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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…

  • 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…

  • Gotterup competing in world junior golf tournament

    BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Chris Gotterup Like many youngsters this summer, Chris Gotterup is accompanying his family on a vacation. The only difference is the Gotterups are in San Diego because of Chris. The Little Silver resident, 12, is competing at the Callaway World Junior Golf Association Championship in the 11-12-year-old boys division at Sycuan Golf…

  • Road Warriors win baseball title

    The Big Red Road Warriors, an 11- year-old travel baseball team from Ocean Township competing in the USABL Spring Travel League, won the 2012 11U American Shore North Division Championship on June 17. Although the Big Red Road Warriors struggled to a 3-6 record and a fourth-place showing during the regular season against several strong…

  • RFH swimmer Jaeger going 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 Swim Trials held in Omaha, Neb. Yaeger finished second in the race…

  • 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…

  • Power of Pink Luncheon takes place July19

    LONG BRANCH — The Women’s Council for the Leon Hess Cancer Center at Monmouth Medical Center will host this year’s 17th anniversary Power of Pink Luncheon on Thursday, July 19. The event, which benefits the Leon Hess Cancer Center at Monmouth Medical Center, takes place 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fort Chapel and…

  • Ocean Grove House Tour July 20

    OCEAN GROVE — The Historical Society of Ocean Grove will hold its 44th annual House Tour on Friday, July 20. The self-guided walking tour within this Victorian community will include nine beautiful and/or historic homes as well as two of the famous tent homes. Also included will be a historic inn, a visit to the…

  • Developer seeks approval to convert age-restricted housing

    BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — The Zoning Board of Adjustment began hearing an application on June 28 for the conversion of an age-restricted housing development on Wall Street. The development, bordered by Elmwood and Larchwood avenues, would consist of 18 townhouse units — 14 market-rate units and four affordable-housing units Martin…

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