On Wednesday, April 25, football great Phil Villapiano, the Gala committee and the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) will kick off the 12th annual Field of Hope Gala to strike out amytrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. A cocktail reception will be held at Commerce Bank on Shrewsbury Avenue in Shrewsbury from 6:30-8:30 p.m. More...

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Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. Loretta G. Hewitt Mrs. Hewitt, 85, of Middletown, died March 31, 2007, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in New York City, she resided in Deal before relocating to Middletown in 1972. More...

While not quite ready to label his team ready to compete for a division title, veteran coach Mike Whitacre has high hopes for his Shore Regional golf team nonetheless. The Blue Devils, who compete in the Shore Conference's Class B Central, return three seasoned starters from last year's 8-7 squad and look forward to making another run at the state tournament this spring. More...

Despite a broad understanding of what it means when a plant or animal species is threatened or endangered, thousands remain at risk in New Jersey because the state has not finished adopting rules or committed the resources needed to protect them. More...

A group of seven students from five area schools got a crash course in live theater when they spent an intense two weeks rehearsing for a staged reading at the Two River Theater in Red Bank. More...

LITTLE SILVER - - With a 3.8 percent increase proposed, the borough Public School District's 2007-2008 budget is staying below the 4 percent mandated state cap. The total general budget calls for an increase of about $220,000 over last year, and the tax levy would increase by about $360,000, or about 2. More...