• Mended Hearts group to meet March 26

    Mended Hearts support organization for heart patients, families, health professionals and other interested individuals, will meet at noon on March 26 at Blaisdell auditorium at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. A light lunch will be served at the free meeting. Registration is required. To register, call 800-560-9990.

  • Hobby Shop to host toy party for new moms

    The Hobby Shop in Aberdeen will hold a toy party for new and expectant mothers March 25. The event features door prizes, give-aways, light snacks and special shoppers’ discounts and will run from 10:30 a.m. to noon and 6 to 7 p.m. Parents are invited to watch demonstrations, participate in discussions and learn about how…

  • Hawks top Villanova

    Top: Monmouth University’s Carissa Franzi (6) steps over a Villanova University player who was knocked down during an illegal pick during a home game, as the Hawks snapped a five-game losing streak with a 15-12 victory over the Wildcats on March 15. Left: Monmouth’s Rachel Feirstein (19) drives to the goal. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY…

  • Monmouth University is NEC preseason pick

    The Monmouth University baseball team will play its 2009 home opener on Friday in West Long Branch. Coach Dean Ehehalt’s Hawks, who were chosen by the Northeast Conference coaches as the 2009 NEC favorite, will play Bryant Unversity (Rhode Island) in a four-game series that begins Friday at 3 p.m. The teams will play a…

  • Lady Lancers keep up winning tradition

    BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer After plowing through the NJSIAA Non Public A tourney like a runaway freight train, the next stop for the St. John Vianney High School girls basketball team is the Tournament of Champions. St. John Vianney’s Katelyn Linney is overwhelmed with Immaculate Heart Academy defenders during the first quarter of the…

  • SJV students learn how to manage their finances

    HOLMDEL — St. John Vianney High School has implemented a new banking and financial management education program to teach students about the world of finances. Instructors have added real-world banking to the curriculum for business management courses, allowing students to get a grip on the importance of financial responsibility, according a press release from the…

  • Sports Shorts

    The Rutgers women’s basketball team (19-12) earned the No. 7 seed in the Oklahoma City Region as the NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament field was announced Monday evening. The Scarlet Knights will host No. 10 Virginia Commonweath (26-6) in first round action Saturday, as Rutgers is one of 16 host sites for the first and…

  • Benvenuto a Littletown Day

    PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Clockwise from left: Kindergartner Isabelle Erskine was a gondolier during Oak Hill Academy’s Littletown Day on March 11. Second-grader Shayna Cohen explores the medical arts in the Health Center set up at the Lincroft academy for Littletown Day, an annual event when the school community transforms into a small town.…

  • Storytime with real-life heroes

    Community heroes were invited to read to youngsters at Village School in Holmdel on March 6 in honor of the 12th annual Read Across America Day, a national literacy event sponsored by the National Education Association. Read Across America is held annually on March 2 to commemorate the birthday of children’s author Dr. Seuss.

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