• Rafter opened doors as Red Bank Catholic coach and AD

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer A t one time, girls sports were considered to be recreational and not to be taken too seriously. Parochial schools weren’t always in the Shore Conference. Thanks to the late Jack Rafter, high school girls’ sports are now on a par with the boys’, and parochial schools compete in the…

  • MRHS lacrosse star wraps up stellar career

    Monmouth Regional High School lacrosse standout Tara Patti at Monmouth Regional High School in Tinton Falls on June 24. ERIC SUCAR staff Tara Patti decided to play lacrosse as a freshman to keep in shape for soccer and basketball; nevertheless, she graduated this spring as Monmouth Regional High School’s career scoring leader in girls lacrosse.…

  • Sheehan Classic

    Runners go through their warm-up routines prior to the start of the George Sheehan Classic held in downtown Red Bank on June 18. The five-mile run, which drew more than 1,400 finishers, started and ended at Broad Street. Bottom: Reinaldo Reyes sprints toward the finish line. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff

  • ‘Afterthoughts’

    Untitled works by John Kochansky McKay Imaging Photography Studio & Gallery is hosting another in its series of “Breaking Away” exhibits. “Afterthoughts,” drawings and such by John Kochansky (1958-2005), will be at the Red Bank gallery through July 7. McKay Imaging Gallery officially opened its doors to the public on July 14, 2005, with its…

  • Sign-ups under way for Camp Jinka 2011

    MIDDLETOWN — Camp Jinka is a free summer program offered by the David S. Zocchi Brain Tumor Center at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch to kids and teens whose lives have been impacted by a loved one’s diagnosis of a brain tumor Children attending camp have a loved one who has a brain tumor,…

  • NOTES

    The Kortney Rose Foundation in conjunction with the Oceanport Policemen’s Benevolent Association will host a Day at the Races Aug. 28 at noon. The cost is $20 for Kortney’s Challenge participants, $25 if not, and kids under 14 are free. The price includes unlimited food and drink and a race program. Money raised will benefit…

  • 2nd Infantry Division veterans sought

    The 2nd (Indianhead) Division Association is searching for anyone who ever served in the 2nd Infantry Division at any time. For information about the association and its annual reunion in St. Louis on Aug. 25-29, visit the association’s website at www.2ida.org or contact the association’s secretary-treasurer, Bob Haynes, at [email protected] or 224-225-1202.

  • New Jersey native receives Peabody Award

    BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent Amy Tardif I n early April, a postcard addressed to Amy Tardif, FM station manager and news director for WGCU Public Media in Fort Myers, Fla., was the first indication that she was a recipient of a 70th annual Peabody Award that internationally honors excellence in the electronic media, including radio, television…

  • County directory available

    The 2011 Monmouth County Directory is available from the county’s Internet website at www.visitmonmouth.com in the Information Center section. The directory contains information about local, county, state and federal elected officials who represent New Jersey and Monmouth County. Biographical information about the elected Board of Freeholders and the sheriff, prosecutor, surrogate and county clerk is…

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