• Dartmouth-bound Edler captures first MGA title

    RFH grad wins Met Junior BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Rumson-Fair Haven graduate Charlie Edler holds up the trophy he won by capturing the Met Junior Championship held at the Fairmount Country Club in Chatham. It was the first MGA (Metropolitan Golf Association) title for the Dartmouth University-bound Edler. BRIAN VAN DER HEIDE/MGA Charlie Edler, who concluded…

  • Belmont-winner Breen takes aim at the Haskell

    $1 million invitational is Sunday at Monmouth Park BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer It’s feeding time for Pants On Fire (above) as thoroughbred trainer Kelly Breen makes sure his Resorts Haskell Invitational entry is in peak form for the $1 million race. In addition to Pants On Fire, the Farmingdale trainer has Belmont Stakes winner…

  • briefs 

    Ronald J. Del Mauro, chief executive officer of the St. Barnabas Health Care System since its inception in 1996, and also president until last year, will retire at the end of 2011, announced Albert R. Gamper Jr., chairman of the board of the St. Barnabas Health Care System. Gamper also announced that the board of…

  • NOTES

    The Long Branch Department of Recreation is offering the following programs: junior lifeguard; track and field; tennis; youth soccer league (registration ends July 29); youth basketball clinic; youth arts and crafts; 6 a.m. speed, agility and quickness club for high school-age participants; coach John Venino sports camps; and the Oceanfest 3-on- 3 basketball tournament. Details:…

  • The Painting World of James Avati

    Avati Portrait: James Avati in his Red Bank studio; photograph courtesy of George Severini, Dorn’s Classic Images collection. The Monmouth Museum is hosting an exhibit of paintings by Red Bank native James Avati, the pre-eminent painter of paperback book covers in the second half of the 20th century. “The Painting World of James Avati” will…

  • on campus 

    Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y., held its commencement ceremony in May. The following local residents received degrees: Arthur Badie, son of Arthur Badie and Joan Crawford of Long Branch, graduated from the Roy H. Park School of Communications. Ryan Giglio, son of James Giglio and Doreen Giglio of Wayside, received a degree from the Roy H.…

  • Contest seeks Garden State’s cutest pet

    The New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association (NJVMA) has launched the Cutest Pet in the Garden State contest at www.facebook.com/njvma. To enter, pet owners should access the Facebook page and submit an image and video (optional) of their pet by July 28. During the two-week voting period that follows, pet owners should ask Facebook friends to…

  • WLB library to host magic show

    TheWest Long Branch library will host a magic show, “One World, Many Stories,” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, to celebrate the end of the summer reading program. The program is for ages 3 and up. The West Long Branch library is located at 95 Poplar Ave. Call the library at 732-222-5993.

  • Italian Festival of Ocean Twp. set for Aug. 10-14

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Italian American Association of the Township of Ocean (IAATO) will hold its 35th annual Township of Ocean Italian Festival Aug. 10- 14 at Joe Palaia Park, located at Deal Road andWhalepond Road. Wednesday, Aug. 10, is discount ride night, and Friday, Aug. 12, starting at 9:30 p.m., is fireworks night. The…

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