• Casey girls win SCT lacrosse, get top seed in state sectional

    Red Bank Catholic tops Manasquan for SCT title BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Red Bank Catholic High School’s Grace Fallon (right) tries to gain control of the ball in front of Manasquan High School’s Gretchen Fay during the May 11 Shore Conference Tournament final played at Monmouth University. The Caseys scored a late goal to beat the…

  • Monmouth Park opens with increase in attendance, handle

    Trujillo wins four races on opening day They’re off and running at Monmouth Park for another season of thoroughbred racing. The Oceanport track began its 2012 season May 12. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff The new era at Monmouth Park began May 12 when the track opened its 67th season of thoroughbred racing, with increases…

  • NOTES

    Long Branch Elks Lodge 742 will host an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner 6-7:30 p.m. May 18 at the Elks Lodge, 150 Garfield Ave. The cost is $7 per person. Diners will have a choice of spaghetti in red sauce or clam sauce. Menu choices include meatballs, sausage, peppers and onions, baked ziti, chicken parmigiana, pasta fagioli,…

  • ‘Color My World’ quilt exhibit

    Mariner’s Compass Rebecca’s Reel quilters explore the magic of fabrics, prints and colors in bold imaginative combinations in the biennial exhibition, “Color My World.” The show runs Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Poricy Park, 345 Oak Hill Road in Middletown. One hundred and seventy quilts will…

  • Beach access is subject of talk at BCC May 21

    John Weber, Northeast regional manager of the Surfrider Foundation, will discuss the revised NJDEP regulations to monitor the plans of coastal communities on how they will provide beach access to New Jersey citizens. The meeting will be held 6:30 p.m. May 21 in Twin Lights Rooms 1 and 2 in the Warner Student Life Center…

  • ‘Coast to Coast’ bike ride benefits MS programs

    The New Jersey Metro Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is challenging bike riders to join the 21st Annual Bike MS “Coast the Coast” ride on May 19 and 20. Bike MS “Coast the Coast” will kick off the summer, providing a great biking experience for novice through expert cyclists. Community members are invited…

  • Precious Blood church hosts golf tournament

    The Church of the Precious Blood, Monmouth Beach, will host its first golf outing June 11 at Jumping Brook Country Club in Neptune. Proceeds will be directed to the restoration and refurbishment of the Parish Center, which is used by many groups from several surrounding communities for basketball, dinner dances, meetings, etc. The tournament will…

  • Benjamin J. Betti

    Mr. Betti, of Eatontown, died April 30, 2012, after a short illness. He was a bookkeeper for many ShopRite supermarkets in Central New Jersey for nearly 40 years. Mr. Betti was predeceased by his father, Benny (Beezer); his mother, Kathryn; and a sister, Roxanne Smith. Surviving are a brother-in-law, Dennis Smith; and two nephews. Mr.…

  • Elizabeth Scalfani

    Mrs. Scalfani, 93, of Middletown, died May 8, 2012, at home. She was the proprietor of her own clothing and garment store, Normie’s Outlet, in Brooklyn, N.Y. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph C. Scalfani. Surviving are her children, Richard Scalfani and his wife, Bonnie, of Buffalo, N.Y., Carole Arkin and her husband, Leon,…

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