• Zoning changes in works for Monroe master plan

    Council also moves forward with plan for veterans’ housing BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer The Monroe Township Council has voted to amend the township’s master plan with several changes, including one zoning change prompted by a hotly contested Planning Board application. The council voted July 2 for the changes, sending them to the Planning Board…

  • How to get sports news in the paper

    If you would like your sports news published, please submit a press release at least two weeks in advance of an event such as team registration or tryouts. Results of youth games and tournaments may also be submitted, as well as collegiate news about former high school athletes. Email to [email protected], fax to 732-780-4192, or…

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    Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Manalapan will again be the site for the fourth annual Run For Water on July 28 that benefits Water For People. The event consists of a 5K race, half-mile Fun Run/Walk and a Toddler Dash. Race-day registration will run 8-9 a.m. The Toddler Dash will start things off at 8:30…

  • My Adonis wins Long Branch Stakes, the final prep race for the Haskell

    My Adonis moved to the lead along the backstretch, drew off in the stretch and then held off a hard-charging Macho Macho to capture the $100,000 Long Branch Stakes by a half-length. Royal Currier scored by the identical margin in the $75,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes at Monmouth Park on July 8. Owned by George and…

  • Gallagher Select baseball team thrives in winning atmosphere

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Teamwork takes on a deep and different meaning for players on the 12U Gallagher Select Team as they prepare to compete in the United States Specialty Sports Association’s Elite 32 World Series at Disney World in Orlando, Fla. The event, which will attract 100 teams in total, will be held from…

  • 36th annual Belmar 5-mile run to fill borough’s streets

    Runners will take over the streets of Belmar on the morning of July 14. The borough and the Goodwill Hose Fire Co., in collaboration with the Jersey Shore Running Club, will present the 36th annual Belmar 5-Mile Run with a starting time of 8:30 a.m. With its longevity, the race owns a distinct history as…

  • RFH swimmer Jaeger headed to London Olympics

    Qualifies for USA Team in 1,500 freestyle BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Connor Yaeger (left), a Rumson-Fair Haven High School graduate who now swims for the University of Michigan, and Peter Vanderkaay congratulate each other following the 1,500-meter freestyle final at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials held in Omaha, Neb. Yaeger finished second in the race…

  • Virginia ClarkWorden

    Mrs. Worden, 96, of Middletown, died June 24, 2012, at home. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank- Tower Hill and a member of Mary’s Circle. Mrs. Worden was predeceased by her husband, Harry C.F. Worden, and a dear friend, Lloyd Christianson. Surviving are a daughter, Carole W. and her…

  • Jason Rivera

    Mr. Rivera, 32, of Middletown, died June 24, 2012, in Freehold during a charity ride for the March of Dimes with his Roughneck family. He was a mechanic for Pep Boys in Hazlet. Mr. Rivera was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Marjorie Budge, and paternal abuelo, Juan Rivera. Surviving are his mother, Rhonda…

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