• SPORT SHORTS

    Red Bank Regional Junior Bucs Wrestling will conduct two in-person signups for the 2014-15 season on Oct. 25 and Nov. 1 from 9 a.m. to noon. Both signups will be in the RBR Field House. Those interested should enter through door #3 (door closest to cannons). This program is open to all first- through eighth-grade…

  • Late-race kick brings Sapone a win at Manhattan Invitational

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Lauren Sapone found a late-race kick she didn’t know she had and scored one of the biggest wins of her career at the Manhattan Invitational on Oct. 11. Sapone and Lisa Fajardo from New York’s Bishop Kearny exchanged the lead during the last half of the 2.5-mile race in Van…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Shelikescandy was the sweetest of all, winning the $25,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes – Green Acres Final for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Oct. 9 at Freehold Raceway. The daughter of Chocolatier, driven by Steve Smith and trained by Dawn Anderson, bested a field of three in a non-wagering event. She stayed flat; the other two…

  • Green Wave hands Bulldogs their second straight defeat

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Rumson-Fair Haven High School’s football team will be looking to get back in the win column next week as running back Charlie Volker is expected to return to the lineup. The senior, who ran for more than 2,100 yards last year, has a high ankle sprain that caused him to miss the…

  • Hawks delight Homecoming crowd with 61-28 rout of Columbia Lions

    Monmouth University’s Lavon Chaney runs by a Columbia defender on his way to scoring a touchdown during the Hawks’ Oct. 11 Homecoming game at Kessler Field in West Long Branch. The Hawks improved their record to 5-1 with the 61-28 triumph. MATT DENTON The Monmouth University football team will bring a lot of momentum with…

  • Street-side display raises awareness of mental illness

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Two trees on Broadway in Long Branch are wrapped in colorful coats to raise awareness of mental illness. Local knitters with Good Yarn of Fair Haven created the “yarn balming” project in collaboration with Long Branchbased Shore House, which provides resources for people with mental illness. GREG KENNELTY/STAFF LONG BRANCH…

  • Monmouth celebrates GRAMMY Museum status

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Monmouth University President Paul R. Brown and the GRAMMY Museum Director Bob Santelli celebrate the school’s new affiliation with the Los Angeles-based GRAMMY Museum. JEREMY GROSSMAN/STAFF WEST LONG BRANCH — Some of the biggest names in music have come out of the Jersey Shore, and there’s about to be plenty…

  • St. James’ Church hosts autumn thrift shop

    The St. James’ Thrift Shop at 296 Broadway will hold a large fall sale of gently used clothing and household goods 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 18. The rain date is Oct. 25. Proceeds will be used to replace the boiler that heats the Thrift Shop and for building repairs. For more information regarding St. James’…

  • State’s covered bridges topic of author’s talk

    The Long Branch Free Public Library and Long Branch Historical Association are presenting local author, Richard J. Garlipp Jr., who will discuss New Jersey’s covered bridges at 7 p.m. Oct. 29 at the main library at 328 Broadway, Long Branch. All are welcome to attend. In previous centuries, many covered bridges dotted New Jersey’s landscape,…

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