• 22nd annual Clean Ocean Action Spring Student Summit

    A middle-school student gets acquainted with a live horseshoe crab during the 22nd annual Clean Ocean Action Spring Student Summit held at the Gateway National Recreation Area Sandy Hook Unit on May 14. Story and more photos, page 3. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Beyond petunias and marigolds

    GREEN SCENE GOTTI KELLEY “Gardening is a way of showing that you believe in tomorrow.” Doug Tallamy Now don’t get me wrong, petunias, especially the new-wave cultivars, are terrific showstoppers. The marigold was just named the Flower of the Year by the National Garden Bureau and justifiably so. A most durable, hardy plant featured in…

  • Scholarship offered to local library students

    To encourage students to train for a career in the library profession, the Helen R. Shultz Scholarship Committee has established the $1,500 Helen R. Shultz Scholarship for the 2010-11 academic year. Candidates must live in West Long Branch or Monmouth County and be accepted into a library science or paraprofessional library program by July 1.…

  • Rutgers master gardeners branch out

    Need a speaker for your organization’s meeting? The Rutgers Master Gardeners of MonmouthCounty are available to provide knowledgeable speakers on a wealth of subjects. With the goal of educating the public so that they may enjoy the true joy of gardening, the master gardeners have PowerPoint presentations and hands-on demos about rain gardens, container gardens,…

  • ‘Spotlight on Lyme’ 5K walk/run May 23

    The Lyme Disease Association (LDA) will hold its third annual “Spotlight on Lyme” 5K run/walk, which promotes awareness of Lyme disease, May 23 at Pier Village in Long Branch. Proceeds will be used to fund the research and education projects of the LDA. Check-in begins at 9 a.m. with a 10 a.m. start time for…

  • Jaguars bow to Indians in county baseball final

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent The Jackson Memorial High School baseball team, which has been on a tear in recent weeks hitting balls over the fences, got hit by a power outage on May 15 against Toms River South in the championship game of the 2010 Ocean County Tournament. Against the Indians, the Jaguars missed that…

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    Howell United Soccer Club announces 2010 travel soccer tryouts for the fall 2010 season for a new boys U9 Division (date of birth Aug. 1, 2001, to July 31, 2002). Open tryouts to be held 6-7:30 p.m. May 27 and June 1 at Howell Middle School North, 501 Squankum Yellowbrook Road, Howell. Players should plan…

  • Warriors win Ocean County softball crown

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent The New Egypt High School softball team, playing in only its ninth season, has quickly become a perennial power in Ocean County. New Egypt High School softball pitcher Emily Bausher, seen here in action during a game played earlier in the 2010 season, was the winning pitcher in the Warriors’ 3-2…

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