• Ex-Hawk Vazquez inks contract with NASL’s Puerto Rico Islanders

    Starred at Middletown H.S. North Former Monmouth University men’s soccer player Anthony Vazquez (an alumnus of Middletown High School North) has signed a professional contract to play for the Puerto Rico Islanders of the North American Soccer League (NASL). Vazquez has already played in several games this season, including his April 7 debut against the…

  • RFH, Long Branch win events at county relays

    TheMonmouth County Outdoor Track and Field Championships started on May 9 and continue on the 11th at Holmdel High School. Prior to the first championship event of the track season, the May 2 Monmouth County Relays hosted by Long Branch High School provided athletes with a final tune-up before the county championships. Some area teams…

  • Big week for RBC’s Totland as she and Caseys win titles

    BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Red Bank Catholic High School junior Taylor Totland is coming off a huge week that saw her win the Monmouth County Girls Golf Championship for the third straight season and then help her team win the Shore Conference championship. On April 30 Totland battled through a chilly, windy and rain-swept afternoon to…

  • Gloucester stops Brookdale again in Region XIX final

    Softball team finishes 49-7 BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Above: Brookdale Community College’s Chelsea Alston slides home safely during the first inning of the Jersey Blues’ double-header with Morris County College in Lincroft. Left: Brookdale Community College shortstop Taylor McDonough starts a 6-3 putout with this throw to first during the double-header. PHOTOS BY JEFF…

  • Folkdance Fest

    Folk dance enthusiasts perform a traditional dance during the New Jersey Folkdance Fest by the Sea held at the Cecile F. Norton Community Center in Sea Bright on May 6. Approximately 150 dancers from New Jersey folk dance groups took part in the fourth annual festival at the invitation of the Red Bank-based Monmouth Folk…

  • ‘Paintings from the Eastern Seaboard’

    “Red Bank” The Guild of CreativeArt in Shrewsbury is hosting a watercolor exhibit of work by Sally Brandenburg. Landscapes and seascapes, towns and gardens of New England and mid-Atlantic states are the subject of “Paintings from the Eastern Seaboard.” The exhibit will run through May 30. Hours at the guild are: Tuesday through Friday 8…

  • NOTES

    Children create crafts during Riverview Medical Center’s “Paint Everything Pink” community event in Red Bank on May 6, part of Riverview’s “Paint the Town Pink” breast cancer awareness campaign. LAUREN CASSELBERRY The Associated Humane Societies’ Tinton Falls Branch, 260 Shafto Road, will accept gently used items for its yard sale until May 12. Unwanted clothes,…

  • Gardening in May: Is it plant or beast?

    GREEN SCENE GOTTI KELLEY “Gardening is a matter of your enthusiasm holding up until your back is used toit.” — Unknown T he very idea of maintaining a garden is somewhat absurd. Gardens will grow and along with them everything else intent on invading your property. What started out as an attractive perennial several years…

  • GI Go Fund to hold Jeans for Troops Day

    The GI Go Fund and the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce will host its third annual Jeans for Troops Fundraising Drive in honor of Memorial Day. OnMay 24 (the Thursday before Memorial Day weekend), employees at participating companies will have the opportunity to donate $5 to the GI Go Fund and wear jeans to work…

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