosure before reviewing Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz’s rock tour documentary, “Katy Perry: Part of Me”: While I’m old enough to be her father, the subject, born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, is my latest fantasy heartthrob. Oh, it’s OK. As always, I’ve cleared it with my wife. You see,…

  • Ar tVentures

    Works from the “2011 Barcelona Experience” series by Edy Ottesen An exhibit of works by ArtVentures, a group of local artists, is on display at the Oyster Point Hotel in Red Bank through August. The exhibit includes new works in watercolor, acrylics and fiber art by Lise Kusner, Gerda Liebmann, Edy Ottesen, Annette Margulies and…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    Just remember to hide the evidence LORI CLINCH I have been known to have a clean house. There was that time last August when I got on a roll. There was the cleaning frenzy that hit me in the post-tax season, and once last month, as the promise of visiting relatives loomed on the horizon,…

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