• Area athletes strike gold at Group track meet

    RFH’s Bellin repeats in 400 hurdles BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Melissa Bellin continues to make her senior year one to remember. Bellin added another state championship to her high school résumé on Friday at the NJSIAA State Group II Championships held at Frank Jost Field in South Plainfield. Bellin turned in her season’s best…

  • City budgets with ‘public be damned’ attitude

    For many neighboring towns, this is budget time, as it is in my town of Long Branch. I would urge taxpayers to look carefully at the spending plans for the upcoming year. They might be surprised, as I was, for example, when I discovered that our part-time mayor has a full-time secretary. It’s all a…

  • Shore Regional lacrosse falls to Mountain Lakes

    PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above: Shore Regional High School’s Kaylee Mikolon reacts after Mountain Lake’s goalie Britt Dignes blocked her shot during the NJSIAA Group 1 Lacrosse Championship Game held at Robbinsville High School on May 30. Right: A dejected Cori Murray and her teammates watch as Mountain Lakes celebrates their 6-3 victory over…

  • Outstanding student/artist

    An exhibit of artwork by Tessa Perlow opened at the West Long Branch Public Library June 1 and will run through June 30. A reception will be held Sunday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Perlow was named Shore Regional High School’s Outstanding Art Student of the…

  • Avram Shapiro artwork at SCAN Learning Center

    Asolo exhibit of artwork by Avram Shapiro is on view for the month of June at the SCAN Learning Center in Eatontown. Shapiro, a Howell resident, had been interested in art since early childhood, but did not begin the serious pursuit of art until 1974. According to the artist, at the age of 49, chance…

  • Bring it on! 23rd annual Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival

    Houston Person Memorial Day has come and gone, and now it’s time for the Jersey Shore’s first major festival: the Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival. This annual extravaganza, produced by the Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation, will take place this weekend, June 5-7, in scenic Marine Park by the gentle Navesink River. The…

  • Ocean challenges need support of public, communities

    Guest Column • Tony MacDonald The Joint Ocean Commission Initiative recently released its newest recommendations to the Obama administration for preserving and protecting our oceans and surrounding communities and businesses. Monmouth University President Paul Gaffney II is a member of the Joint Initiative. There is no issue that touches the lives of Monmouth residents more…

  • For the Record

    Conductor James Bast was pictured leading the Greater Shore Concert Band in a photograph in the May 14 issue. The caption incorrectly identified the conductor as John Morton, the band’s associate director. The Best Day Foundation sponsors beach and snow activities that provide safe, fun adventure activities for children with special needs. During outings each…

  • County’s surplus to be sold online

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has announced that the 2009 Monmouth County surplus auction will be conducted earlier this year, June 6 through June 17. As was the case last year, the entire auction will be online once again. “We have found that conducting the auction online provides a greater benefit not only for…

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