• Homeowners ask boro’s help for Parkers Creek erosion

    BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The Borough Council is considering a request by residents of the Tinton Woods development on Hope Road to address the increasing erosion at Parkers Creek. Members of the Tinton Woods HomeownersAssociation told the Borough Council at the June 27 meeting that erosion of Parkers Creek, which runs through…

  • Larger crowds enjoy July 4 at Oceanfest

    BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer The Bob Burger Band performs on the main stage during the 22nd annual Oceanfest Independence Day celebration in Long Branch on July 4. Master sculptor John Gowdy created this sand sculpture for Monmouth Park, an event sponsor, for the sand sculpture competition held during Oceanfest. PHOTOS BY LAUREN CASSELBERRY Despite some…

  • NJ American: Damaged water mains were due for repairs

    BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer The collapse of a bridge at the N.J. American Water facility on Swimming River Road in Lincroft on June 27 caused three water mains to break. KEITH HEUMILLER The three water transmission mains that collapsed at the New Jersey American Water Co.’s Swimming River treatment facility in Middletown on June…

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    The Under Armour Baseball Factory National Tryout will take place at Waterfront Park in Trenton, home of the Trenton Thunder, on July 17. All high school athletes ages 14-18 are encouraged to attend. Players are asked to report to the field at noon for registration, and the tryout is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.…

  • Peddie swimmers score podium finishes at long-course meets

    More than 100 Peddie Aquatics swimmers raced in two area longcourse meets last month, and more than 31 earned podium finishes. Peddie was represented by 24 swimmers at the championship-style Jeffrey S. Mace Memorial Summer Sizzle XXII, held June 22-24 at the Sonny Werblin Aquatic Center at Rutgers University, and by 82 swimmers at the…

  • Redbirds’ baseball team heads to state championship

    Achievement a first in UF, Allentown history for team of 12-year-olds BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Twelve 12- year-old boys on the Upper Freehold Redbirds baseball team won the District 1 Cal Ripken tournament by going undefeated and are proceeding on to the New Jersey state championship, starting July 12. “They have really…

  • Redbirds playing incoming freshmen in Monroe summer league

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Kathleen Kyle Allentown High School girls basketball coach Linda Weise took a different approach for her basketball program in the Monroe High School Girls Summer League. “What we did different from years past is that we had never allowed incoming freshmen [to play]. But with the large number of players we…

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