• Give me calories, and the more the better

    Coda • GREG BEAN There was a story in the newspapers last week about a study done in New York City that found — and hold onto your hats here — that people don’t pay much attention to the calorie counts when they’re ordering meals from a fast-food place. You’ll remember that New York City…

  • In the bleachers, comfort trumps style

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH You’d be hard pressed to find a woman as classy as my friend Louise. She is always dressed to the nines. Her hair looks great, her clothes are impeccable and her makeup would have a cosmetologist asking for beauty tips. Throw in a pair of slim slacks and…

  • Ann. M. Zajac Hughes

    Mrs. Hughes, 89, of North Brunswick, died Sept. 28, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert J. Hughes, in 1981. She is survived by two daughters and one son-inlaw, Wendy Hughes and Thomas Pagnetti of New Brunswick, and Lin Osio of San Luis Obispo, Calif.; two…

  • Gail Schoening

    The body of Miss Schoening of Plantation, Fla., and formerly North Brunswick, was found Aug. 18, 2009, in a lake in Plantation, when she drowned in her automobile in a lake following an accident. She went missing in 1997. She was a database analyst at Team Information Services, Orlando and Plantation, Fla. She was a…

  • A crowning event

    CHRIS KELLY staff The 2009 Homecoming Queen Lauren Cesco-Cancian is crowned by 2008 Queen Becky Gilman during halftime of the Ocean Township High School vs. Colonia High School football game on Oct. 9.

  • NOTESAround Town

    Long Branch Free Public Library, 168 Lincoln Ave., is exhibiting threae works of art by Maria Kavalos during the month of October. Kavalos works with pen and ink. Also, the library is seeking computer-literate volunteers to act as certified tax preparers from Feb. 15 through April 15. Volunteers will meet with patrons to provide free…

  • Winning effort

    CHRIS KELLY staff Robert Vavanaugh, of West Long Branch, races to the finish line to win the Little Silver Classic 5K, which finished on the track at Red Bank Regional High School on Oct. 11.

  • Five seek two seats on Eatontown Boro Council

    BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Five candidates are vying for two seats up for election on the Eatontown Borough Council on Nov. 3. Victoria Rau The seats are currently held by Councilwoman Victoria Rau, who is running for re-election as an independent, and Councilman Charles DaVis, who has chosen not to run for re-election. The…

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