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The Shore Regional girls soccer team will play an alumni game Aug. 8 at Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch. Coach Migliorisi is seeking former team members to field an alumni team. His contact is coachmiggs@optonline.net. More...

DEP revising rule on public access to waterfront

Proposed regulations would govern private, public properties
BY LORI ANNE OLIWA Correspondent

Public fallout continues over new rules proposed by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to regulate public access to New Jersey's waterfront. More...

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ERIC SUCAR staff Patrice Case, 10, of Ocean Township, portrays Mrs. Peacock during an interactive game of Clue held at the Ocean Township Library July 25. More...

Critics call for independent inquiry into fort lease

Advocates for an unspoiled Sandy Hook want an independent investigation into a lease agreement between the National Park Service (NPS) and a developer, not one conducted by the federal government. More...

Long Branch drops plan to reopen roadway

Schneider: Public will have input in redesign of Ocean Avenue
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

After weeks of protest by Long Branch residents opposed to the reopening of sections of Ocean Avenue, the city announced last week that it has withdrawn its plans to open the roadway to vehicular traffic. More...

'Coaching Invitational' slated for Aug. 24-26

The Monmouth Conservation Foundation will sponsor the "Monmouth Coaching Invitational" Aug. 24-26 in the Rumson and Navesink areas, with final events at Monmouth Park Racetrack, Oceanport. More...

Long Branch, developer swap Pier Village parcels

Land will be used to continue bike, pedestrian paths
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - The City Council introduced a measure last week that will free up property in the Pier Village redevelopment zone for a recreational pathway along Ocean Boulevard. More...

Sentencing set for Zambranos in the fall

BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

Former members of the Long Branch and West Long Branch governing bodies are scheduled to be sentenced in the fall after pleading guilty to accepting bribes while in office. More...

Letters

Refocus on protecting our national parks

I applaud Rep. Frank Pallone's demand that the National Park Service explain why it is desperately hanging on to an apparently floundering so-called developer at Sandy Hook. More...

Does Eatontown need a super Wawa?

In case you haven't heard, the Eatontown Planning Board is currently in the process of reviewing and approving a site plan to develop a 24-hour-seven-day-per-week super Wawa convenience store/gas dispensing facility at the site of the Old Roll More...

Addiction treatment programs work

Thank you, for taking the time to do your part in helping to fight one of our society's greatest problems. The people reading this article most likely know someone dealing with addiction issues this very second. More...

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Sports

Shore Bulldogs - a team without a home

Local semipro football team operating at a disadvantage
BY GEORGE ALBANO Staff Writer

The Shore Bulldogs semipro football team out of Middletown played its "home" opener this past Sunday against the New Jersey Wolves of Plainfield. The only problem is that the Bulldogs don't have a home field, at least not yet. More...

Strong field preparing for Sunday's Haskell

The field for the $1 million Haskell Invitational Presented by Vonage (G1) continues to prepare for Sunday's Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park this week, with a variety of pre-race strategies beginning to emerge prior to the mile-and-an-ei More...

Monmouth all-stars make it six wins in a row

Not all all-star hockey games are shoot-outs, void of defensive intensity. More...

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'The Wall That Heals'

CHRIS KELLY staff Despite heavy rain, Jim Palumbo, Oceanport, paid a visit July 29 to "The Wall That Heals," a traveling half-scale replica of the national Vietnam Veterans Memorial, displayed along the Long Branch beachfront last week. More...

Oceanfront resort plans unveiled

Developer will kick in $20M for Millennium Pier
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

Long Branch will get $20 million for the construction of a multimillion- dollar pier as part of an agreement with the developers of an expansive resort hotel zone along the Long Branch oceanfront. More...

Local churches unite to provide 'Buckets of Love'

Two congregations collect flood cleanup supplies
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

RED BANK - The borough's Independence Day celebration this year presented a fundraising opportunity for a pair of Red Bank churches that are collaborating to help flood victims. More...

All's fair in summer fun

Madison Andrews, 5, (above) of Ocean Township sports a smile after walking through the "Monkey Maze," while a youngster (top right) goes for a spin on an amusement ride during the Monmouth County Fair held at the East Freehold Park showgrounds, Freeh More...

Global-warming theme for annual festival Aug. 18

The 32nd annual Clearwater Festival, New Jersey's oldest and largest eco-festival, will be held Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 18 and 19, at Sunset Park in Asbury Park. More...

In the Service

Navy Ensign Dennis A. Dunbar, son of Maureen and Chris Tedesco of Eatontown, has completed the four-year officer development program at the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. More...

Former K. Hov official hired as mayor's aide

BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - A former official of developer K. Hovnanian Homes was hired last week as an aide to Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider. Jeffrey A. More...

'Wall That Heals' visits city

LONG BRANCH - The city was the host town for the traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial, "The Wall That Heals," last week. More...

Wellness Community receives $30K

The Wellness Community has received a generous gift that will benefit Monmouth and Ocean County residents who are living with cancer. More...

Bulletin Board

Audubon bird walk at Sandy Hook Aug. 16

The Monmouth County Audubon Society will hold an evening bird walk Aug. 16 at 6 p.m. beginning at the visitor's center at Sandy Hook. Attendees will walk through the dunes to the salt ponds to look for early migrating shorebirds. More...

Support group meetings slated at rehab hospital

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Tinton Falls, 2 Centre Plaza, is offering a variety of support groups open to the community. All programs are free. For more information, contact the numbers listed for each group. More...

IAMA auxiliary trip to Atlantic City Aug. 18

The ladies auxiliary of the Italian American Memorial Association (IAMA) will hold a bus trip to Showboat Casino, Atlantic City, Aug. 18 from 2-11 p.m. The bus will depart the IAMA at 195 West End Ave., Long Branch. More...

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Arts / Zest

'Ratatouille' artwork

Cel-ebration! gallery in Red Bank is the first animation gallery on the East Coast to premiere artwork from "Ratatouille," Disney/Pixar's newest animated feature film. A show of the artwork will open Aug. 11 and run through Sept. 8. More...

'Funiculi, funicula'

The Metro Lyric Opera rounds out its 49th season Saturday with a fully staged production of Rossini's comic opera "The Barber of Seville" at the newly renovated Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park. More...

Latin rockers deSoL launch new CD

Red Bank - The Asbury Park-based band deSoL, which mixes rock hooks with Latin rhythms, is set to release "On My Way," an album of all-new material sung in English and Spanish, Aug. 7 through saZon Records/ Two22Music. More...

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Business

Chamber scholarships say: 'We believe in you'

EMACC recognizes nontraditional students' paths
BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer

RED BANK - - Getting an education is the surest way to secure a bright future in the eyes of Florence Forgotsen. The diminutive nonagenarian should know. More...

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