• Blue Knights’ annual toy run lifts spirits of pediatric patients

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Members of the New Jersey Chapter of the Blue Knights International Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club participated in an annual toy run to deliver gifts to the Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center. The toy run took place Nov. 2 when the Blue Knights and Santa distributed…

  • Carolers are sought to cheer up patients

    Volunteers age 18 and older are needed to help sing Christmas carols at 6 p.m. Dec. 15 at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch and 6 p.m. Dec. 17 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune. Carolers will spread Christmas cheer to hospital patients and their visitors and staff. A good voice is not…

  • Grant to fund Sea Bright street improvements

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The borough’s downtown will undergo a makeover thanks to a $1.29 million state grant. Mayor Dina Long announced during the Nov. 17 Borough Council meeting that Sea Bright will receive the grant from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) for streetscape improvements along Ocean Avenue. “This…

  • Chef brings passion for craft to kitchen

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer “Competitions force me to get out of my comfort zone and look at foods and flavor combinations differently.” — Chef Peter Morris I t may be his passion for cooking great food that started Peter Morris on his path to a career as a restaurant chef, but it was…

  • Work begins on Atlantic coastal plan

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Stakeholders representing coastal states from Virginia to New York, along with state and federal agencies, are beginning the work of drafting a plan aimed at ensuring the long-term health of the Atlantic Ocean. Representatives of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body (MidA RPB), the group charged with drafting the Regional Ocean…

  • Gasko’s open house to benefit injured teen

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Roseann Goodman prepares holiday wreaths at Gasko’s Family Farm and Greenhouses in Monroe. The farm will host its Christmas Open House on Nov. 29 to raise money for high school hockey player Mikey Nichols, who suffered a spinal cord injury last winter. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The annual winter…

  • Diesel truck options

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: I don’t understand why it is that only the big pickups are diesel powered. We need a smaller truck and prefer diesel. Any plans afoot you know of? A: The Dodge Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is diesel powered. As of mid-summer it was the only half-ton pickup with a diesel engine.…

  • Must-have safety and connectivity features

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Cars are becoming loaded with more high-tech systems than ever, some of which can truly be life-savers. Here’s what to look for at dealers’ showrooms for 2015. The term “basic transportation” is all but a misnomer in the automotive business these days, as even the smallest rides on a dealer’s…

  • NAIOP seeks nominations for 28th Annual Commercial Real Estate Awards

    The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), the commercial real estate development association, is now accepting nominations for the 28th Annual Commercial Real Estate Awards. Details and nomination forms are available at www.naiopnj.org. The awards will be presented at the 2015 Gala on May 14, slated for the Palace at Somerset Park, Somerset.…

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