• Stonewalling continues over Fort Hancock

    Once again, National Park Service leaders have proven that they do not believe that they are accountable to the U.S. public, the rightful owners of our national parks. Twice I have written to Barry Sullivan, general superintendent of Gateway National Recreation Area. I asked why Sandy Hook Partners was given, without justification, the use of…

  • Long Branch ready for an encore performance

    BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer The 2008-09 Long Branch High School wrestling team is sure to be a tough act to follow. After capturing Shore Conference Tournament and Group II titles, the Green Wave was named the No. 1 team in New Jersey for the first time in school history. And while this year’s squad…

  • ‘Taking Woodstock,’ Richie Havens at MU

    Monmouth University (MU) will hold a screening of the film “Taking Woodstock,” hosted by NPR Radio’s Pete Fornatale, 7 p.m. Jan. 27. Fornatale will take an entertaining and at times humorous look at the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival, and read, discuss passages and sign copies of his book, “Back to the Garden: The Story…

  • Donate to Army’s Red Kettle during holidays

    In the next two weeks, you may pass a Salvation Army Red Kettle while holiday shopping at your local retail store or shopping mall. You may hear the ringing of a Salvation Army bell. If you see a kettle, please stop and place a dollar or some change in the kettle. When you do so,…

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    KELLY staff Ocean Township’s Evan Yasser comes out of the crease to make a save during the Brick Hockey Club’s special-needs hockey clinic for kids at the Ocean Ice Palace on Nov. 8. KELLY staff

  • Brookdale cagers 7-0, nationally ranked

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Brookdale Community College women’s basketball team skipped the appetizers and went straight to the main course. Above: Brookdale Community College’s Victoria Finelli (33) tries to rein in a rebound against Cumberland County College during a home game on Dec. 10. Brookdale’s Michelle Blum (10) shoots from the foul line…

  • Global warming is just a ‘dash’ of hot sauce away

    Coda • GREG BEAN The office holiday party was last week, and to everyone’s pleasure, it was potluck. Attendees were encouraged to bring their favorite dishes and, man, did they come through. There was a whole cubicle filled with hot, maincourse dishes. Another was filled with salads. Another was crammed with desserts. Lots of the…

  • Local travel company named as additional defendant in lawsuit

    Modern Destinations Unlimited, a travel company currently operating in Manalapan, has been named as an additional defendant in a lawsuit originally filed in May by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs against Daryl T. Turner, Dreamworks Vacation Club also known as Dreamworks Vacation also known…

  • Stay-at-home moms turned e-tailers

    Women start home-based business to contribute to households during trying times BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Two longtime friends have turned their Martha Stewart-like passion for details into a profitable enterprise. When Barbara Nissinger, of the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold, and Margot Meltzer, of Freehold, met 15 years ago, they…

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