• Chorale group to host June 16 performance

    The Shrewsbury Chorale will hold its concert fundraiser, “Cocktails with Cole Porter,” at 5:30 p.m. June 16 at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 1033 W. Park Ave., Ocean. The evening will feature fine dining, entertainment, prizes and a gift auction. The Shrewsbury Chorale will perform medleys of Cole Porter songs under the direction of Anthony…

  • Honor the meaning of national holidays

    Memorial Day has become the traditional beginning of summer. Originally, and more importantly, Decoration Day — as Memorial Day was previously known — was established to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War. By the 20th century, Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who died while in…

  • Sick child put last efforts into helping others

    Last May, in the midst of a blossoming spring, I wrote about my son, Alex. I was looking forward to the promise of the new season with hope shining in my heart. Alex had been diagnosed with brain cancer, medulloblastoma, the year before. His prognosis was so encouraging and his disease under control. Or so…

  • Residents must exercise their right to speak

    By now, many citizens are aware that a segment of the 1 percent that controls the bulk of the wealth within our society is also in control of both major political parties, leaving the voter only with the appearance of control in the voting booth. Hence, elections at every level of government become nothing more…

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    FRANK GALIPO Beautiful flowers were on sale when the Shrewsbury Garden Club conducted its annual Gardener’s Market at the Shrewsbury gazebo.

  • Wordsmith contest winners announced

    VSA New Jersey has announced the winners of its 21st annual Joyce Indik New Jersey Wordsmith Competition, which accepted submissions of poems, essays, short stories and plays by New Jersey residents age 18 and older. Winning entries will be read at 2 p.m. May 30 at the Crossroads Theatre in New Brunswick. Area winners of…

  • Eatontown council will not fund study on rent control

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Borough Council members have voted unanimously not to fund a study of the effects of repealing rent control. At the May 13 council meeting, Councilman Anthony Talerico Jr. updated the governing body on discussions the Finance and Ordinance Committee has had on the possible repeal of the…

  • ‘Johnny Jazz’ memorialized in Red Bank park

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Ralph ‘Johnny Jazz’ Gatta If the spirit of Red Bank’s west side could be conveyed through a single person, then Ralph “Johnny Jazz” Gatta might have been the one. “He had been on the west side all his life,” said his brother, John Gatta. “And he had gone through different…

  • One Ocean candidates sweep election

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The One Ocean slate, from left, included Donna Schepiga, Richard Long, Chris Siciliano, William Garofalo and Rob Acerra. Mayor Chris Siciliano and each of his four running mates drew nearly double the vote tally of their opponents to win seats on the Ocean Township Council. Siciliano and council incumbents Donna…

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