• Sea Bright mayor set to end political career

    BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — After 16 years in municipal government, Sea Bright Mayor Maria Fernandes has announced that she will not seek re-election in November. “I have decided not to run for re-election for mayor,” Fernandes said in a prepared statement released March 30. “I’ve been thinking about it and I…

  • Luchento named co-horseperson of the year

    Thomas Luchento has been recognized for fighting to bring the New Jersey horse racing industry back from the brink of extinction. Luchento, the president of the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ), has received the Governor’s Trophy as cohorseperson of the year for 2010. He shares the honor with Dennis Drazin, chairman…

  • ‘Mandalas for an Uncertain World’

    Mandala by Robyn Ellenbogen Joel McFadden’s jewelry design studio kicks off the spring season with colorful, jewel-like works of art on display for April. “Second Saturdays at the Studio” showcases the work of a different artist every month. April’s featured artist, Robyn Ellenbogen, is displaying her new work, “Mandalas for an Uncertain World.” The mandalas…

  • Point Pleasant Beach: a shore town with much to offer

    Beachfront, boardwalk and a thriving downtown draw visitors year-round BY KENNY WALTER Point Plesant Beach Point Pleasant Beach is a shore town that prides itself on being about more than its expansive beachfront. In fact, the borough, known as Point Beach in Shore parlance, boasts numerous special events that draw people into town. The Festival…

  • Alborada to stage ‘Hispanic Tapas’

    The Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre will present “Hispanic Tapas,” featuring festive dances from Spain, Ecuador and Mexico, 3 p.m. April 17 at the Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church St., adjacent to the Middletown train station. Highlights will include “La Boda de Luis Alonso” with Ricardo Santiago, Maria Rodriguez and Cristina Cardenas, and the new “Solea”…

  • Volunteers sought for beach sweeps

    Clean Ocean Action (COA) invites residents and organizations to participate in the 26th annual Spring Beach Sweeps on April 30 at 69 sites along the New Jersey coast. The Beach Sweeps begin at 9 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m., rain or shine. Beach Sweeps is one of the longest running cleanup programs in the…

  • 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…

  • Teen gaming club, other events at library

    LONG BRANCH – The Long Branch Free Public Library has a month of family friendly programs lined up for April. Families of all ages can bring toddlers for stories and a craft to the Main Library 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays or to the Elberon Branch 10 a.m. Fridays. School-age children are also invited for stories and…

  • A walk in his shoes

    IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN Here’s the way it was supposed to work out. Tara Hansen, a teacher at the West Freehold School in Freehold Township, and her husband, Ryan, were supposed to raise their newborn son, Brandon, in their Wanamassa, Ocean Township, home. Tara was supposed to watch Brandon take his first steps, learn…

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