• MAC seeks art for Sept. 11 exhibit

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Middletown Arts Center (MAC) will be accepting submissionsAug. 17 andAug. 18 for an exhibit commemorating the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11. Titled “A Community Connected … to Each Other, to Healing, to Hope,” the juried exhibit will be displayed from Aug. 25 to Sept. 25. “We have…

  • Physician honored with Visions of Hope award

    Holmdel resident Dr. Tricia Gilbert checks on a patient in Uganda. Gilbert received the 2011 Visions of Hope award from the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Monmouth and Ocean Counties.HOLMDEL — Dr. Tricia Gilbert, of Holmdel, is the recipient of the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Monmouth and Ocean Counties’ 2011 Visions of Hope award. Gilbert has…

  • All ages invited to enter film festival

    Kidz Filmz, a new film festival and joint venture between Algonquin Arts Theatre in Manasquan and the Garden State Film Festival, is seeking video submissions from the public. The films will be presented at Algonquin Arts Theatre in a festival-type event Jan. 27-29, 2012. Activities will also include a hands-on children’s workshop. Filmmakers of all…

  • Holmdel to rehire some bus aides with state aid

    Portion of $500K will also be applied to future budgets BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer HOLMDEL— Township Board of Education members have begun to consider the uses for the additional $508,000 in state aid the district received in July. The additional funding brings the Holmdel School District’s 2011-12 state aid to $1.4 million, an increase of…

  • Survey of Raritan Bay aims to restore oysters

    Baykeeper, Rutgers scientist map conditions in bay BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Dr. Beth Ravit (second from right), instructor of environmental science at Rutgers University, and Mike Acuafredda (r) collect data along the Raritan Bay near the Leonardo Public Marina on July 29. A team of citizen-scientist volunteers, led by NY/NJ Baykeeper and Ravit, completed…

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    The Howell Recreation Department is offering registration for its 2011 Adult Flag Football League. Participants must be 18 years old or older. Games are played on Sunday mornings. Team registrations are recommended, although individual registrations are accepted. Register at the Howell Recreation Building through Aug. 15.

  • Coil gives Baffert record fifth Haskell triumph

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Trainer Bob Baffert said he would learn a lot about his 3-year-old colt, Coil, at the July 31 $1 million Resorts Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park in Oceanport. Baffert was convinced his horse would “run a big race,” but he admitted that Coil did not have the résumé of the…

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    The Jackson Recreation Department has announced that registration for girls fall softball will take place 7-9 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Knights of Columbus hall on Bartley Road, across the street from Holbrook Little League, Jackson. Visit the Internet website at www./jacksontwpnj.net/recreation and click on Programs and Activities for updates and registration forms. Registration is…

  • Downey, West claim victories in Wall Stadium racing action

    Jim Downey of Cliffwood Beach and Howell’s Steve West stood proud in the winner’s circle at Wall Stadium Speedway on July 30 as each driver claimed a win in “Twin 25” main events for the United Crane Factory Stocks. In the first 25-lap feature, Beachwood’s Todd Pilla and Downey wrestled for the lead early in…

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