• Hawks hosting NEC soccer tournament

    After clinching sixth straight regular-season crown After an unprecedented sixth consecutive Northeast Conference regular-season crown, Monmouth University’s men’s soccer team is hosting the NEC Tournament this weekend on the Great Lawn. Monmouth completed NEC play with a 6-0- 4 record while runner-up Sacred Heart was 6-2-2. The Hawks, ranked No. 11 in the latest NSCAA/HendrickCars.com…

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    Red Bank Regional’s Bryan Broderick (r) and Cinnaminson’s Dylan Tooher (r) are in an all-out sprint to the finish line at the Nov. 6 NJSIAA Central Jersey Cross Country Championships at Thompson Park in Jamesburg. Broderick won this race to the line and finished second in CJ II. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Raymond Fisher

    Mr. Fisher, 84, a resident of Hazlet since 1957, died Oct. 23, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Before his retirement, he was a sergeant of police for Amtrak Railroad in New York City. Mr. Fisher was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of Gethsemane Lutheran Church of…

  • Julia DiFortuna

    Ms. DiFortuna, 83, a resident of Middletown for 25 years, died Oct. 29, 2010. She was predeceased by a brother, Frank, and a sister, Katherine. Ms. DiFortuna is survived by three sons, Vincent and his wife, Marie, of Hazlet, Robert and his wife, Jane, of Staten Island, N.Y., and Jerry and his wife, Karen, of…

  • James Joseph Baxter Jr.

    Mr. Baxter, 47, of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, died Oct. 22, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank. He previously worked for construction permit services in New York City. Mr. Baxter is survived by his parents, James Joseph Baxter Sr. and Evelyn Schmieder Baxter of Chestertown, Md.; a brother, Daniel Baxter and…

  • More research needs to be done on pancreatic cancer

    Recently, several major television networks teamed together for Stand Up To Cancer, which accelerates groundbreaking research through donations and collaboration among scientists who specialize in particular areas. One area where some progress is being made is pancreatic cancer research, but more still needs to be done. Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer…

  • Salvation Army makes urgent plea for help

    As the holidays approach, I feel compelled to write this letter and share a burden that’s weighing heavily on my heart. The truth is, I’m worried. So many people in our local New Jersey communities are living through difficult and stressful times — times of great need. In fact, at the close of our fiscal…

  • Eatontown mayor thanks residents for support

    I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the residents of Eatontown upon my reelection Tuesday. My campaign strived to address the issues honestly and concisely so that you had a clear choice in making your decision. I am grateful that your decision was to return me to the office of mayor and serve…

  • State’s pine forests under attack by voracious bugs

    CODA GREG BEAN The last time I was in Colorado near Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park over a decade ago, the pine beetle plague that had devastated forests on the eastern side of the Continental Divide had not crossed over to attack lodgepole pines in the lush Roosevelt National Forest on the western…

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