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    Seining the bay at Horseshoe Cove on Sandy Hook June 27. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • There could be a new and improved ‘Zone of Death’

    CODA GREG BEAN If you’re looking for a thrill ride — with the possibility of actual physical deconstruction as an added attraction — I say you skip Great Adventure this summer and do something both terrifying and free: Get off the New Jersey Turnpike at Exit 9 in East Brunswick and try to make it…

  • Owners recognized for restoring ‘a piece of history’

    Shrewsbury Victorian garners historical commission award BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Once known as the “purple house,” this award-wining Victorian home was repainted with historically accurate colors by the current owners. SHREWSBURY — The locally known “purple house” owned by Leslie and Jason Eaton has shed its aubergine exterior and picked up a Monmouth County…

  • Lee: Boro should do more to celebrate Basie’s roots

    R.B. councilwoman wants ‘Kid From Red Bank’s’ August birthday marked BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer A bust of William “Count” Basie stands outside the Red Bank Train Station on Monmouth Street. ANDREW DAVISON RED BANK — While Red Bank has bragging rights as the birthplace of William “Count” Basie, Councilwoman Sharon Lee would like to…

  • Senate approves lease deal for Monmouth Park

    Attorney: Bailey plans changes to racetrack BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Monmouth Park 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…

  • Saint Barnabas offers employment opportunities to vets

    Job fair scheduled at Monmouth Medical Center 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 throughout…

  • Stella Maris celebrates 70 yrs. of seaside retreats

    Former summer retreat for magnates now offers holistic renewal BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent Sister Frances Scanlon (l-r) and Sister Lois Jablonski sit on the patio at Stella Maris Retreat Center in Elberon. Operated by the Roman Catholic order of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, this year marks the 70th anniversary of Stella Maris and…

  • County beaches rate high for water quality

    COA says dry spell kept beach closings to minimum in 2010 BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Advocates gather at Jenkinson’s Pavilion Restaurant in Point Pleasant Beach last week to discuss the annual NRDC beach report. From left to right are John Weber, The Surfrider Foundation; Doug O’Malley, Environment New Jersey; Heather Saffert, Clean Ocean Action;…

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    Children and mothers dance to the music performed by Yosi Levin during the June 29 Friends Around the World Summer Reading Club Concert held at the Eastern Branch of the Monmouth County Library in Shrewsbury. More photos, page 30 and gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff

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