• A borough ‘in need of rehabilitation’ moves forward

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Keyport is moving forward with an attempt to boost redevelopment activity following planners’ decision to name several properties along West Front Street, including a portion of Brown’s Point Marina, an area in need of redevelopment. Those properties join the Aeromarine redevelopment area as a location primed for an overhaul,…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Guests of all ages stroll the grounds at the Freedom Fest State Fair on July 8. The Freedom Fest was held at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold Township. The 2015 summer fair season will continue with the arrival of the Monmouth County Fair at the East Freehold…

  • ‘Home of the Month’ awarded to RBA Homes for July 2015

    A recently completed home built by RBA Homes, a custom modular homebuilder located in Red Bank, was named Home of the Month for July 2015 by the Modular Home Builders Association (MHBA). The MHBA is a nationwide trade group serving the modular home industry and provides modular homebuilders and manufacturers with resources to improve construction…

  • Monmouth County Association of Realtors raises funds for local charities

    The Monmouth County Association of Realtors (MCAR) held fundraising activities recently at the NJAR Circle of Excellence Sales Award events to help support Monmouth County organizations. All of the proceeds from these events were donated to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties, Cabaret for Life, and The Center in Asbury Park.…

  • Jackson girls inspired by US Women’s World Cup win

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Liberty High School and Jackson Memorial High School girls soccer teams go into the preseason a bit more inspired after the players and coaches watched the United States team win the FIFA Women’s World Cup. For Jackson Liberty coach Sarah Hayek, it involved a personal experience. She traveled to Montreal…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    On Aug. 9, the nation’s only connected twin lighthouse will connect with local runners for the Second Annual Twin Lights Twilight 5K Run. The course winds through the shore town of Highlands, beginning and ending on the grounds of the Twin Lights National Historic Site and Twin Lights Museum. The event benefits the Twin Lights…

  • Travel league helps keep Kuzma, college players on the diamond

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer When Kate Kuzma is coaching her Freehold Township High School softball team, sometimes she finds herself wishing she could get out there on the diamond and play. Thanks to the Wednesday Night Women’s Fastpitch Travel League in Wall Township, the former Colts Neck High School and Monmouth University star has…

  • Commitment the key for Lions’ boys soccer team

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Liberty High School boys soccer players understand the nature of commitment these days with summer workouts underway from 7-10 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. “We’re getting decent numbers for captains’ practices,” coach Brett Mallinson said. “It’s a mixed bag. There are guys who work with fitness coming into the…

  • Stretching for the out

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Jackson Renegade first baseman Megan Binder, left, stretches to catch the ball before Red Bank Regional High School’s Lea Fanizzi reaches first base during the Wall Fastpitch Softball High School Summer League game at Wall High School.

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