• John Adams Elem. School becomes a house of wax

    Second-graders celebrate Black History Month by dressing up as famous black Americans BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Antonio Lopez (c) portrays Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as part of the Black History Month Wax Museum at John Adams Elementary School in North Brunswick on Feb. 8. JEFF GRANIT staff A second-grade student was running around…

  • N.J. Museum of Agriculture closes to the public

    Result of shortage of state funding for next budget year BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The New Jersey Museum of Agriculture has closed to the public, as of this past Monday. Located on the Cook College campus of Rutgers University, which lies in North Brunswick, the museum closed “due to a shortage of funding,” according…

  • Andrews is Shore AC’s Athlete of the Year

    Former Manalapan High School standout Robby Andrews, the NCAA indoor 800-meter champion and USA Junior National gold medalist in 2010, was presented with the Johnny Hayes Memorial Award as Shore Athletic Club Athlete of the Year, at the annual Shore AC banquet last Friday night (Feb. 11) at The English Manor, Ocean Township. Andrews, who…

  • Fallon, Shore Blue Devils to receive Lombardi Awards

    BYMATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Long Branch High School’s Jake George (r) tangles with West Essex’s Fran Marotti during their 152-pound at Feb. 13 NJSIAA Group II semifinals at the Poland Springs Arena in Toms River. Marotti won the match 7-0 as the Green Wave failed in their bid to repeat as state champions. Long Branch did,…

  • 2010 NJSIAA District 22 Championships

    Team Standings 1. Long Branch 192 2. Raritan 166.5 3. Middletown South 133.5 4. Ocean Township 130.5 5. Middletown North 105.5 6. Christian Bros. Academy 83 7. Keyport 49 8. Red Bank 42 9. Red Bank Catholic 29 Rumson 29 11. Keansburg 6 Individual Finals 103: Matt Lindo ( Raritan) d. Luke Balina ( Long…

  • Lombardi Award honors best high school linemen

    High school linemen, who toiled in anonymity during the football season, will be in the spotlight for a change when the Rotary Clubs of Monmouth County, along with the Center for Vocational Rehabilitation present the 39th Annual Vince Lombardi Awards Banquet. The event will be held March 3 at the Sheraton Hotel, Eatontown. The awards…

  • Shot-putter

    Shore Regional High School’s Chris Hayes unleashed a throw during the shot-put competition at the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I state sectional meet held on Feb. 11 at the Bennett Indoor Complex in Toms River. Hayes took fourth place with a throw of 40-8¼ and qualified for this Friday’s Group I state championships back at…

  • Three-team race looms in District 22 wrestling

    BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Ocean, Long Branch and Raritan are expected to battle it out for the top spots in the NJSIAA District 22 Wrestling Tournament this weekend at Red Bank Regional High School. Long Branch, 19-6, overall, is coming off winning the NJSIAA Central Group II championship after manhandling Delran in the semifinals and downing…

  • Jason Morse Elsas Jr.

    Mr. Elsas, 73, of Rumson, died Feb. 9, 2011. A former partner and managing director of Salomon Brothers, he retired in 1987. Mr. Elsas was a trustee of Valley Hospital Foundation; a board member of CPC Behavioral Healthcare, Riverview Medical Center, Parker Family Health Center, and the Community YMCA of Red Bank; and a former…

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