• Ted F. Nieratko

    Mr. Nieratko, 67, of Sayreville, died Aug. 24, 2009, at home. He was employed for the past 21 years as a maintenance mechanic for the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), Piscataway. Prior to that, where worked for 10 years in the Fabric and Finish Division, E.I. DuPont, Parlin section of Sayreville.…

  • Catch-and-kill programs do not stop breeding

    We appreciate many of the sentiments about respecting the lives of cats expressed by Gloria Blumig in her letter to the editor, “Against TNR for Many Reasons, None of Which Is Money” (Suburban, Aug. 6). As the only national advocacy group dedicated to stray and feral cats, we believe that cats’ lives have value. That…

  • Anonymous cretins, beware: George is coming after you

    Coda • GREG BEAN The righteous jihad against the anonymous cockroaches who hide in the darkness — slavering and mumbling to themselves like Gollum in a Tolkien pageturner — to post libelous and defamatory comments about their fellow human beings on the Internet is moving more rapidly than I could have predicted. Last week, if…

  • Drummer boys

    PHOTOS bY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Julien Sanchez (l-r), Highlands, and Nikolas Doumas, Rumson, participate in a drum circle held on the beach in Sea Bright on Aug. 17. Right: Francesco Donohue, Monmouth Beach, keeps the beat.

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    BILL DENVER/EQUI-PHOTO In support of the Kortney Rose Foundation, all Monmouth Park jockeys in the fourth race on Aug. 30 wore pink caps. The Kortney Rose Foundation is dedicated to raising funds to support research and education related to the treatment and cure of pediatric brain tumors. Monmouth Park, Oceanport, hosted a two-mile fun run/walk…

  • Concert, crafts for kids at Red Bank Library

    RED BANK — September programs for children in The Avice Noblett Children’s Room of the Red Bank Public Library will include an interactive concert. Presley & Melody will be back Thursday, Sept. 24, 4:30-5:15 p.m. with an exciting interactive concert just for children. Come and join the fun. Register in person or by phone. Regular…

  • Ocean Grove antique auction Sept. 4

    Some of the items offered in last year’s Antiques and Collectibles Auction. The Historical Society of Ocean Grove is preparing for its 12th annual Antiques and CollectiblesAuction slated for Sept. 4 at the Ocean Grove Youth Temple facing Auditorium Square Park. The annual event, one of many special events presented each year by the Historical…

  • County plans 9/11 remembrance

    On Sept. 11 at 8:30 a.m. the Monmouth County Park System will host a brief remembrance ceremony at the site of Monmouth County’s 9/11 memorial. The 20-minute ceremony will include the Naval Weapons Station Earle Funeral Honors, bagpipers, an invocation by local clergy and flowers placed at the memorial. The 9/11 memorial is at Mount…

  • Robert D. Frick Jr.

    Mr. Frick, 55, of the Leonardo section of Middletown, died Aug. 21, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He had resided in Little Silver before relocating to Leonardo 25 years ago. Mr. Frick was a sales service associate at the U.S. Postal Service in Long Branch for 28 years. He was predeceased by his…

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