Asbury United Methodist Church, 61 Atlantic Ave., Long Branch, will hold a roast chicken dinner June 12 from 6-7:30 p.m. The menu will feature a half-chicken, potato salad, an ear of corn, salad, rolls, dessert, coffee, tea, soda and iced tea. Cost is $7, and $4.50 for children age 12 and younger. More...

Gr eg B ean Coda Although I'm in a business where most people don't get rich, my working wife and I have managed to raise three kids, put food on the table and keep a roof over our heads. More...

Alan W. McCormick Mr. McCormick, 76, of Freehold Township, died May 9, 2007, at Bartley Healthcare Nursing & Rehabilitation, Jackson. He was born in Red Bank and had lived there, in Middletown and in Port St. Lucie, Fla., before moving to Freehold in 1999. Prior to retiring in 1985, Mr. McCormick was a program analyst at U.S. More...

As Doug Kennedy saw it, his Rumson-Fair Haven lacrosse team had two advantages in Friday's Shore Conference Tournament final against Colts Neck. "Beating Christian Brothers Academy [top seed and defending champion in the semifinal] we had the momentum going in and we had the edge because we've been there before," he said. More...

Here is a surprise, I am not going to defend the Iraq war. I won't even explain the importance of the war on terrorism. V.A. budget? Not today. That's because this column is about Memorial Day, a hallowed day that should be about honoring the more than one million men and women who died in the service of this nation in wars and conflicts dating back to 1775. It should be above politics. More...

Artwork by Fair Haven artist Mary Cooper is on display in the windows of the Art Alliance gallery in Red Bank. Cooper creates collage and assemblage, giving cast-off items a second life. Her studies in anthropology and history influence her efforts to interpret and preserve the beauty found in the every day. More...

Kean University, Union, announced the names of the following local students who received scholarships for the 2006-07 school year at a scholars reception held in mid May: Lanolin C. More...