• SPORT SHORTS

    Monroe Sports Center is holding a March Madness Basketball Tournament at its facility on March 14-15 for boys teams in grades 3-11. Teams will be broken down into divisions based on age and skill level. Teams are guaranteed three games. For more information, go to www.MonroeSportsCenter.com or call 609-426-4000. Teams can register online. Monroe Sports…

  • CBA’s Ferro takes 3,200 title at indoor Meet of Champions

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The state indoor track and field season concluded with Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) standout Blaise Ferro capturing his second straight NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) title. The Colts’ junior defended his 3,200- meter title by posting the year’s fastest time, 9:12.96. He now has three 3,200 MOC crowns — two…

  • Area wrestlers stand out at Region 6 tournament

    By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent It was a strong weekend for the area’s top wrestlers. Christian Brothers Academy (CBA), Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, Keansburg High School and Middletown High School North are sending grapplers to the state individual championships at Atlantic City on March 6-8, as wrestlers from each of the four schools won gold…

  • Bulldogs enter states as Shore Conference champions

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s Thomas Famulary goes up for two points during the Bulldogs’ semifinals win over Neptune High School in the Shore Conference Tournament on Feb. 25 at Brookdale Community College. Two nights later, Rumson-Fair Haven won it all, beating top-seeded Christian Brothers Academy in the finals at Monmouth…

  • NOTES

    The Turner Syndrome Foundation invites the community to join its Team TSF as a walker, runner or volunteer at the 2015 New Jersey Marathon scheduled to begin 8:30 a.m. April 25 at Pier Village, 1 Chelsea Ave., Long Branch. The Turner Syndrome Foundation is a nonprofit organization, which seeks to better the lives of those…

  • Congressional caucus to focus on coastal issues

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer A bipartisan caucus has been formed in the U.S. House of Representatives to address coastal community issues such as storm protection, tourism and environmental preservation. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) announced the Congressional Coastal Communities Caucus, saying the eight-member group will address national issues related to coastal states. “It is…

  • Urinetown

    TOP PICK Monmouth University’s Department of Music and Theatre Arts presents the musical “Urinetown,” running March 4-12 in Woods Theatre. “Urinetown” takes place in a future dystopia where a severe water shortage has made public pay-per-use toilets a legal necessity. The show is a satirical take on social change, corporate greed and Broadway musicals themselves.…

  • National Cancer Institute grant enables Rutgers CINJ investigators to explore melanoma metastasis

    The mechanism by which small cellular vesicles promote melanoma metastasis (spread of disease), will be further explored by investigators at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University.A recently awarded $200,000 grant (R21CA185835) from the National Cancer Institute to researchers Suzie Chen, Ph.D., and James S. Goydos,…

  • Top 10 things you can do for your heart

    Part Two By Joe Stein Pop Quiz: Last month, I discussed five of the top 10 things you can do to have a healthy heart. Place a check mark next to those recommendations you are currently doing. get a physicalstop smokingget periodontal careeat more fishexercise Did you pass with an 80 percent or better? Even…

View our current articles

Stay connected to your community