• Marguerite Rousseau

    Mrs. Rousseau, 90, of Ocean Grove and formerly of Tinton Falls, died April 18, 2011, at Manor by the Sea, Ocean Grove. She was employed by the U.S. Postal Service, retiring many years ago. Originally from Quebec, Canada, Mrs. Rousseau served with the CanadianAir Force during World War II. She was a longtime member of…

  • Colleen R. Houston

    Ms. Houston, 53, of Eatontown, died April 16, 2011, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She holds the honor of being the first woman athlete to score 1,147 points in her fouryear varsity basketball career at Minersville Area High School in Pennsylvania. Ms. Houston moved to New Jersey 28 years ago and worked in car…

  • Celtic Tribute Race

    Runners brave the rain to take part in the 21st annual spring run, the Celtic Tribute 5K Race, along the Long Branch Promenade on April 23. PHOTOS BY LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • NJ Emerging Artists Series: Gary Dates – Photographs

    Assistant The New Jersey Emerging Artists Series at the Monmouth Museum continues this spring with an exhibition of photographs by artist Gary Dates, a resident of Hazlet. His mysterious and enigmatic photographs are assembled from multiple images and manipulated to create an alternate version of reality. An opening reception will be held 6-8 p.m. on…

  • Seaside Heights: Amusements, eateries, fests in a small package

    Boro embraces ‘Jersey Shore’ reality show as economic boon and tourist magnet BY DAN HOWLEY Seaside Heights beach and boardwalk The borough of Seaside Heights is anything but a quiet town along the New Jersey coast, which is exactly how the shore town likes it. At less than one square mile in size, the borough…

  • ‘Women Who Cook 2’ concert slated for May

    “Women Who Cook 2: In Concert” will be presented at 8 p.m. May 7 at the Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church St., Middletown (located next to the Middletown Train Station). The show will feature the only area appearance of the Deanna Bogart Band. Sharing the stage with Bogart will be the Alexis P. Suter Band,…

  • Brookdale trustees OK legal action against Burnham

    College CFO also faulted, placed on unpaid leave BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer A fter reviewing the audit of the president’s office, the Brookdale Community College board of trustees approved legal action against former president Peter Burnham to recover monies due to the college, at itsApril 14 meeting on the Lincroft campus. The charges against…

  • Wine tasting, tour at Holly Hill Estate

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties (BBBSMMC) will host its 12th annual Gourmet Food and Wine Tasting 6-9:30 p.m. May 9 at Holly Hill Estate in the Locust section of Middletown. The event will feature a tour of the designer show house and grounds overlooking the Navesink River from 6 to 7…

  • April: Spring is in the air

    GREEN SCENE GOTTI KELLEY “The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses.” Hanna Rion Get more from your garden this year! It’s always exciting to get those first seeds safely tucked into the ground. But you can get much more out of your space by using innovative techniques.  Succession…

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