• Brookdale women’s soccer aims for 3rd straight national title

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Brianna Penix, middle, from Ocean Township is one of Brookdale Community College’s five returning starters from last year’s women’s national championship soccer team. The Jersey Blues are seeking an unprecedented third straight National Junior College Athletic Association Division III title. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The Brookdale Community College women’s soccer…

  • Get jazzed about N.J. wines at the Jazz It Up Wine Festival

    TOP PICK The Jazz it Up Wine Festival will be held Sept. 5 and 6 at historic Allaire State Park. New Jersey’s largest wine festival will feature 17 Garden State Wine Growers Association wineries, nearly 300 locally produced wines to sample, live jazz performances, kids’ activities, and delicious food and craft vendors. The festival will…

  • Sea Bright Farmers Market thrives as borough rebounds

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer This text will be replaced SEA BRIGHT — Good friends Linda Blevins and Sonya Cappillo, both displaced by superstorm Sandy in 2012, are now the market managers for the Sea Bright Farmers Market. “We were thinking how to give back to the town that has gone through so much,” said…

  • Garden club meeting set for Sept. 10

    The Little Silver Garden Club will kick off its new season at 10 a.m. Sept. 10 with its annual President’s Tea at the home of Linda Goff, 24 Bennett Lane, Little Silver. This event is a chance for prospective members to visit and learn more about the club’s various projects while enjoying refreshments in a…

  • SkimBash slated in Sea Bright

    The Jersey Shore Skim Camp and Sea Bright Recreation will host the 12th annual Pro/Am SkimBash skimboarding competition from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Sea Bright beach. The rain date is Sept. 13. Beginner and professional skimboarders will demonstrate their skills and compete for prizes. The pro division will compete for a cash…

  • Horgan named Borough Council president

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK – Councilwoman Kathy Horgan has been chosen to be the new Borough Council president. Horgan, a Democrat, succeeds former councilman Arthur Murphy, who resigned from council Aug. 10. “Arthur Murphy III was a great council president who executed his duties professionally and graciously. I have big shoes to…

  • Yoga Gangsters threeday Yoga Outreach Certification Program to be held Sept. 18-20

    The Ornstein Family Foundation, Affiliated Foot and Ankle Center, LLP and The Ohana Rising Yoga School are excited to bring Yoga Gangsters, a Miami-based national non-profit organization whose mission is to empower youth by addressing the symptoms of trauma and poverty using the practice of yoga, delivering messages of empowerment around self-respect, self-control, and self-awareness,…

  • Plantar fasciitis can be helped with physical therapy

    Crest Physical Therapy frequently treats plantar fasciitis, a common foot condition that causes heel pain. It occurs in as many as 2 million Americans per year and 10 percent of the population over their lifetimes. The plantar fascia is a thick band of tissue connecting the heel to the ball of the foot that can…

  • Savings plan would assist new graduates

    Terrified. That is how I feel when I think about my life after college. The graduating class of 2015 worked extremely hard to reach this point. Unfortunately, it also required a lot of money. Along with our diplomas, we will be leaving college with more than $1.2 trillion in debt. Even with the job market…

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