• First place at stake when Falcons-Caseys kick off

    Friday night at Count Basie Field BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent A21-19 loss to Neptune on Friday hurt Monmouth Regional High School’s chances to win the Shore Conference’s B North division outright, but the Falcons are still in the hunt for a share of the top spot. Next Friday’s game (Oct. 22) against Red Bank Catholic…

  • RBC outlasts RFH in B North volleyball

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent In the program’s inaugural season, the Red Bank Catholic girls volleyball team has asserted itself among some of the top teams in the Shore Conference. Rumson-Fair Haven’s Margaret Martell (13) attempts to get the ball over Long Branch’s Meagan Cerruti during their volleyball match at Long Branch on Oct. 15. The…

  • Robert K. Herr

    Mr. Herr, formerly of Rumson, died Sept. 26, 2010, at home. He was a graduate of the Officers Candidate School in Fort Benning, Ga., and served in the U.S. Army as a first lieutenant during the KoreanWar. Mr. Herr retired from a career in banking in 1997. He was a member of the Rumson Country…

  • Charlotte H. Biegner

    Mrs. Biegner, 80, of Marlboro, died Oct. 5, 2010, at home. Prior to retiring, she was a hostess at the Chowder Pot, Keyport. Mrs. Biegner was predeceased by her husband, George; three brothers, Patrick, Leon and Buster; a sister, Lorraine; and her former husband, Ned Vigil. Surviving are three sons, Ned Vigil of Tennessee, Clyde…

  • John Sheldon DeVesty

    Mr. DeVesty, 80, of Stuart, Fla., formerly of the Navesink section of Middletown, died Oct. 15, 2010, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Mr. DeVesty served in the Korean War and was a lifetime member of the Navesink Fire Company. He was a salesman at All American Chevrolet, Middletown, for many years before his…

  • Elizabeth M. Hyland

    Mrs. Hyland, 84, a resident of Red Bank since 1998, died Oct. 7, 2010, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge. She was a clerk for the IRS in Holtsville, N.Y., from 1973 until her retirement in 1998. Mrs. Hyland was predeceased by her husband, Joseph, in 1972; and three brothers, John, Edward and Thomas…

  • Lt. Col. Edward β€œStu” Briskey

    Col. Briskey, U.S. Air Force retired, 85, of Oceanport, died Oct. 6, 2010, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943. Upon release from active duty in 1946, he transferred to the U.S. Air Force Reserve, retiring in 1975. Mr. Briskey continued to fly and was…

  • Reflect on domestic violence awareness

    October signals the beginning of fall, but it is also a month when we reflect and recognize a scourge in our society. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence is a reality no one should ever have to face. And when we look at domestic violence in its most lethal form, almost one-third of…

  • Coverage of events in Chile was uplifting

    As the world watched and we all held our breath for the Chilean miners being rescued from underground, I was reminded how beneficial technology can be in bringing people together. It felt like a prayer circle joining all humankind, and a shared euphoria over the success of the mission. I had this realization on the…

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