• Food pantry has three new board members

    The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties has announced that three new members will join the board of trustees this year. The new board members include Dean Q. Lin, president of Ocean Medical Center; Sammy Steinlight, president of Steinlight Media LLC; and Michael Gualario, former president and CEO of Sensor Technologies Inc. Gualario is currently…

  • Time running out for new county park

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Less than two months remain for funding to be committed before a proposal for a county park in Aberdeen will come undone. “Where we are right now is we have until the end of February. If we do not purchase the land, we could be looking at 250 houses built…

  • Storm-impacted town gets Spoon Full of Hope

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Above: Cliff Gray, of Gateway Church of Christ, prepares meals to be served at the pop-up Spoon Full of Hope kitchen. Below: JBJ Soul Kitchen’s Kathy Dayback, Lou Morreale, general manager and executive chef, and Sharen Sacchi organize dinner orders at the kitchen held at the Union Hose Fire Co.…

  • Questions loom over New Jersey’s fiscal health

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie’s State of the State address did not sufficiently outline a plan to overcome the economic challenges facing New Jersey in the eyes of some local officials. State Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin (D-Middlesex) said she was dissatisfied with the speech because she felt the governor did not meaningfully…

  • Dr. King’s vision for unity transcended differences

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Rhonda Anderson, Community YMCA president and CEO, and the Rev. Terrence Porter, keynote speaker and pastor of the Pilgrim Baptist Church in Red Bank, were two of the many attendees of the 26th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial Breakfast on Jan. 19 at Branches in West Long Branch. The…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Ocean Township High School’s Tasheka Henry (24) gets her hand on the ball as she tries to block a shot by Monmouth Regional’s Halena Martin (33) during the Jan. 13 game played in Oakhurst and won by the home Spartans, 41-27.

  • Brookdale men’s basketball ready to make region run

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Brookdale Community College’s men’s basketball team has had to make a lot of adjustments this winter. Head coach Paul Cisek has had to nurture a freshmen-dominated team with no returning starters through its growing pains. At the same time, the Jersey Blues have something they haven’t had in recent seasons:…

  • Redbirds show signs of improvement on the mat

    ALLENTOWN By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent VARSITY REPORT Allentown High School’s Lamesha Burgess (10) puts up a shot against Trenton Central High School during the Redbirds’ 46-42 win at home on Jan. 16. The win lifted Allentown’s girls to 8-2 on the season. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Junior Jordan Rugo is off to an 18-1 start…

  • Summer camp: the ultimate 21st century skills-learning environment

    By Andy Pritikin It used to be so easy. Mom was home, and kids wanted to play outside, as we only had seven channels on the television (and no central air). Boy, how times have changed.Technological advances have profoundly affected life, as we know it, including how we raise our children. Most families rely on…

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