• NJEA still acting badly, and needs a ‘timeout’

    CODA GREG BEAN I say this in the kindest way I know. If anyone at the New Jersey Education Association is reading this, will you please SHUT UP! On Wednesday, Aug. 8, Gov. Chris Christie’s administration filed an application for $268 million in federal stimulus aid through the Education Jobs Fund. Granted, the administration waited…

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    Chris Andreach (front) and the Tri-City Jazz perform at the 2010 Long Branch Jazz and Blues Festival held on the Great Lawn of the Long Branch Promenade on Sept. 4. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Have a heart, help HABcore

    Transitional housing program helps at-risk individuals BY LINDA DeNICOLA Correspondent Residents Kerry and Marilyn watch as volunteers from the First Presbyterian Church in Red Bank, known as Tower Hill Church, plant a vegetable garden at HABcore’s Coffey residence in Red Bank. RED BANK — Success stories abound for people who are helped through HABcore, a…

  • ‘Moving Toward a Cure’

    Left: Paul Whittek and grandson Grant Bayuk cross the finish line at the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) 3-Mile Walk for Food Allergy: Moving Toward a Cure on the Long Branch Promenade on Sept. 11. Above: Actor and Long Branch FAAN Walk emcee Frank Dicopoulos; Dr. Andrew Hirsch, a specialist in allergy and immunology…

  • Tour de Fair Haven Sept. 19

    The Tour de Fair Haven bicycle race along the picturesque Navesink River will take place Sunday, Sept. 19. The U.S. Cycling Federation-sanctioned event is expected to draw 500 racers, including some of the best professionals as well as national, regional and local amateurs, according to tour organizers. The first race starts at 7 a.m., with…

  • Monmouth presents visiting writer Mihaela Moscaliuc

    WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University will present visiting writer MihaelaMoscaliuc at the Wilson Auditorium on Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 4:30 p.m. Born and raised in Romania, Moscaliuc came to the U.S. in 1996 to complete graduate work in American literature. She received a Master of Arts from Salisbury University, a Master of Fine Arts…

  • SkimBash 2010

    Clockwise from top: Bill Budd, of Manahawkin, competes in a preliminary men’s division heat at SkimBash 2010, a pro/amateur skimboarding contest held at the Sea Bright municipal beach on Sept. 11. Dan McDonald, of Rehoboth, Del., and Sam Taylor, of Waretown, were among the skimboarders of all ages, from beginners to professionals, who participated in…

  • Rash of car burglaries reported in Ocean Twp.

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Police continue to urge residents to lock their vehicles after another rash of late-night car burglaries. On Sept. 6, police investigated 18 incidents of car burglaries that occurred during the overnight hours in the Wanamassa, West Deal and Deal Park sections of the township, a township police press release said. Cash, loose…

  • Sept. 19 memorial walk assists LADACIN Network

    The fourth annual Ryan Bell Memorial Walk and Wheel-A-Thon will be held on Sept. 19 at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. The walk and wheel-a-thon will take place at Larrison Hall at 2 p.m. Registration is at 1 pm. There will be a 1.5-mile walk, refreshments, entertainment and giveaways. The registration fee is $25 which will…

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