• Volunteers worry about staffing at animal shelter

    Discussion surfaces over fears budget cuts would close facility BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer I t may not be closing, but volunteers at the Old Bridge Animal Shelter are still worried about the future of the facility. Several volunteers and local animal rights advocates voiced their concerns about staffing issues at the shelter during a…

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    Ava Soos, 2, enjoys some airtime on the swing ride June 23 at the St. Stan’s Carnival, held on the St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish grounds in Sayreville. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • After-school tennis keeps children active

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Amy Protocharan returns a shot during the TNT Tennis after-school program at the Marshall Errickson School, Freehold Township. The program introduces tennis to youngsters and doubles as a fundraiser for participating schools. JEFF GRANIT staff The lack of physical activity on the part of America’s youth has become a major…

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    Ocean Township pitcher Kevin Buell hurls to a South Brunswick hitter during a Greater Middlesex Coaches Summer Baseball League game at Ocean Township High School on June 29. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • RBC maintains winning ways in summer baseball league

    Caseys off to 8-1 start BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Red Bank Catholic High School’s entry in the Greater Middlesex Coaches Summer Baseball League has won eight of its first nine games. Coach Buddy Hausmann’s team boasts a deep pitching staff, which has been a major factor in the summer squad’s success. RBC won its first seven…

  • Summer league good for baseball players, coaches

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Ocean Township’s Ryan Kussmaul practices his swing during a Greater Middlesex Coaches Summer Baseball League game against South Brunswick at Ocean Township High School on June 29. ERIC SUCAR staff A summer baseball league coordinated by the Greater Middlesex Conference coaches has caught on in Monmouth County, and local high school…

  • RBC’s McNamara is USATF All-American

    Finishes seventh in 1,500 at Junior Nationals BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Molly McNamara Molly McNamara described her trip to the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field as “transitional.” The Red Bank Catholic High School graduate was in Eugene for the USA Track & Field Junior National Championships on June 23-26 in what was the final…

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    Students at Mastro Montessori, Little Silver, performed June 25 in the opera “Pearl,” which took the audience on a journey that celebrates the beauty of the sea, our rivers and their wondrous creatures. All in the audience were impressed with the skills and the seriousness of purpose that the young children brought to the performance,…

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    The Wellness Community, Eatontown, will present “Beachside Journaling” at the Embury Street Pier in Ocean Grove 6-7 p.m. July 13. Learn to use the power of nature to gain inner peace through the benefits of journaling. Sessions are facilitated by Laura Zimmerman, RN, MA, holistic health practitioner. Bring something to sit on and your journal…

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