• Blue Devils always looking for ways to keep improving

    Field hockey off to 4-0 start BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent One season removed from a 40th-consecutive division title, Shore Regional’s field hockey team is looking to continue its tradition of success. And the Blue Devils, who returned 10 starters from last season, are fielding a team with more experience this fall. “I think we will…

  • Good surfin’

    Evan Thompson from Jacksonville, Fla., rides a wave at Belmar beach on Sept. 15 during the Foster’s Belmar Pro competition. Joshua Burke, 14, of Barbados, rides the crest of a wave on Sept. 15 during the Foster’s Belmar Pro surfing event. Many of the top professional surfers from around the country and beyond participated in…

  • Hospice volunteers sought to help others

    All it takes is compassion and a little time to become a hospice volunteer for VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of New Jersey Shore, Eatontown. There is a need for volunteers in Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties. Volunteers give their time to terminally ill patients and their caregivers during a critical time. In orientation classes, they…

  • Winifred “Winnie” K. Burlew

    Mrs. Burlew, 94, of Freehold, died Sept. 14, 2011, at home. She emigrated from England through Ellis Island in 1919 and lived in Freehold all her life. Mrs. Burlew was a legal secretary for many Freehold attorneys, retiring at age 80. An eight-year member of the First Presbyterian Church of Freehold, she was active in…

  • Elizabeth “Betty” Krilla

    Mrs. Krilla, 90, of Old Bridge, formerly of South River, died Sept. 6, 2011, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement in 1983, she was employed as a seamstress with South River Dress Co., where she worked for 44 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Dennis; a sister, Irene…

  • NOTES

    First United Methodist Church of Oakhurst, 103 Monmouth Road, Oakhurst, (between Deal Road and West ParkAvenue) will hold a garage sale 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 24. All proceeds will benefit women and children in need. Details: 732-531-1150. ***** St. Barnabas Health Hospice and Palliative Care Center will host a five-week training program for individuals interested…

  • Annual Autism Benefest Saturday

    SEA BRIGHT — The fifth annual Autism Benefest will take place noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Mad Hatter. Local bands will volunteer their time to raise funds for Autism Speaks and increase awareness. Joe Hughes, lead vocalist for Goldenseal, will headline the event. Other musical talent scheduled to perform include Pat…

  • Sept. programs at L.B. library

    LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch Library is offering the following programs: Toddler Time is held at the main library every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. and at the Elberon Branch every Friday at 10 a.m. Story times for school-aged children are held at the main library Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4 p.m. and at the…

  • Shipwrecks, lifesaving and the story of Takanassee

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Join the Long Branch Historical Association 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28 for the first meeting of the fall. The meeting will be held at the Eden Woolley House, 703 Deal Road, Oakhurst., located in front of the Township. of Ocean Library. The group will tour the Eden Woolley House Museum and view the…

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