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      August 7, 2008  RSS feed
      Jockey Kent Desormeaux and Big Brown lead the field early in the 2008 $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport on Aug. 3. For story, see page 31. More...
      FMERPA plan calls for the creation of 5,400 new jobs

      Area residents are calling the Fort Monmouth reuse plan a "pipe dream" after concerns were raised last week about future job growth projections listed in the proposal. More...

      Clockwise from top right: Carolyn Gulick looks through binoculars to see if there is any activity in an osprey nest during the Ocean Township Environmental Summer Nature Walk at Joe Palaia Park in Ocean Township on July 13. An osprey nest sits atop a tower. Ken Lutz points out an area of brush and wetlands. Wetlands at Joe Palaia Park. More...


      Bill would require impact study and referendum vote

      EATONTOWN — Legislation has been introduced that could prevent the recently recommended merge of the Eatontown and Oceanport police departments without approval from taxpayers. More...


      FAAN event scheduled for Sept. 7 at the Great Lawn on oceanfront

      LONG BRANCH — A fundraising walk is planned next month along the city's oceanfront to increase public awareness of food allergies, which affect more than 12 million Americans. The FAAN Walk for Food Allergy: Moving Toward a Cure is scheduled to be held in Long Branch on Sept. 7 to raise awareness, as well as funds, for food allergy education and research. More...


      The annual Monmouth Park Charity Ball will be held beginning at 7 p.m. Aug. 9 at Deal Golf and Country Club. Honorees will be Richard W. Hogan, Kenneth Rocky and Chris Ruisi for outstanding commitment to the community. The event will feature a cocktail hour, dinner and dancing to the music by Stephen Berger Orchestra. More...
      In 1992, New Jersey passed a bipartisan measure establishing a shore protection fund to protect the state's beaches against the devastating impact of nor'easters and hurricanes and alleviate the effects of erosion. More...
      I'm sitting out on the deck looking over my backyard in the dark of a hot summer night. The air is thick and close, and if I close my eyes, I can almost imagine I've been transported to an earlier, almost antediluvian time. The canopy of leaves on the big trees in the yard is foreboding, the branches hanging low with the weight and humidity. More...
      A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson — a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist — and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. More...
      A collection of mixed media works by Rumson artist E. Michael Horn is at the West Long Branch Public Library. "Visual Innovations" will run through Aug. 29 at the library, located at 95 Poplar Ave. More...
      This time, Big Brown delivered. In his first race since a disastrous performance at the Belmont Stakes, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness-winning Big Brown used a late charge to catch upsetminded Coal Play in the final furlong to win the $1 million Haskell Invitational presented by Vonage (G1) by nearly two lengths on Sunday at Monmouth Park. More...