• 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…

  • Submit a photo for local calendar contest

    The annual OceanFirst Bank calendar contest is under way, and photographers are invited to submit original local photographs to be displayed in the bank’s 2012 community calendar. More than 12,000 calendars will be distributed to OceanFirst customers and the general public throughout Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties. Recognition will be awarded to each photographer featured…

  • ‘Places We Have All Been’

    The Oceanic Free Library in Rumson is hosting an exhibition of watercolor paintings by Linné A. Grant, which include sites in Farmingdale, West Long Branch, Keyport, Sandy Hook, Middletown, Matawan, Rumson, Spring Lake and more. “Places We Have All Been” will be on exhibit at the Oceanic Free Library, Avenue of Two Rivers and Ridge…

  • A cruise to celebrate life

    Travel agency owners launch Kick Cancer Overboard BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Participants pose while on the first Kick Cancer Overboard Cruise in May. The cruise is the brainchild of travel agents Ted and Joanna Friedli, who raise funds to give people affected by cancer the opportunity to go on a free cruise. LONG BRANCH —…

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    Jim Rodriguez and Bette White-Fernandez dance to the music of local band Goldenseal during a concert at Festival Plaza at Pier Village in Long Branch on June 30. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • NOTES

    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…

  • Donations sought for troops overseas

    The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation is partnering with The Brookdale Student Veterans Club in working with American Recreational Military Services Inc. (ARMS) for an ongoing collection of items to send to troops currently deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Supplies are running low, and help is needed Examples of needed items: mouthwash, toothbrush/toothpaste, soap,…

  • Kortney’s Challenge registration open

    OCEANPORT — Registration is under way for the sixth annual Kortney’s Challenge 2-mile fun run/walk at Monmouth Park racetrack on Aug. 28. Register online at www.thekortneyrosefoundation.org. The annual event raises funds for research on brain tumors, which are the No. 1 cancer-related cause of death in children 19 years of age and younger. The race…

  • Resource Center hosts public law workshops

    As part of its community outreach initiative, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Monmouth Vicinage, Self-Help Resource Center will hold a series of workshops on court-related topics. These seminars are conducted in conjunction with Ocean-Monmouth Legal Services and held at the courthouse of the Monmouth Vicinage, 71 Monument Park in Freehold. Sessions are free and…

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