• Shore swimmers bring home division title

    Blue Devils win A Central BYMATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent A fter a 5-7 finish last season, the Shore Regional boys swimming team earned at least a share of the Shore Conference ClassACentral Division titlewhen they defeated Red Bank Regional, 86-84, on Jan. 24. Shore (9-3, 5-0) proceeded to clinch the title outright on Friday with a…

  • Spartan bowlers could sweep division crowns

    BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The Ocean Township boys bowling team is closing in on a division championship. The Spartans own a fine 37-2 mark, with both losses coming against second-place Wall, but the Spartans have won seven of the nine meetings with their rivals and hold a five-game lead over them. In addition, they took second…

  • RFH girls capture indoor A Central t&f championship

    Earning points in every track event, the Rumson- Fair Haven High School girls captured the Shore Conference A Central Division crown. The Bulldogs outscored Shore Regional, 81-58, in winning the division crown. The divisional meet was held Jan. 23 at the Bennett Indoor Complex in Toms River. The Bulldogs got off to a very fast…

  • Shuler-Foster signs Letter of Intent

    Long Branch High School’s Miles Shuler-Foster, one of the state’s most sought-after football players, made his verbal commitment to Rutgers University, and it will become official on Feb. 2, the first day that recruits can sign their National Letter of Intent. Meanwhile, Shuler-Foster returned to indoor track on Friday and won the 55-meter dash at…

  • Christie: Reforms painful for some, but necessary

    Tells town hall meeting current public employee benefits no longer affordable BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie addresses the audience during a town hall-style meeting held at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2179 in Port Monmouth, Middletown, Jan. 26. More photos at gmnews.com. Gov. Chris Christie addressed the concerns of residents point-blank on…

  • After the snow, shoveling

    Ileah Hastings (l) clears a path around her car in Long Branch on Jan. 27. Anthony Goff Jr. (l-r), Jadarra Boyd and Hastings put shovels to the snow to clear the sidewalk after an overnight snowfall left behind more than a foot of snow in parts of Monmouth County. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Santo Pezzutti at the CVA

    BYMARIE MABER Correspondent “The Pink Table” ‘H e is a painter’s painter,” said Sidney Godwin, BrookdaleArt Department professor, referring to the aesthetic nuances of Santo Pezzutti’s works. “His paintings are fascinating, full of delicate color passages,” said professor Edward Stein, Art Department chairman. Through Pezzutti’s own words, weget a glimpse into how he is able…

  • New member appointed to Ocean Twp. council

    Hiers thanks colleagues, residents for support BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Township Council has appointed a new member to fill the unexpired term of former deputy mayor J. David Hiers, who stepped down from his post earlier this month. Mayor William Larkin swore in Councilman Michael Evans during the council’s Jan.…

  • Christie urged to help make Rutgers-UMDNJ merger a reality

    GUEST COLUMN ARTHUR Z. KAMIN There is still a long way to go — but, finally, there is no question a new, solid start has been made to merge Rutgers University and two parts of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). The move has the potential to combine the two universities…

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