• Green Wave bracing for difficult schedule

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Although more than half the team is composed of returning players, Long Branch High School will have a different look when it opens the season on Sept. 11 at Colts Neck (1 p.m. kick-off). The Green Wave will feature six returning starters on defense. On offense, however, only four starters —…

  • BCC cross country team looking to improve

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Geoff Harrison promised to deliver a national-caliber cross country program to Brookdale Community College, and he’s delivering. The former Red Bank Regional High School track and field coach begins his second year at BCC noting that “things are fantastic.” In the program’s inaugural season in 2009, the Jersey Blues men…

  • Shore, Monmouth looking for bounce-back seasons

    BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent With their season openers set for this weekend, both the Shore Regional and Monmouth Regional high school football teams are looking to bounce back after each posted a 4-6 record a year ago. Shore Regional High School’s Pat Maggion (center) runs for tough yardage against Red Bank Regional during their preseason…

  • on campus •••

    The University of Delaware, Newark, has named the following local residents to its dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester: Matthew Garlipp and Kelsey Lucca, both of Long Branch; Andrea Chidyllo, Alison DiTommaso, Kaylynn Kinhofer and Andrew Spaeth, all of Ocean Township; and Korin Parrella, Katie Parrella and Katelyn Zimmerman, from the Wayside section of…

  • Students head back to school with new supplies

    Big Brothers Big Sisters drive packs backpacks for 100 local kids DJ (l-r), Jazir, Onna’stee and Big Brother Mychal Mills take a break from signing thank-you cards at the 10th Annual Back to School Party at Monmouth Mall. JOHN SZPARA EATONTOWN — For many children, back-to-school season is an exciting time filled with shopping for…

  • on campus •••

    The University of Delaware, Newark, has named the following local residents to its dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester: Matthew Garlipp and Kelsey Lucca, both of Long Branch; Andrea Chidyllo, Alison DiTommaso, Kaylynn Kinhofer and Andrew Spaeth, all of Ocean Township; and Korin Parrella, Katie Parrella and Katelyn Zimmerman, from the Wayside section of…

  • N.J. veteran supports Holt for re-election

    Iam an 83-year-old veteran of the Korean War and have been voting for the last 62 years, never missing an election, with the exception of serving my country overseas in Korea. I have voted in many congressional elections since given the opportunity to cast my vote. I heard of all kinds of promises by so-called…

  • A letter to Congressmen Holt and Pallone

    There are more than 5,000 retired service members living in this area that use the commissary, medical clinic and post exchange at Fort Monmouth. Should those places close down, it would create a great hardship on these retired members of the armed forces. Most are living paycheck to paycheck. Also, the closest place to shop…

  • Squandering a bumper crop of farmland

    The last few weeks have brought the fresh taste of high quality, locally grown fruits and vegetables to many New Jerseyans. The Garden State still produces some of the best tomatoes and corn in the world! We should all take note, however, of a new inventory of our disappearing farmland nationwide. Since 1982, the National…

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