• Playing at Duke a dream come true for Peters siblings

    BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer You’ll have to excuse the Peters family if they’re feeling a bit blue these days. Less than a month after former Red Bank Regional star Casey Peters learned that his dream of playing for the Duke University men’s basketball team will become a reality this coming winter, his younger sister…

  • Camp Tecumseh a welcome respite for urban youth

    This year, more than ever, The Salvation Army’s Camp Tecumseh is fulfilling a need for both parents and children during these turbulent economic times. By summer’s end, more than 1,200 children will attend Tecumseh for weeklong sessions. For children, this is probably the only summer fun they’ll have — certainly, their only chance for a…

  • NPS violates public trust with Ft. Hancock lease

    After almost 10 years of observing the National Park Service’s (NPS) actions in the procurement for the Fort Hancock buildings, I believed that the NPS was incapable of sinking any lower ethically and legally. I was wrong. The NPS has once again violated the public trust as the protector of our national park system. The…

  • July: Shady characters

    “The best preparation for tomorrow is the proper use of today.” Dr. Stan Toler Reading about cool, new plants inevitably leads to the desire to grow and own them. Here are some favorites of mine, bringing joy to the garden. Plant them; your friends and neighbors will be green with envy! Carex flagellifera — foliage…

  • Emerging Artist: Shin-Young An

    The Monmouth Museum is presenting the third season of its New Jersey Emerging Artists Series in the Nilson Gallery. “Partly Guilty 2” This series continues with an exhibition of oil paintings by artist Shin-Young An, a resident of Palisades Park. “Shin-Young An — Oil Paintings” will run through Aug. 9. Shin-Young creates portraits juxtaposing ordinary,…

  • Oh yes, it’s ladies night, and the feeling is right

    Coda • GREG BEAN This presentation of the Greg Bean Common Sense Award goes to New Jersey Senate Republican leader Tom Kean, who has struck a blow against stupid bureaucratic intervention in the private sector. Specifically, Kean — who represents Essex, Union, Somerset and Morris counties — called on state Democrats last week to support…

  • Knights of Columbus host Radio City trip

    The Knights of Columbus Council 836, Brick, will host a trip to see the “Radio City Christmas Spectacular” in New York City Dec. 14. The cost of $142 per person includes deluxe bus transportation, first mezzanine reserved seats at Radio City Music Hall for an 11 a.m. matinee show, a voucher for a free beverage…

  • Participants needed for rescheduled event

    Due to rain on the original dates, the Brick Morning Rotary Club seeks participants for its third annual car show and garage sale sell-a-thon to be held Aug. 8. Both events will be held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Brick High School, Chambers Bridge Road. The fee for an 8-foot-by-10-foot space at the garage…

  • ‘Stories of the Pines’ will be held Aug. 1

    The Ocean County Historical Society will host “Stories of the Pines” as they celebrate Children’s Day from 1-4 p.m. Aug 1 at 26 Hadley Ave., Toms River. Professional storytellers/authors Gail Hunt and Roni Strain will tell about two characters they’ve encountered in the New Jersey Pine Barrons. The prekindergarten/kindergarten group will hear “A Tree Frog…

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