July 14, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

Small producers made short list for big award

Small Factory students learn cartoon production
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer

The young producers who have worked on the cartoons of Small Factory Productions can now call themselves Emmy nominees. More...

KaBoom!

A dazzling fireworks display lights up the sky over the Navesink River during Red Bank’s annual KaBoom! Fireworks on the Navesink Independence Day celebration on July 3. More...

Seashore Day Camp marks 85 years

Local officials and generations of Shore families who have attended Seashore Day Camp in Long Branch for the past eight and a half decades will come together July 23 to celebrate the camp’s 85th anniversary. More...

Amanda’s Easel dedicates art studio

Bill Thomas remembered as an advocate for children

HAZLET — A tireless advocate for children was remembered on June 20 when 180 Turning Lives Around dedicatedAmanda’s EaselArt Studio in memory of Amanda Wengert’s grandfather, William H. Thomas, who passed away last December. More...

Food, entertainment, rides add spice to Italian festival

BY NATHAN ROSMAN Correspondent

The fifth annual Italian American Festival is underway and will run through July 16 at Freehold Raceway, Route 33, Freehold. Attractions will include food vendors, rides, games and entertainment. More...

Summer workshops in Ocean Grove

The Ocean Grove Historical Society is sponsoring summer workshops in handcrafts, both vintage and modern, at the Centennial Cottage in this Victorian community by the sea. The schedule is: More...

Catching the wind

Sailboats race on the Navesink River during the Red Bank-based Monmouth Boat Club’s Independence Day Regatta on July 10. More...

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July — time stops in the garden

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GOTTI KELLEY

“Be a fountain, not a drain.” – Rex Hudler If you are an uber-organized laptop jockey with overstuffed schedules, do I have a solution for you! Garden for the challenge of it and make your mark. And while you are at it, dream. More...

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Sports

Louisville is next stop for Blue Devils’ Lippens

Tennis ace won 100 matches at Shore
BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent

Michael Lippens is keeping himself quite busy this summer as he prepares to head off to the University of Louisville in August, where he will continue his tennis career. More...

Shore lacrosse players hone skills at tournaments during the summer

BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent

For Shore Regional High School’s girls lacrosse team, competitive play does not end with the culmination of the high school season. All returning players for Shore Regional join summer teams to stay sharp following the high school campaign. More...

Sesley earns fourth win of season at Wall’s Night of Champions

I n front of a large grandstand crowd and close to 50 past driving champions, Matawan’s Anthony Sesely raced to his fourth Modified win of the year on “Salute to the Champions Night” at Wall Stadium, Wall Township, on July 9. More...

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Arts / Zest

ArtVentures exhibit at Oyster Point

RED BANK — Original works of art by ArtVentures, a New Jersey-based group of artists, will be featured at The Oyster Point Hotel in Red Bank throughout July and August. More...

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Taugh Lynch competes in the Monmouth Boat Club’s Independence Day Regatta held on the Navesink River in Red Bank on July 10. More...

Momentum builds to keep fort commissary open

Holt secures support of House leadership
BYMIKE DAVIS
Staff Writer

Efforts of local representatives to protect the commissary at Fort Monmouth are gaining steam in Washington, D.C. More...

ADA upgrades next step at Crawford House

Boro Council set to approve $109K in grant funds for historic structure
BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer

TINTON FALLS — Members of the borough’s preservation community are hopeful that the historic Crawford House will be fully restored within the next two years with an infusion of funds. More...

Report advises against merger of boards

BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent

FAIR HAVEN — Combining the borough’s Zoning and Planning Boards was not recommended at a summit meeting held to discuss a proposal for the merger, Councilman James Banahan said in a report he gave at the Borough Council’s June 27 me More...

EMACC Foundation awards scholarships

RED BANK — Thirteen scholarships were awarded by the Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce (EMACC) Educational Foundation at a reception held at the Two River Theater on June 29. More...

Former teachers on mission to help New Jersey youth

MARLBORO — If you ask Cheryl Berman how she became involved with 2NDFLOORYouth Helpline, she will tell you it was fate. More...

Camp Jinka honored for innovative program

Summer camp open to children with relatives affected by brain tumors
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer

MIDDLETOWN — The New Jersey Recreation and Parks Association has recognized local summer camp Camp Jinka with its Innovative Program Award for providing respite and support to children with family members affected by brain tumors. More...

Travelin’ music for the Jazz and Blues Festival

Music series to be held in Middletown, Long Branch and Asbury Park
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer

MIDDLETOWN — The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation’s three-day Jazz and Blues Festival will be divided among three towns on three dates this summer. More...

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Magic 100.1 will host July 16 Aquapalooza

Join boaters, sailors, rowers, swimmers, kayakers and jet-skiers at Marine Max’s Aquapalooza, hosted by Magic 100.1, for some traditional Shore fun from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 16. More...

Benefit concert July 19 in Asbury Park

Musicians on a Mission will present “Songs for Shelter,” an evening of original music to benefit Coastal Habitat for Humanity, on 7 p.m. - midnight July 19 at The Saint, 601 Main St., Asbury Park. More...

Softball tourney benefits children with cancer

HOLMDEL — The fifth annual Daniel R. Shalloo Sr. Picnic and Softball Tournament will be held on Saturday, July 23, at Cross Farm Park in Holmdel. More...

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Obituaries

Sarah Arillo

Mrs. Arillo, 87, of the Lincroft section of Middletown, died July 1, 2011, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She worked for Kraft, Inc., Jersey City, retiring in 1988, and was a member of the St. James Senior Citizens. Mrs. More...

Doris T. Murray

Mrs. Murray, 83, of Middletown, July 6, 2011, at Sunrise Assisted Living, Lincroft. She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, New Monmouth. Mrs. Murray had worked at American Insurance Co. in Newark before the birth of her children. More...

James C. Boyer

Mr. Boyer, 74, of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, died July 7, 2011, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He worked as a chief lineman for JCP&L in West Long Branch for 40 years, retiring in 1997. Mr. More...

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Letters

VA must help veterans before it’s too late

Every time the shock begins to fade from the last Veterans Affairs (VA) health care scandal, you can count on the VA to do or have done something else outrageous relative to their obligation to care for our wounded and suffering veterans. More...

Serious attention must be paid to pollution at NJ shore

Summer beach season has officially kicked off and like many New Jersey residents, I will spend my weekends at the shore anywhere from Sandy Hook to Island Heights. More...

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Business

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The O’Meara Financial Group, which specializes in wealth management, financial planning and retirement planning for companies, individual clients and families, announced its 10-year anniversary. More...

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