• H.S. hockey standouts set for summer classic

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jim Dowd, a Brick Township native who retired in April 2009 after 14 seasons in the NHL, watched the 2010 Stanley Cup finals in June with keen interest. The Chicago Blackhawks ended a long dry spell with a dramatic championship over the Philadelphia Flyers, the team for which Dowd had played…

  • RBR hosting talent-rich basketball tournament

    Shore area’s top girls team in action this week BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent For the Red Bank Regional (RBR) High School girls basketball team, this summer has been the start of the winter season. And, from the perspective of head coach James Young, the team’s participation in a five-day tournament this week will serve as…

  • Lookin At Lucky romps at Izod Haskell Invitational

    Wins by four lengths BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Lookin At Lucky didn’t need luck at Sunday’s $1 million Izod Haskell Invitational. Jockey Martin Garcia is all smiles as he and Izod Haskell Invitational winner Lookin At Lucky are escorted to the winner’s circle at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport on Sunday. With his win…

  • Concordance collects school supplies

    LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch Concordance Family Success Center is accepting donations for its fourth annual Back to School Uniform and School Supply Drive. Gently used school uniforms and new school supplies are needed for families in the greater Long Branch area. Individuals, civic groups and local organizations are asked to donate khaki pants,…

  • School supply drive provides backpacks for children in need

    EATONTOWN — For many kids, backto school season is an exciting time filled with shopping for new clothing, notebooks, backpacks and more. But, according to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth County (BBBSMC) for many children in Monmouth County what should be a happy time is marred by the fact that their families don’t have…

  • Judith Hurley Stanley Coleman

    Mrs. Stanley Coleman, 75, of Middletown and a lifelong resident of Monmouth County, died Aug. 1, 2010, at her home. She was a wellknown community activist and philanthropist. Mrs. Stanley Coleman has served as a trustee of the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey since 1964 and as chairman since 1977. She was a founder…

  • Robert A. Page

    Mr. Page, 67, of Old Bridge, died July 19, 2020, in Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Surviving are his wife, Nadine Keane Page; his mother, Juliette Orlacchio Page of Long Branch; four children, Robert Page, and his wife, Cynthia, of Hazlet, Jimmy Page, and his wife, Lisa, of Hightstown, Allison Page-Dekis, and her husband, Gary, of…

  • Ronald Philip Riddle

    Mr. Riddle, 74, of Little Silver, died July 28, 2010. He worked on Wall Street for 27 years in institutional sales, spending the last 12 years as national head of sales trading at Merrill Lynch and then Prudential Securities. Mr. Riddle was a member of the Famous Grouse Golf and Social Club, the Monmouth Beach…

  • Rain can’t penetrate half of NJ’s surface area

    Many of us breathed a sigh of relief as the drought and mandatory bans on unnecessary water use were lifted. But be warned: We’re polluting our drinking water in New Jersey. Our drinking water comes from two sources, surface water from rivers and streams that is stored in reservoirs, and underground water that we access…

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