The Brick Knights of Columbus Local No. 836 is sponsoring a trip to St. Jude's Shrine in Baltimore, Md., Nov. 15. Participants will attend the noon Healing and Anointing Mass, tour the shrine, enjoy coffee and doughnuts and visit the gift shop. More...

I must start out this letter by apologizing to mystery writer J. Dibert. It seems that I misspelled her/his last name, all the while thinking that J. Dilbert was a person with atheistic tendencies. I was wrong and I do apologize to J. Dilbert because it really was J. Dibert I meant. What a difference an (l) makes. I'm learning. More...

At first, Avery Lubrecht's parents thought their 4-year-old daughter had a stubborn stomach flu. The little girl had been vomiting and suffering from headaches off and on for several weeks. Her pediatrician said she was dehydrated and sent them to Community Medical Center's emergency room for intravenous fluids. Avery's eyes were slightly crossed. More...

A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson — a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist — and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. More...

Mrs. Bauer, 65, of Little Silver, died Aug. 4, 2008, at home. She is survived by her husband, Klaus J.; and two sons and one daughter in-law, Christian M. Bauer of Sea Bright, and Michael E. and Donna Bauer of Blairstown. Visitation will be Aug. 7 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at Thompson Memorial Home, Red Bank. A funeral service will be Aug. 8 at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. More...

This time, Big Brown delivered. In his first race since a disastrous performance at the Belmont Stakes, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness-winning Big Brown used a late charge to catch upsetminded Coal Play in the final furlong to win the $1 million Haskell Invitational presented by Vonage (G1) by nearly two lengths on Sunday at Monmouth Park. More...