• Guild sponsoring MLK services, programs

    The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Guild of Greater Long Branch will sponsor several events in January to mark the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Ocean and Long Branch. A tribute to King will be held 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at Congregation Torat El, 301 Monmouth Road, Ocean. Gospel Night…

  • Volunteers can help file tax returns at library

    The Long Branch Free Public Library at 328 Broadway is seeking volunteers to help area residents file their tax returns. Training will be provided, but familiarity with a computer keyboard is essential. A background in accounting or strong math skills is desirable, but not required. Volunteers must be willing to commit to a minimum of…

  • Sale of used instruments supports music education

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer The sale of gently used instruments this weekend will benefit students and support music education programs at Brookdale Community College. The Rockley Family Foundation instrument sale, which begins Jan. 9, will include pianos, guitars, violins and many other instruments used by Brookdale music students during the academic year. The event…

  • Thoroughbred fans offered slice of ownership

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer PHOTOS COURTESY OF KENWOOD RACING An Oceanport stable is giving racing fans an opportunity to get in on the action of horse ownership without the hefty costs of purchasing a horse or the consistent expenses associated with it. H. Robb Levinsky, co-founder of Kenwood Racing, said the Taste of Thoroughbred…

  • Ocean Township welcomes new mayor in 2015

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer For the first time since 2002, a new person is sitting in the mayor’s seat in Ocean Township. Councilman Christopher Siciliano was appointed mayor during a Jan. 1 ceremony, replacing longtime Mayor William Larkin, who announced his retirement in November. “I have a new vision for the town,” Siciliano said…

  • Easing into fitness in new year

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer FILE PHOTOS For many, the new year represents a chance to turn over a new leaf, leaving behind undesirable habits to form new, better ones. Perhaps the most popular New Year’s resolution is to lose weight or become more physically fit. But as scores of people who have made such…

  • Bulletin Board

    – ‘Birthday Bash’ helps Hometown Heroes On Jan. 10 the Jersey Shore will celebrate the birthday of the late and legendary Clarence Clemons with the third annual Big Man’s Birthday Bash at Bar Anticipation in Lake Como. The event will benefit Hometown Heroes, a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The bash will be hosted by actor…

  • Redbirds start track season at Colonial Valley relays

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Allentown High School’s Jordan Rugo (top) has a firm grasp on East Brunswick’s Matthew Miskanic during a Jan. 3 match held at Churchill Junior High School, East Brunswick. Rugo went on to win the match. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Alden Littlefield is looking to return to the NJSIAA Meet of Champions in the…

  • Pupils’ achievements recognized by board

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — The Millstone Township K-8 School District Board of Education held a ceremony to honor more than 100 students for a wide variety of successes and achievements on Dec. 15. Parents, teachers and staff members packed the Millstone Performing Arts Center (MPAC) to see the young people saluted. Superintendent of…

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