• Eagles fall in state softball finals

    FRANK GALIPO Grace Heller lined two doubles and batted in a run for Middletown High School South, but Ewing High School scored four runs in the second inning en route to an 8-2 victory in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III finals. Tiffani Lambert (pictured) and Maddie McMahon shared in the pitching for the Eagles,…

  • Track and field standouts advance to Meet of Champions

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Middletown High School South’s Christiana Rutkowski competes in the 3,200-meter run at the NJSIAA Group III Championships held on May 30-31 at Frank Jost Field in South Plainfield. The Eagle finished 17th. SCOTT FRIEDMAN MIDDLETOWN NORTH T om O’Neill was expected to capture the attention for Middletown High School North’s boys…

  • Acrylic paintings explore film noir

    IN THE ARTS “Night Shopper” The New Jersey Emerging Artists Series continues at the Monmouth Museum this spring with an exhibition of acrylic paintings by artist Steven Epstein. “Steven Epstein — Night Shoppers, etc.” runs through June 29 at the Nilson Gallery. The Edison resident will share insights on his work at the museum 7-8…

  • ‘All My Sons’ opens on D-Day anniversary

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer “All My Sons” director and actor Anthony Greco, right, discusses the moral dilemmas of war with Ernie Diorio, vice president of the Vietnam Veterans of America New Jersey Shore Area Chapter 12. Greco’s production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play opens June 6 at the Center Playhouse in Freehold. PHOTO COURTESY…

  • Denise Marie Wilson Schaefer

    Mrs. Schaefer, of Maryland, died May 10, 2014, from a sudden and severe illness. She was born in Freehold and raised in Aberdeen, but spent her last 16 years in Maryland, which she then called home. Denise attended Matawan Regional High School and did her undergraduate studies at Gettysburg College, majoring in mathematics and pledging…

  • Salvation Army offers summer youth programs

    The Salvation Army is offering a summer youth enrichment program at 180 Newman Springs Road, Red Bank, and a youth summer camp at Camp Tecumseh, 445 Mechlin Corner Road, Pittstown. The free youth enrichment program, Enrich, Xcite, Play, Learn, Opportunities, Reach, Experience, Respect, Safe (EXPLORERS), is for children age 5-12. The program will be held…

  • Boy Scout Troop 32 salutes two volunteers

    HAZLET — Two volunteers of Boy Scout Troop 32 recently received special honors at the Monmouth Council Boy Scouts of America’s Twin Lights District Volunteer Recognition Dinner held at Yesterday’s Restaurant in Hazlet. Lisa Karew and Anne Henderson Jablonski were presented with the Beacon Award for their enthusiasm and commitment to Scouting, specifically acknowledging their…

  • Riverview, Bayshore announce the addition of 3D mammography

    The Women’s Centers of Riverview Medical Center and Bayshore Community Hospital announce the addition of 3D breast tomosynthesis technology, also known as 3D mammography. The latest in breast cancer screening, 3D mammography produces three-dimensional images of each individual layer of the breast, making abnormal tissue more visible, and highlighting suspicious masses, thus Riverview and Bayshore…

  • Identifying an early learning disability, and how you can help at home

    By Michael Ginsberg While children and teens with learning disabilities are often diagnosed in middle school or high school, many disabilities can actually be prevented by intervention at a much earlier age. Experts now know that there are things that parents can do at home to help even the youngest children. The root of learning…

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