• John Paul Rafter

    Mr. Rafter, 79, of Middletown, died June 6, 2011, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. An alumnus of St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark and Seton Hall University in South Orange, he was a history teacher and a coach for Red Bank Catholic High School, Red Bank, for 45 years before retiring in 2006. Mr. Rafter…

  • NOTES

    Girl Scouts from Hazlet, Keansburg, Middletown and other areas of Monmouth County learn the science of bubbles during Girl Scout Science Night at Raritan High School in Hazlet on June 1. More than 40 Scouts enjoyed a Piccirillo Sciencetelling show, learned about energy conservation from Project Porchlight and watched demonstrations by the Hazlet Girl Scout…

  • Soaring at Saint Leo’s

    Madeline Defelice enjoys one of the rides at the Saint Leo the Great Carnival in the Lincroft section of Middletown on June 13. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Chorus will host performance, party

    Women who love to sing and would like to know more about four-part harmony are invited to attend the Jersey Harmony Chorus performance and party at 7:15 p.m. June 20 at Forrestal Village, Princeton. The chorus is made up of women of all ages who reside in central and southern New Jersey. At a recent…

  • N.J. Marathon may change course

    Full- and half-marathon may be run on different days BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — Newly minted New Jersey Marathon Executive Director Joe Gigas will knowby July whether or not the format of the annual run will change as a result of the growing popularity of the races. Gigas said in an interview last week…

  • Red Bank Food & Wine Walk returns

    Red Bank RiverCenter’s popular Food & Wine Walk event will take place on the second and fourth Sundays of the month in June, July and August from 4 to 7 p.m. Participants may purchase Food and Wine Walk wristbands at selected locations on the day of the event. Event wristbands are $25 each and entitle…

  • Victory is sweet for area bakers in ‘Dessert Wars’

    Hundreds turn out to sample, witness battle of the batters BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Contact Daniel Howley at [email protected]. Dessert lovers sample confections created by local bakeries for “Dessert Wars,” a bakery competition held May 24 at Branches in West Long Branch. ERIC SUCAR staff WEST LONG BRANCH — It was a battle to…

  • 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.

  • M.S. Society to host golf outing June 27

    The New Jersey Metro Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society will host the MS Summer Golf Classic on June 27 at the Plainfield Country Club, home of The Barclays 2011. This event will benefit the more than 13,000 New Jersey residents who are affected by the disease. The golf outing will allow participants to…

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