• Pace brings athleticism, right attitude to game

    Relief pitcher, top hitter looks forward to senior year BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent It’s a rare summer day when Cody Pace can interrupt his baseball season and head down the Shore. Left: Cody Pace, who will be a senior at Spotswood High School, makes a play during a recent game against Edison in the GMC…

  • Committee was set up to get bypass built

    My name is Enrique Gonzalez Jr. and I represent the Sheffield Towne Condominium community on the “Bypass of Sayreville Committee,” also known as the “BS Committee.” The purpose of this committee was to discuss the concerns and feasibility of the proposed Main Street Bypass. The homeowners in Sheffield Towne and Sheffield Mews opposed it. I…

  • Seeks to clear up rumors about health care

    As health care continues to be one of the most talked about issues today, I hope that consumers are not being misled by some of the myths that have been circulating. First of all, none of the major health-care reform plans being considered call for repealing Medicare. AARP and other organizations are fighting to make…

  • Respect man who gave all to ice hockey program

    The following is an open letter to the mayor and council of Old Bridge: My name is Anthony Carbone. I’ve been a resident of Old Bridge for 13 years. My son plays for the Junior Knights ice hockey organization. He’s been a member for the past two years. This past May we lost a very…

  • Arrghhhh! Why did you pour milk on the cereal?

    Coda • GREG BEAN The emails started coming in from out-ofstate friends yesterday: “Rabbis and mayors in a corruption probe? Some of which included the sale of body parts? Sounds like you newspaper guys are going to have fun with this.” “Have you gotten your bag of cash yet?” another began. “If you haven’t, what’s…

  • FRANK GALIPO Derek Wilson, of Little Silver, and Alexis Thompson, of Middletown, tend to the strawberry shortcake at the Old-fashioned Strawberry Festival at the First Presbyterian Church of Red Bank on July 5. The festival was followed by a concert of patriotic music, song and singalongs featuring the church’s Liberty Choir and Brass. The events…

  • Red Bank Farmers Market

    Left: Terrill Keleher, of Red Bank, admires the locally grown sunflowers. Above: Everett and Annabelle Kaeli, of Oceanport, pick fresh broccoli and carrots, some of the summer’s bounty to be found at the Red Bank Farmers Market on July 19. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Potter Barbara Venenzi helps Elijah Nishiura, of Red Bank, try his hand at a potter’s wheel, at the 35th annual Monmouth County Fair held at the East Freehold Showgrounds on July 24.

  • Celebrating in song

    Left: Candice and June McNeil, South Brunswick, sing at the Mount Zion House of Prayer’s Celebration of Giving With Zeal, a multicultural block party. Right: Nancy Jackson Johnson, Neptune, sings out during the event, which was held at the church in Red Bank on July 25. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff

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