• Crab Cake Festival

    PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Top: Bahrs Landing, Atlantic Highlands, set up a tent at Monmouth Park in Oceanport along with restaurants and chefs from across New Jersey to take part in the third annual Shore Chef Cook-off and Jersey Shore Crab Cake Festival on Aug. 22. Above: Cooks Eric Magaziner (l) of Manahawkin and…

  • NOTES

    CHRIS KELLY staff Francesco Donohue, Monmouth Beach, sets the tempo during a drum circle held on the beach in Sea Bright on Aug. 17. The CPC Pier House 5K race will be held Sept. 7, beginning and ending at the Great Lawn in Long Branch and following a scenic beachfront course. Kids’ races will also…

  • School districts now permitted to use Monmouth County Co-Op

    To help schools reign in costs, the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has adopted two resolutions allowing Monmouth County school districts to enter into municipal assistance/shared services agreements and the Commodity Resale System. School districts are also permitted to buy goods and services using the county’s Cooperative Purchasing Program rather than going out to bid…

  • Finding bargains, helping animals

    EATONTOWN — In these trying economic times, consumers are looking for ways to save money. At the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) Maureen O’Brien Cats & Dogs Thrift Store customers can find bargains while helping homeless animals. Lisa Mulhearn, manager, said the thrift shop has many treasures at very…

  • Police seek taxi driver assailants

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Police are searching for three men suspected of robbing a taxi cab driver in the township last week. On Aug. 9 at approximately 2:22 a.m., police received a 911 call from a cab driver who claimed he has just been robbed by three individuals while in the Twinbrook apartment complex, according to…

  • New school year final one for educator

    Pagano has served district for 38 years BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Ocean Township Superintendent of Schools Thomas Pagano will retire at the end of the school year after more than three decades with the district. OCEAN TOWNSHIP — After nearly four decades with the Ocean Township School District, Superintendent of Schools…

  • Juveniles arrested for auto burglaries

    LONG BRANCH — City police received a call from a concerned citizen regarding several juveniles looking into vehicles in the area of Prospect Street on Aug. 20 at approximately 2:25 a.m. According to police, there had been multiple car burglaries within the city over the previous few days. Police set up a perimeter in the…

  • Impaired driving crackdown under way in Long Branch

    LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch Police Department is cracking down on drunken drivers as part of the annual endof summer/Labor Day holiday. The “Over the Limit, Under Arrest” campaign began Aug. 21 and runs through Sept. 7. Long Branch police will have additional officers assigned to look for motorists who may be driving while…

  • Dream camp hits the big screen

    Camp Woz subject of independent documentary BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer What started as a dream week for a group of youngsters now has become an award-winning movie. FILE PHOTO Campers board a bus at the beginning of their dream camp trip to Camp Woz in northern California in 2008. That was the progression for…

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