• SkimBash takes place at Sea Bright beach

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The 11th annual SkimBash skim boarding competition is expected to draw boarders of all skill levels to Sea Bright on the first weekend of September. The SkimBash, which is hosted by Jersey Shore Skim Camp, will take place Sept. 6-7 at the beach behind Borough Hall, 1167…

  • Benefit clambake slated for Sept. 14

    The 7th annual Holiday Express Sunset Benefit Clambake honoring Meridian Health will be held from 4-8 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14, on the beach at McLoone’s Pier House, 1 Ocean Ave., Long Branch. There will be a silent auction. The cost is $250 per guest and includes a premium open bar and a lavish seafood…

  • Traffic report further delays Wawa proposal

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — A Planning Board hearing on a controversial application for a Wawa gas station and convenience store at Route 35 and Wyckoff Road has been postponed due to the introduction of a new traffic study. The report by Township Engineer David Marks addresses traffic impacts, stormwater management systems, grading,…

  • Troop’s cheerleading camp a success

    I n May and June, we advertised in Greater Media Newspapers for our cheerleading camp for girls with special needs. Our project, A Taste of Cheer, was very successful and provided the girls the opportunities to learn a cheer and dance, and to jump and stunt. We provided hair bows, shirts, snacks and even a…

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    A child runs down a path along the Barnegat Bay in Ortley Beach on Aug. 28.

  • Kepich sisters show how to ride the waves at surf school

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Surfing has taken Kim and Jill Kepich of Millstone Township to many places, including Morocco. The sisters, graduates of Allentown High School, teach surfing through their Surfing the Dream camp in Lavallette. The waves are great and the weather has been ideal for most of the summer as sisters Kim and…

  • Finance director plans to retire after 34 years

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Longtime Finance Director Ronald Mehlhorn Sr. has one more budget to produce before he calls it a career. Mehlhorn said in an interview last week he will retire next spring following the passage of the 2015 municipal budget. He will help his successor, Michael Martin, transition from…

  • Last days of summer

    Beachgoers enjoy sun, surf and sand as they soak up the final days of the 2014 summer season along the oceanfront in Long Branch on Aug. 28. Bottom left: Jonathan (l-r) and Nicholas Padewski and Shannon and Gerard Carratura work together to build a sand fort.

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    A sunny day drew beachgoers to the Long Branch oceanfront on Aug. 28 for a head start on the holiday weekend.

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