• Red Bank native wins Ivy League titles

    Columbia University sophomore Rob Napolitano has won a pair of titles at the Ivy League Heptagonal championships. The graduate of Red Bank Catholic High School captured the 1-mile run at the league’s indoor championships held Feb. 28 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was a member of the Lions’ victorious 4×800-meter relay team. After…

  • Blue Devils fall one point shy of boys Group I finals

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Shore Regional High School’s Jack Byrne (14) tries to put up a shot over Paulsboro High School’s John Pellegrini during the March 12 NJSIAA Group I semifinals played at the Pine Belt Arena in Toms River. Paulsboro slipped passed the Blue Devils, 51-50. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Shore Regional High School’s…

  • Lancers rally to claim Non-Public A title

    By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent St. John Vianney High School’s Zoe Pero (21) slices through a pair of Immaculate Heart Academy defenders — Meghan Swards, right, and Jordan Wilmoth — on her way to the basket during the March 14 NJSIAA Non-Public A state finals played at the Pine Belt Arena in Toms River. The Lancers…

  • TOP PICK

    Buyer & Cellar George Street Playhouse and Artistic Director David Saint have announced that New Jersey native John Tartaglia — from the original Broadway cast of “Avenue Q,” “Sesame Street,” and “Johnny and the Sprites” — will appear in New Brunswick as the sole cast member of “Buyer & Cellar,” the fourth production of the…

  • Monmouth County Park System has many great summer activities for children and adults

    Make the Monmouth County Park System part of your life this summer. With its great parks, memorable summer camps and fantastic golf courses, every day is an adventure.The hardest part about the summer will be deciding what to do first. Park System summer camps are sure to be the highlight of any child’s vacation. From…

  • Summer fun close to home

    Summer revelers often take to the skies, rails and waves to embark on a vacation adventure.With the kids out of school and relaxed hours at the workplace, individuals and families generally find that summer is the ideal time to plan a getaway. For those who find they don’t have the funds this year, or simply…

  • Park system acquires wartime artifact

    Staff Writer By KAYLA J. MARSH As part of restoration efforts, a 68-foot, 120-ton World War II Navy gun will be brought to Hartshorne Woods Park from Battleship New Jersey. PHOTO COURTESY OF THEMONMOUTH COUNTY PARK SYSTEM MIDDLETOWN — A 68-foot World War II Navy gun barrel will soon come to Hartshorne Woods Park in…

  • Church to host choral concert March 22

    St. James’ Church will hold a candlelit service and choral concert at 4:30 p.m. March 22 at 300 Broadway, Long Branch. Music Director James Douglas will play the church’s large pipe organ while the St. James choir sings. Light refreshments will be served in the Parish Hall at the conclusion of the service. For more…

  • Book club to meet March 19 at library

    The Long Branch Free Public Library’s Non-Fiction Book Club will meet from 1:30-3 p.m. March 19 at the Main Library at 328 Broadway. The club will discuss retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s “Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court.” The book takes a look behind the curtain of the…

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