"Game Day Central: Where Heroes Are Made" will be the theme for the vacation Bible school at Colts Neck Baptist Church, 25 Merchants Way. Children in preschool through grade six will be admitted free Aug. 6-10 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. More...

The lack of action at the federal level on illegal immigration has forced local elected officials to confront this important issue. I would like to applaud Monmouth County sheriff candidate Kim Guadagno's plan to authorize correctional officers inside the county jail with the power to c... More...

In the spring of 1965, I thought I might actually have to run away from home in the dead of night, hop a tramp steamer to Mongolia, and spend the remainder of my days building yurts, because I simply could not face the embarrassment of my life. More...

Howard James Montgomery Mr. Montgomery, 77, of Manahawkin, died July 3, 2007, in Greenville, S.C. Born in Queens, N.Y., he had lived in Manahawkin for six years and had previously resided in Whiting, Manalapan, Staten Island, N.Y., Brooklyn, N.Y., and Queens. He was a service manager fo... More...

MARLBORO - Stacy Schiller, a Marlboro Middle School social studies teacher, is one of eight recipients in New Jersey of the 2007 Honey and Maurice Axelrod Award which recognizes outstanding educational and community leaders in the state who lead the fight against bias, prejudice and discrimi... More...

Jessie Wilkie had tried all of the sports youngsters compete in.So why not look for something else, she asked herself. That led her to the wrestling mat. "Honestly, it was something different," the Marlboro High School sophomore said of her reason for giving the sport a try. "It's b... More...

MONMOUTH BEACH - Summer has arrived and so have the boaters. The cascade of sails rising and falling with the tides and the humming of boat engines are common sights and sounds along the Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers. Any boater, whether into sailboats or powerboats, can relate to the o... More...