Entries are being accepted in the 20th annual National Senior Poets Laureate Poetry Competition for American poets age 50 and older. A laureate poet will be named for each state and territory represented, and the writers of the two best laureate poems will receive the National Senior Poet Laureate Award ($500) and National Senior Poet Laureate Runner-up Award ($100). More...

It’s funny what memories of childhood stick with you as clearly as if they happened yesterday. I remember a night when I was in second grade, when the school I was attending had its annual fundraising carnival, and part of the festivities featured a cake walk — a long table full of the most indescribably deliciouslooking pastries and confections I’d ever seen in my life. More...

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Mr. Patton, 69, a longtime Rumson resident, died April 29, 2012, at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City. Mr. Patton spent 26 years as a Rumson police officer. Mr. Patton was also a member of the Oceanic Hook & Ladder Company No. 1, Rumson, for 41 years. More...

The new era at Monmouth Park began May 12 when the track opened its 67th season of thoroughbred racing, with increases in attendance and wagering over last year. More...

Rebecca’s Reel quilters explore the magic of fabrics, prints and colors in bold imaginative combinations in the biennial exhibition, “Color My World.” The show runs Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Poricy Park, 345 Oak Hill Road in Middletown. More...

It had been 18 months to the day since Grace Rumph, a freshman at Red Bank Regional High School, lost a friend to suicide. It was also the day students participated in the Out of Darkness Walk. More...