• SPORT SHORTS

    The 42nd annual Be the Best You Are Clinic is scheduled for Jan. 8-10 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cherry Hill. Led by Grand Canyon University head coach Andy Stankiewicz, the 2014 18U National Team staff brings together a wealth of baseball knowledge across all levels of the game. For information or a brochure, contact…

  • Caseys to lean on Barazotti early in girls hoops season

    RED BANK CATHOLIC By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent With a lineup that includes just one senior, the Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School girls basketball team still retains plenty of talent, as the Caseys look to equal or exceed last year’s 19-9 mark. The lone senior is Alex Barazotti, who averaged 10 points per game a…

  • MacLaughlin, 2002 softball team top Brookdale Hall of Fame class

    Paul MacLaughlin, whose Brookdale Community College baseball team brought nationwide recognition to the college, and the 2002 softball team that brought the first national championship back to Brookdale head the inductees into the Brookdale Athletics Hall of Fame. The Class of 2015 — the second class to be inducted — includes eight players, one team,…

  • Jersey Blues Hoops

    Top: Brookdale Community College guard Terrel Cox, right, a Long Branch High School graduate, calls out a play during the Jersey Blues’ Dec. 16 game against Atlantic Cape Community played in Lincroft. The Jersey Blues’ men prevailed in the Region 19 contest, 96-70. Above: Brookdale’s Paxton Reddington, a St. John Vianney graduate, gets around Atlantic…

  • Images celebrate beauty of nature

    Rocks Beach Aruba The first solo exhibit of blackand white prints by Colin Seitz will be featured at McKay Imaging Studio & Gallery in Red Bank. “The Beauty That Surrounds Us” will run through Jan. 6 at the McKay gallery, located upstairs at 12 Monmouth St. Special gallery hours for the exhibit continue Dec. 22…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Monmouth County educators have received 10 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) grants from FirstEnergy Corp. The grants are awarded each year to educators and youth-group leaders located in communities served by FirstEnergy’s 10 electric operating companies, including Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), and in communities where the company has facilities or does business.…

  • Luncheon on Jan. 25 to benefit high school

    The ladies of the Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) Buc Backer Foundation invite the public to don their favorite hats to the Ladies Luncheon from 12-3:30 p.m. on Jan. 25 at the Oyster Point Hotel, 146 Bodman Place, Red Bank. All proceeds will benefit the high school. The popular event will feature a three-course…

  • Garden club to host herb specialist Jan. 8

    The Little Silver Garden Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 8 at the Women’s Club of Little Silver, 111 Church St., Little Silver. The guest speaker will be herb specialist Ellen Simonetti, who will present a hands-on tutorial covering all aspects of planting, caring for and preserving herbs. A Q-and-A session will follow her…

  • Inventory details natural resources in Oceanport

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer The Oceanport Environmental Commission has compiled the borough’s first Environmental Resource Inventory (ERI), cataloguing natural assets as well as contaminated sites. The Planning Board approved the ERI as an amendment to the master plan on Dec. 9 to help guide decision-making surrounding land use and resource potential. The inventory…

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