• Bulldogs want to clear state semi-final hurdle

    BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent On the heels of its second successive trip to the NJSIAAA Central Jersey Group II semifinals, Rumson-Fair Haven High School boys basketball coach Chris Champeau believes his team can do even better this winter. A year ago the Bulldogs went 17-9 and made their way to finals of the Shore Conference Tournament…

  • Young RFH basketball team is earning its stripes on the fly

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Rumson-Fair Haven High School’s Hope LoPresti (8) puts up a shot over the defense of Mater Dei’s Shannon Glenn during the Dec. 20 game played in Rumson. The host Bulldogs won, 47-41. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff A lthough much younger and inexperienced this season, the Rumson-Fair Haven girls basketball team…

  • ‘Let It Snow’

    “Copper Beech Tree, Thompson Park” by Christopher Evan Taylor of Lincroft, oil The Middletown Arts Center is hosting an exhibit of works relating to the theme of snow. “Let It Snow” features works of art in various media by local artists and MAC instructors who pay homage to the frosty season. The show kicked off…

  • Sarah Reilly

    Mrs. Reilly, 84, of Red Bank, died Dec. 18, 2011, at Chapin Hill Care Center, Red Bank. She immigrated to this country at an early age from The Rosses, Donegal, Ireland. Mrs. Reilly retired as a secretary for the Board of Education in Elizabeth in 1992. She was a communicant of St. James Church, Red…

  • Ralph J. Gatta

    Mr. Ralph J. Gatta, 74, a lifelong resident of Red Bank, died Dec. 17, 2011, at St. Barnabas Hospice at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch. A 1955 graduate of Red Bank High School, he served for two years in the U.S. Army. Mr. Gatta had been the proprietor of Johnny’s Jazz Market on ShrewsburyAvenue…

  • John L. Schwarz

    Mr. Schwarz, 78, ofAtlantic Highlands, died Dec. 19, 2011. He worked as a security officer for Securitas Security Services USA in New Brunswick. Mr. Schwarz was preceded in death by his siblings, Paul, August, Mary, Rita and Jimmy. Surviving are his wife of 21 years, Lioudmila (Kulakova) Schwarz; three sons, John and his wife, Victoria…

  • NOTES

    Jay Colville of West Long Branch enjoys a trip on the classic horse and carriage ride held along downtown Red Bank on Dec. 10. ERIC SUCAR staff The Eatontown Public Library and the Eatontown Friends of the Library will hold their biannual book sale for the whole month of February. The library, located at 33…

  • Chinese New Year: dragons & dim sum

    DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN Beyond the skyscrapers, major tourist attractions, theater district and parks, the most colorful and seductive aspect of NewYork City is its cultural diversity. The best ways to experience the city’s mosaic of heritages is by dining at the multitude of international restaurants serving up cuisine from every corner of the globe,…

  • Activist arrested for disorderly conduct at FMERA meeting

    Board passes 2012 fiscal plan, expects $31M from land sale in first year BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Less than 30 seconds into his public comment at the Dec. 21 meeting of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA), an outspoken activist about environmental and transparency issues at the fort was arrested for…

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