• SkimBash 2011

    Clockwise from top left: Catherine Squillante, of Fredericksburg, Va., competes in SkimBash 2011 held at Sea Bright Municipal Beach on June 25. Skimboarders are poised to drop their skimboards in the ocean at Skim USA, a points-accredited skimboarding competition that attracts amateurs and professionals from across the country. Skimboarders practice before the competition gets under…

  • NOTES

    Red Bank Elks Lodge No. 233 will host a “Cheeseburger in Paradise” barbecue and bike raffle beginning at noon July 10 at the lodge, 40 West Front St. Proceeds will help supply American servicemen and servicewomen overseas with phone cards. The day will include music, games, and food, all for $10. A cash bar will…

  • Senate approves lease deal for Monmouth Park

    Attorney: Bailey plans changes to racetrack BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — The remaining hurdle has been cleared in the deal to allow a New York-based real estate developer to lease Monmouth Park. Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-12th District) said last week that the N.J. Senate approved a bill that would facilitate the transfer of racetrack…

  • stork club 

    Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, announced the following births: June 14, a girl to Michele S. and Edwin J. Petry of Belford. June 15, a girl to Anne and Dominic Zampella of Middletown. June 20, a girl to Taryn and Thomas P. Nicholl of Port Monmouth; June 21, a boy to Nicole and Brian Lark…

  • New chapter for Ryan’s Run

    MIDDLETOWN — The hundreds of runners lined up for the start of the eighth annual Ryan’s Run 5K on June 25 heard an unexpected announcement about the future of the Ryan Andrew Kaiser Memorial Foundation (RAKMF). “Ryan Kaiser died sadly of heart disease at 6 years old,” saidAndy Kaiser, Ryan’s father, as he addressed the…

  • St. Barnabas offers job opportunities to vets

    Job fair set at Monmouth Medical Center on July 14 LONG BRANCH — The Saint Barnabas Health Care System is hosting two Veterans Health Care Job Fairs on Tuesday, July 12, and Thursday, July 14. The job fairs are exclusively for veterans and will feature current opportunities for all levels of skill and experience available…

  • Amanda’s Easel dedicates art studio

    Bill Thomas remembered as an advocate for children William H. Thomas HAZLET — A tireless advocate for children was remembered on June 20 when 180 Turning Lives Around dedicatedAmanda’s EaselArt Studio in memory of Amanda Wengert’s grandfather, William H. Thomas, who passed away last December. The founder of The Friends ofAmanda Foundation, Thomas was a…

  • Twin Lights to reach milestone on Aug. 7

    HIGHLANDS — Twin Lights National Historic Site expects its five millionth visitor on National Lighthouse Day. Every Twin Lights visitor on Sunday, Aug. 7, will be treated like the five millionth person to visit the lighthouses overlooking Sandy Hook Bay, according to a press release from the Twin Lights Historical Society. Each visitor will receive…

  • Mid’town 2011 Summer Concert Series

    MIDDLETOWN — The Middletown Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department announced the return of the 2011 Summer Concert Series. Concerts will be held at Normandy Park 7-9 p.m. every other Thursday beginning this week. The series begins with the patriotic sounds of the 63rd Army Band on July 7. The Beth Anne Clayton Band will…

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