• Forsgate golf outing benefits Autism Speaks

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Sean Stevenson tees off at the start of the Forsgate Foundation’s Chip in for Charity fundraising event to benefit Autism Speaks at Forsgate Country Club in Monroe on Aug. 26. MATT DENTON A reality TV star lent her support to the New Jersey chapter of Autism Speaks during an Aug.…

  • So long, summer

    Clockwise from left: Brian Kirk performs with his band, Brian Kirk and the Jirks, during the final concert of the Long Branch Summer Concert Series on Aug. 29. Spectators mingle while others dance to the music during the concert, held along the oceanfront at Festival Plaza at Pier Village. PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR

  • Women at greater risk of COPD; half don’t know they have it, new American Lung Association report finds

    Women are 37 percent more likely to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than men and now account for more than half of all deaths attributed to COPD in our nation.The American Lung Association’s latest health disparity report,“Taking Her Breath Away:The Rise of COPD in Women,” examines the nation’s third leading cause of death and…

  • Top diets: Yay or nay?

    U.S. News recently came out with its Top Five Diets. We asked nutrition expert Amy Jamieson-Petonic to weigh in on this list. “My first recommendation for any lifestyle change is to meet with a registered dietitian before you begin,” she says. “The RD can really help you determine a road map to learn how to…

  • Healthy eating, no labels required

    With countless popular ‘eating lifestyles’ competing for supremacy, choosing a diet is more complicated than ever. So don’t. By Jeff Schnaufer CTW Features Paleo.Vegan.Vegetarian. Mediterranean. Glutenfree. Flexitarian. Don’t want to go ‘all in’? Who says you have to label yourself? “When you look at all these diets together, you see that they all have commonalities…

  • Jean M. McCann

    Mrs. McCann, 76, of Eatontown, died Aug. 19, 2013. She had worked at Guttenplan’s Bakery in Eatontown and Long Branch, and was a school bus driver for the West Long Branch Board of Education and Shore Regional High School until her retirement in 2003. She was predeceased by her husbands, James Maguire in 1982 and…

  • Phyllis Anne Lena

    Mrs. Lena, 66, of Long Branch, died Aug. 19, 2013, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She was a teacher in the Long Branch school system for 30 years. Together with her husband, Raymond, they owned and operated Anjelica’s in Sea Bright for the past 17 years and the restaurant at the Elberon Bathing Club…

  • Hedwig W. Boyd

    Ms. Boyd, 82, of Long Branch, died Aug. 22, 2013, at Barnabas Health Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Long Branch. She was predeceased by her companion, Guillermo Torres. She is survived by two sons, Herbert Boyd of Eatontown, and Victor and his wife, Susan Boyd, of Oceanport; a sister, Gertraud and her husband, Heinrich Sporrer,…

  • Clambake to benefit Holiday Express

    The sixth annual Holiday Express Sunset Benefit Clambake will be held Sept. 15, 5-9 p.m., on the beach at McLoone’s Pier House, 1 Ocean Ave., Long Branch. There will be a silent auction featuring tickets to area sporting events, designer clothing, jewelry and more. There will also be a live auction for getaway vacations and…

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