• Be cautious about health care legislation

    We would all like less expensive health care! Let’s not rush a bill through the House and Senate. Take time to read what you are signing, and have a meaningful debate on the cost, the services and insurance costs. Who will be covered, all U.S. citizens, or will we be responsible for those who did…

  • SummerHeat Tournament returns to baseball tradition

    Switch to wood bats takes game full circle BY JOHN CANNIZZARO Correspondent The Fair Haven SummerHeat Tournament returned to the roots of baseball by switching to wood bats for this year’s tournament. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Fair Haven Diamonds 1’s Robbie Coene tries to earn a hit against the Millstone Mudhens in the…

  • Co-chairs thank media, public for support

    Recently, 62 young women — juniors in 12 local high schools — participated in the third annual Running and Winning Workshop sponsored by the League of Women Voters-Greater Red Bank Area, the Northern Monmouth County Branch of AAUW, the Junior League of Monmouth County, Red Bank Area Chapter of Hadassah, and the Monmouth County Regional…

  • Summer season opens at Shadow Lawn Stage

    WEST LONG BRANCH — “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)” opened the summer season of the Shadow Lawn Stage at Lauren K. Woods Theatre at Monmouth University on June 26. The comedy written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield is an irreverent, fast-paced romp that parodies all of Shakespeare’s 37 plays in…

  • Suit that polarized town enters a new chapter

    Coda • GREG BEAN I’ve written about the Stuart Moskovitz/Manalapan imbroglio a number of times over the last few years, so it’s appropriate to note the fact that one chapter of this sorry mess may finally be over. Last week, according to a story posted on the Greater Media Newspapers website by Mark Rosman, managing…

  • Woman is facing chronic disease by creating awareness

    Sets up Facebook account; wants emails sent to ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ on July 8 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Christine Ortega NORTH BRUNSWICK — In 1996, Christine Ortega had hundreds of her family and friends nominate her uncle, who had been diagnosed with reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), to carry the torch in the Olympics,…

  • Their ‘Best Day at the Beach’

    Clockwise from above: Erick Dodd, North Plainfield, rides a wave with help from Lake Downham, Sea Bright, during the Best Day Foundation’s “Best Day at the Beach” event of surfing and body boarding at Seven Presidents Park in Long Branch on June 14. Coast Guard Rescue swimmer Brian Tricarico helps Ari Tepper, Manalapan, try his…

  • K-9 influenza outbreak reported in Central Jersey

    MILLSTONE — An outbreak of canine influenza has been reported in the region. Over the last several weeks, NorthStar VETS, a specialty and emergency trauma hospital located in the Clarksburg section of Millstone, has seen an increasing number of patients being admitted for the treatment of this virus. There have been nine cases in the…

  • New exhibit to open at Red Horse Gallery

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — VSA arts of New Jersey is staging a new exhibit by artists Vimala Gade, Matthew Loscialo, Lois Monaghan, Tracy Reinhardt and Anthony Zaremba now until Aug. 21, at the Red Horse Gallery at the Freehold Raceway Mall. A meet-the-artists reception will be held from 6-8 p.m. July 9 at the gallery. Located…

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