• Trainer excited about Kentucky Derby prospects

    Kelly Breen’s 3-year-old Pants On Fire won $1M Louisiana Derby BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Kelly Breen, who has twice been the leading trainer at Monmouth Park, Oceanport, trained Pants On Fire, a horse that will race in the 2011 Kentucky Derby on May 7. Breen, who lives in Farmingdale and hails from Old Bridge,…

  • Parkway project to upgrade fort access

    Turnpike Authority will seek RFPs for $40M project BY KENNY WALTER & DAN HOWLEY Staff Writers The New Jersey Turnpike Authority announced Friday that improvements would be made to Exit 105 of the Garden State Parkway in Eatontown to improve traffic flow and facilitate access to the Fort Monmouth property. Improvements to the parkway will…

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    Members of Brownie Troop 1591 from Monmouth Beach remove a tire they found on the beach while volunteering for Clean Ocean Action’s 26th annual Spring Beach Sweeps on April 30. More photos at gmnews.com. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Redbirds seeking consistency on the baseball diamond

    BYWAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Allentown’s Steven Todd is greeted by his teammates after crossing home plate during the game against Robbinsville in Allentown on April 29. A llentown High School’s baseball team is jockeying for a return to the NJSIAA Group II Tournament in an “up and down” season in the Colonial Valley Conference Patriot Division,…

  • Millstone eighth-grader wins contest detailing what’s great about America

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Eddie Rosero, an eighth-grader at Millstone Township Middle School, won a nationwide essay contest for his piece about various criticisms of America. MILLSTONE — America is a great nation, and to Eddie Rosero that statement is a fact. The 14-year-old eighth-grader at Millstone Township Middle School concluded his winning essay…

  • Dine With the Stars at Horse Park event

    The Horse Park of New Jersey’s Jersey Fresh/CCI International Horse Show will host a Dining With the Stars event at 5:30 p.m. May 14 at The Horse Park of New Jersey indoor arena in Upper Freehold. Attendees can take part in an exclusive competitors dinner with riders who have defined the sport of eventing. The…

  • Red Horse Art Gallery to host auction May 20

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Red HorseArt Gallery, a gallery that features the artwork of artists with disabilities, will hold its first art auction on May 20 from 6-8 p.m. Local radio personality Lou Russo will be the event’s auctioneer. The Red Horse Art Gallery is in the Freehold Raceway Mall on the upper level next…

  • Summer fun in Ocean Grove starts this weekend

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer A “town for all seasons,” Ocean Grove has something for everyone all year round. The one-square-mile, “dry” town offers visitors one mile of pristine beachfront and scenic boardwalk, according to Ocean Grove Chamber of Commerce member Lois Hetfield. There is much more to Ocean Grove than the beach and boardwalk,…

  • Jets receiver will support fundraiser

    New York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards will be a special guest with Ronald McDonald at the fourth statewide/11th annual “Walk with Ronald.” Edwards will join Ronald in leading all the walkers on May 22 at Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson. The fundraising event will benefit the Ronald McDonald Houses of Long Branch, New Brunswick…

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