• Long Branch shuttle struggles to attract riders

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH— A lack of riders and corporate sponsors may be the end of the line for the Long Branch shuttle service. According to Jacob Jones, director of the city’s Office of Community and Economic Development, this is the final year of the federal subsidy for the Shore EZ Ride.…

  • Chance to cover Pope was ‘pinnacle of career’

    By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer Howell native Gary Gellman of Gellman Images was in Philadelphia on Sept. 26 covering the arrival of Pope Francis at Philadelphia International Airport and captured the moment (above) when the Pope stopped his motorcade, exited his vehicle and blessed and kissed a 10-year-old boy who has cerebral palsy. PHOTO BY…

  • Autumn activities abound to enjoy in the Garden State

    By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer Gary DiGregorio, owner of the Twin Pond Farm & Country Market in Howell, demonstrates pumpkin bowling. Using a small pumpkin as the ball, and hay bales as gutters, he bowls a strike. Everyone gets a prize in this game with four strikes earning the big prize. MATT DENTON Fall is…

  • Eatontown seeks to control use and types of signage

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Following weeks of discussion, Eatontown Borough Council members are expected to consider an ordinance for introduction at their next meeting that would regulate sign usage by local businesses and residents. “The council has discussed establishing a $100 fee per event, plus a $25 per person/ per event fee related…

  • Bulletin Board

    – Orchid auction will take place Oct. 11 in Tinton Falls temple The largest orchid auction in the Mid-Atlantic region is scheduled for Oct. 11 at the Monmouth Reform Temple, 332 Hance Ave., Tinton Falls. The auction begins at noon, with doors opening for a preview at 11 a.m. The auction, which is sponsored by…

  • Allentown field hockey team gearing up for key CVC games

    VARSITY REPORT By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Allentown High School runners are off a running on at the New Balance Shore Coaches Invitational cross-country meet held on a soggy Holmdel Park course on Oct. 3. FRANK GALIPO Allentown’s field hockey team, off to a 7-0 start, can solidify its bid for a Colonial Valley Conference Freedom…

  • Youngster puts time, effort to good cause

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Sophia Schindel MILLSTONE — At the age of 12, Sophia Schindel of Millstone Township has found a wonderful way to help children who have special needs. She is an ambassador for the 2015 American Girl Fashion Show to benefit Special Olympics New Jersey. The fashion show will be held on Oct.…

  • Educating young women about breast cancer

    At the age of 12 to 15, many young women are experiencing the body and life changes that accompany adolescence. It can be difficult to imagine that breasts that are just beginning to develop may contain cancer. But such is the reality for some girls. The majority of women who receive a breast cancer diagnosis…

  • How you can lower your risk of breast cancer

    Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women, second only to lung cancer. One in eight women is expected to develop breast cancer in her lifetime, and a recent survey by the Society for Women’s Health Research found that 22 percent of women named breast cancer as the disease they fear most.The specter…

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