• MU Hawks perched for another run at NEC title

    BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer As they look to regain their status as the top women’s lacrosse team in the Northeast Conference, the Monmouth University Hawks clearly still have some improving to do. That’s not to say that head coach Kelly Van Zile’s team hasn’t shown glimpses of championship potential through its first 10 games…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Red Bank Catholic’s Emily Rooney hands off the baton to April Saverese during the 4×1600 meter race at the Colts Neck Relays held at Colts Neck High School on April 13.

  • Potential abounds for local baseball

    BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer Sunday’s warm weather served as the perfect prelude to another exciting high school baseball season, one that has several local teams feeling good about their chances to capture some hardware. No local team enters the spring with higher aspirations than the Monmouth Regional High School Falcons, who return a host…

  • Happy Arbor Day!

    How do you save money on your energy bills, increase the value of your house and fight global warming? Simple — plant a tree on your lawn! According to U.S. Department of Energy, as few as three trees properly positioned can save the average household between $100 and $250 annually in energy costs. Those same…

  • Sustainable open space funds needed

    It may seem a bit insensitive to be talking about saving land when our economy is in such dire straits, but the issue is very important in both good times and in bad. Well-funded open space programs are not as dramatic as stimulus programs, but they are a wise investment in our economy and in…

  • ‘Strokes of Electricity’

    Monmouth University in West Long Branch is hosting “Strokes of Electricity,” a Woody Guthrie exhibit currently on display in the Pollak Theatre Gallery. LESTER BALOG, COURTESY OF THE WOODY GUTHRIE ARCHIVES Woody Guthrie This exhibit runs through April 25. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Guthrie left behind 70 recordings…

  • Urbanski at Art Alliance

    The themes of the April show at the Art Alliance of Monmouth County Gallery are “Fill the Wall” and “Ancestors.” The exhibit runs through April 25, and the juried show will include work from members of the alliance. Work by Joyce Urbanski, Holmdel, will be featured in the window. Her large-scale works in vibrant colors…

  • For the Record

    Photos of the Sky Blue FC women’s professional soccer team in last week’s edition are the work of Terry Geerdts, A Pretty Pixel.

  • In tough economy, it’s time for the perfect tax

    Coda Coda • GREG BEAN I was in the convenience store this week, listening to smokers gripe about the new 62- cent per-pack tax the federal government has imposed on cigarettes.   That means the feds now get $1.01 per package of smokes, or $10.10 per carton. In New Jersey, where they add on $2.57…

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