• SPORT SHORTS

    Monmouth Park will host a Breeders’ Cup Party on Nov. 2, coinciding with the second day of the 30th Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita, Calif. The event will take place in Monmouth Park’s luxurious Turf Club. For $40, it will include valet parking, a Breeders’ Cup program, lunch buffet and an exclusive Breeders’…

  • Veteran Hornets aim to finish girls soccer season strong

    HOLMDEL By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent The Holmdel High School girls soccer team is looking to finish the season as strong as it started, as the Hornets continue to get a boost from veteran leaders on both sides of the field. Holmdel’s 13 seniors have put the team at an advantage over most opponents. That leadership…

  • Lancers football still hopeful for winning season despite 1-4 start

    ST. JOHN VIANNEY By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent I t has been a long time since the St. John Vianney High School football team got its only victory in the season opener. But having defeated Monsignor Donovan High School on Sept. 6 in their only win so far this season, the Lancers still have hope for…

  • O’Neill, Warner win county cross-country championships

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Above: Holmdel High School’s Marin Warner added the Monmouth County Cross-Country championship to her expanding résumé on Oct. 15 at Holmdel Park. The Hornets’ junior bested the field, clocking 18:50 for the 5K race. Right: Middletown High School North’s Tom O’Neill gave himself a birthday present when the Lions’ senior…

  • ‘The Society of Gilders: Covered in Gold’

    Frank Hyder, “Variegated Tide II” acrylic and metal leaf on carved wood. The Monmouth Museum will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year with special exhibitions and events planned to reflect the “Circle of Gold Anniversary” theme. The museum will feature “The Society of Gilders: Covered in Gold” through Nov. 10, an exhibition of fine art…

  • Holiday harbinger: the Sugarloaf Crafts Festival

    Sculpture by Martin Silverman of Jackson The Sugarloaf Crafts Festival will host more than 275 nationally known artists and craftsmen Oct. 25-27 at the Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset. The festival showcases one-of-a-kind, handcrafted work by jury-selected artists from around the country who will be showing their seasonally inspired works in pottery, sculpture, glass,…

  • Hospice volunteer training starts Oct. 28

    The Barnabas Health Hospice and Palliative Care Center will host a training program for individuals interested in becoming a hospice volunteer 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 28 at Monmouth Medical Center, 300 Second Ave., Long Branch. Additional programs will be held Nov. 4, 18 and 25. The volunteer training program is designed to give…

  • Joseph Loprete

    Mr. Loprete, 83, of Matawan, died Oct. 11, 2013, at home. He is survived by his wife, Audrey; two sons, John Loprete and his wife, Karen, of Connecticut, and Philip Loprete and his wife, Deneille, of Bellerose, N.Y.; a daughter, Rose Lettera and her husband, Gerard, of Aberdeen; and seven grandchildren. Arrangements were entrusted to…

  • Raymond J. Lenardo

    Mr. Lenardo, 84, of Middletown, died Oct. 15, 2013, at home. He was predeceased by his wife, Lillian; seven sisters; and one brother. He is survived by his wife, Mary; two daughters, June Flora and Linda Marcowitz; a son, John; six grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren. Arrangements were entrusted to the Evergreen Memorial Funeral Home and…

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