• Miniature therapy horses bring hope, healing

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Above: Valor, a Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horse, was named in honor of Kenneth Tietjen, a Middletown resident who lost his life in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Right: Valor and Magic visit the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. They are there soon after…

  • Fire board seeks voter approval for new garage

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Residents who live on the south side of Manalapan will have an opportunity to vote in a special election that has been called by the Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire District 2. From 2-9 p.m. June 20, all registered voters who live in Fire District 2 may visit the…

  • Summer escapes offer time to recharge

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Destinations within reach of central New Jersey include the 47-mile Pine Creek Gorge, left, which is surrounded by 165,000 acres of Tioga State Forest in Pennsylvania, and the National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C., which evokes a wind-sculpted rock formation and is in walking distance of the U.S.…

  • RE/MAX Imperial to hold fund-raiser event for Children’s Miracle Network June 13

    Broker/owner Laura Piccinich of RE/MAX Imperial, Hazlet, announces its first fund-raiser to benefit Children’s Miracle Network on June 13 from 1-6 p.m. at Uptown Bar and Grill, 32 Broad St., Keyport. Judy Kapushy Anderson and Karen Mastrogiovanni are leading the effort for the office. Children’s Miracle Network’s founding pledge is to keep 100 percent of…

  • Weichert Realtors’ Middletown office to participate in Relay for Life event

    Thomas Donovan, manager of the Weichert, Realtors Middletown office, announces that his office will be participating in the upcoming Middletown Relay for Life event on June 6 from 2 p.m. to midnight at Middletown High School North. The signature event, organized by the American Cancer Society, will include a noncompetitive overnight relay-style walk where participants…

  • Monmouth University track athletes earn All-East honors

    After a historic second consecutive sweep of both the men’s and women’s titles at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Monmouth University’s teams took their talents to one of the nation’s biggest meets with positive results. The women scored 29 points to finish eighth at the ECAC Championships, while the…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    The sixth race on May 23 at Monmouth Park proved an extra special one for the jockey aptly nicknamed “Jersey” Joe Bravo when he piloted Boss Man to victory, marking the 43- year-old journeyman’s 5,000th trip to the winner’s circle. Bravo joins the elite company of just 30 other riders to achieve this milestone. A…

  • Holmdel returned to tennis TOC behind play of Chen

    BY MATT ROCCO Correspondent Another championship season is in the books for the Holmdel High School boys tennis team. The Hornets, a perennial postseason favorite, captured a quartet of trophies in 2015. Holmdel won the Monmouth County and Shore Conference tournaments, followed by the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II and Group II championships. The Hornets…

  • Middletown South challenges for state, conference titles

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Middletown High School South’s Sarah Corey slides safely under the tag of Steinert High School catcher Madison Balke to score a run during the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III championship game May 29 in Middletown. The Eagles soared to the championship with a 3-0 win over Steinert. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR…

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