• Blue Star Mothers Costume Dance Oct. 3

    Blue Star Mothers Chapter No. 1, State of New Jersey, will present the first Costume Dance 7-11 p.m. Oct. 3 at American Legion Post No. 346, 21 Gully Road, Neptune. The dance is a benefit for military personnel, veterans and their families. Attendees are encouraged to come in costume, and there will be cash prizes…

  • Brookdale soccer looks formidable

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Two soccer teams that are looking to go places in 2009 are on the campus of Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. Mike Costa’s men’s team is coming off the finest season in school history (17-1-3). It was a season in which the Jersey Blues marched through the Garden State Athletic Conference…

  • Entries sought for film festival

    The Garden State Film Festival, Asbury Park, is accepting entries from independent filmmakers, with the deadline for submissions Dec. 1. The 2010 festival will be held March 25-28 at the Paramount Theater in Asbury Park. Entries will be judged in several categories, including a category for trailers added this year. Winners will be recognized at…

  • RBC harriers set for big seasons

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer After getting a taste of winning last year, the Red Bank Catholic High School girls cross country team would like to step up to the next level. For the Caseys, who have been historically the top girls program in the state (they have won a record eight Meet of Champions…

  • Of icebergs and health care

    In 1912, aiming for speed and ignoring iceberg warnings was a poor strategy for the Titanic. In 2009, aiming for universal health insurance and ignoring cost warnings is equally dangerous. The Congressional Budget Office has frigid warnings on some reform efforts: estimates of as much as $1.6 trillion in new costs over 10 years, perhaps…

  • Net gains

    PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Above: Monmouth Regional High School junior Ashley Daniel hits a forehand back to Long Branch High School senior Clarivel Lora (not pictured) during their match at Monmouth Regional High School in Tinton Falls on Sept. 18. Right: Monmouth Regional senior Farah Alkaleel hits a forehand back to Long Branch senior…

  • T.F. mayor’s campaign promises have gone by wayside

    Tinton Falls residents were barraged with “newsletters” from mayoral candidate Michael Skudera and his team on a nearly daily basis as they were running for office. They claimed that these newsletters were about borough business and were not just campaign rhetoric. They promised to open communications and keep people informed. It’s now four months since…

  • Arbitration stacked in favor of Hook development

    The deal is done…the game has been fixed! The NPS and Wassel have agreed on an arbiter. The arbiter, Maurice Robinson & Associates, a California-based firm, will serve as the final word — no backsies, no do-overs. They will decide the viability of Wassel’s financial plan to undertake the 60- year lease of Fort Hancock…

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