THERE’S SOMETHING SPECIAL  about the back-to-school season: The smell of freshly sharpened pencils, the excitement of a new backpack, and...

EVERY YEAR, APPROXIMATELY  2.5 million American kids lace up their cleats and take the field in Little League baseball. Of those, around...

FROM HER EARLY  days in education to her current role as program director, advocate and trusted friend, Jennifer Dyer has always been a...

LOCATED JUST BLOCKS from the Sea Girt boardwalk, Miles Ahead Sports has grown into more than a running store—it’s become a trusted...

AUGUST 23 MARKS the 95th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the ill-fated SS Morro Castle. The Morro Castle was an American ocean liner...

TWO PLANES CIRCLE the runway. While one takes off and soars into the atmosphere, the other slowly descends and touches down. Brielle...

THE PAY WAS LOW. The days were long. But when you grow up at the Jersey Shore, there’s something a little magical about your first...

WHEN FRIENDS TARA Mundy Collinson and Michelle Honuaer first reconnected years after high school, they didn’t initially realize that it...

BRIDGET SAWITSKY HAS lived by the water all of her life. Manasquan was the place she called home until she settled in Brielle with her...

AT 22 YEARS OLD , while serving our country in Vietnam, Michael Ricci was seriously wounded by a homemade grenade. He spent several...

ENDLESS BEACH DAYS and long bike rides against the backdrop of Brielle and Manasquan provided sisters Maie and Alexandra Vaga the...

TEACHING AND MOTHERHOOD share a common thread: Both require patience, dedication and endless amounts of love. Just as mothers shape the...

I’M THE TYPE of person who has always had trouble keeping plants alive. And that’s a big problem, because I’m also the type of person...

THE SUMMER MARKS the 50th anniversary of “Jaws,” the classic blockbuster partly inspired by the infamous 1916 Jersey Shore shark...

ACROSS HOSPITALS, clinics, schools and offices throughout the country, nurses play an essential part in our healthcare system. They’re...