Oakhurst News

MATTHEW F. CONNORS, 87, of Oakhurst, OCEAN TOWNSHIP, passed away Thursday, July 24, at the Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, surrounded by his family.

LENORE ANNE-MARIE VACCARO BEVACQUA, 65, of Milton, Vt., Ocean Township, and ASBURY PARK, died peacefully Sunday, June 29, in Burlington, Vermont, due to complications from Multiple Sclerosis.

McLoone's Rum Runner, a waterfront restaurant in Monmouth County, is known for its good location near the ocean, a few miles up the Shrewsbury River.

The Oakhurst Fire Department Sunday worked to clean up a liquid oxygen spill on Route 18 North and Deal Road, causing the closure of portions of Deal Road, West Park Avenue and Route 18 North.

EDWARD R. WALSH, SR., 68, of Navesink, MIDDLETOWN died Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at Care One at King James in Navesink.

School may be in summer break, but there is another educational program that also is shutting its doors until the fall, after what its organizers said was a successful year.

WAGE LAWS: 60 WORKERS GETTING $192,924 BACK WAGES Some 60 workers who were underpaid in violation of federal prevailing-wage laws while doing construction work at the VA Medical Center in Lyons, New Jersey, ...

Oil paintings by Pat Halsey of the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township will be on display through June 21 at the Monmouth Beach Cultural Center, Route 36, Monmouth Beach.

An Ocean Township girl was honored recently by the West Point Society for her leadership and contributions to her school and community.

The Oakhurst Fire Department in Ocean Township, the township's first founded in 1913, celebrates its 95th anniversary this year.

PLAINFIELD - Muriel Schneider passed from this life on May 13, 2008 in JFK Hartwyck at Cedarbrook.

ROBERT ALAN ESPOSITO, 72, of the Oakhurst section of OCEAN TOWNSHIP, died Sunday, May 18, at St. via Asbury Park Press Online

Police arrested 24-year-old man and his girlfriend, and seized cocaine, marijuana and ecstasy from the home the couple rented, authorities said. via Asbury Park Press

“We would not have been able to recruit this class without the commitment of the administration.”

Rutgers wrestling's 2008-09 recruiting class has been ranked No. 3 in the country by W.I.N. Magazine . via Rutgers Scarlet Knights

“I never thought of this as a career. My dream was to go to the Olympics as a softball player”

It's rare to meet a woman who counts Bill Dance and Roland Martin among her heroes. via Asbury Park Press Online

Some day soon, she says, Asbury Park will recapture its glory. Take her word for it. via Asbury Park Press

Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars District 6 gathered outside the Monmouth County Courthouse on Saturday afternoon to reaffirm their loyalty to their country. via Asbury Park Press

“You really have to prove you have an underlying hardship.”

Question: I am one of those 'troubled' borrowers who is not yet delinquent on my loan but am in the process of writing my lender for a write-down on the principal and a fixed interest rate. via MarketWatch

“I gotta give her credit. She did what she was supposed to do, she ran a campaign”

After years of being that resident who goes to all the meetings, questioning power from the back of the room, Lesley Dorsett on Tuesday became part of the establishment. via Asbury Park Press

An 84-year-old Oakhurst woman was injured when her car overturned on West Park Avenue this afternoon. via Asbury Park Press