• Class of 2011

    PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Members of the class of 2011 take part in commencement exercises for Monmouth Regional High School in Tinton Falls. Right: Valedictorian Annmarie Schiavone addresses classmates, faculty and guests at the ceremony, held in Collins Arena at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft on June 17.

  • City to ban smoking on all beaches

    Council to vote on ordinance June 28 LONG BRANCH — Beachgoers may no longer have to worry about secondhand smoke now that the City Council has taken the first steps to ban smoking on city beaches. Under current regulations, specific smoking areas are designated at various beach locations. At the June 14 meeting, the council…

  • Undy 5,000 5K raises awareness of colon cancer

    LONG BRANCH — The second annual Jersey Shore Undy 5,000 5K run will be held on Saturday, July 23, beginning at 8 a.m. at Pier Village, 1 Chelsea Ave. The aim of the 5K and one-mile family fun run/walk is to help bring greater awareness to colon cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths…

  • ‘Pomp & Circumstance’

    Right: Salutatorian Arielle Lang addresses classmates, faculty, family members and guests during the 45th annual commencement exercises for Ocean Township High School on June 16. Below: Members of the class of 2011 take part in the ceremony, held at the high school’s Albert Carelli Field. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff

  • New L.B. schools chief touts innovations

    Teacher portals, emphasis on vocabulary stressed BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Michael Salvatore LONG BRANCH — Teachers in the Long Branch School District may soon have a presence on the Internet as part of a package of new innovations introduced by Acting Superintendent Michael Salvatore. Salvatore, who was appointed in April, addressed teachers in the district…

  • Ocean Twp. chamber hosts ShrimpFest July 8-10

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Greater Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a new event, the three-day ShrimpFest of Ocean Township. ShrimpFest is free to attend and will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 8, 9 and 10, at Joe Palaia Park, Deal and Whalepond Roads. The family-friendly ShrimpFest will have something for…

  • Extra money paid in taxes would assist many individuals

    I have sent the following letter to Gov. Chris Christie. Because his budget cuts will impact our towns so much, I hope every reader will cut this out from this newspaper, tape it onto another piece of paper, write “I agree,” sign the letter, and send it to the Governor at P.O. Box 001, Trenton,…

  • If I didn’t say it before, Pop, thanks for the cheeseburgers

    CODA GREG BEAN On Father’s Day, my boys took me out for a wonderful brunch, and we passed a few fine hours laughing, and planning for upcoming, happy events. I consider myself blessed to have such fine sons. But I also spent a lot of the day thinking about my own father, who died in…

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