CHRIS KELLY Aberdeen’s Peter Cortelli as the Leading Player (l) and Manalapan’s Mike Gurrieri as Pippin rehearse for the Marlboro Players’ upcoming production of Pippin. More ...      CHRIS KELLY Mariah Flanagan, 4, Holmdel, enjoyed the view from on top of Ed Flanagan’s shoulders at Monmouth Racetrack, Oceanport, Sunday. More ...      JEFF GRANIT The Silver Starlite Orchestra’s chorus sings during Middletown’s summer concert series at Middletown High School South on July 10. More ... July 26 Jamboree to benefit Michael’s Feat      The Michael Gerard Puharic Memorial Fund Inc. (Michael’s Feat) will hold the fund-raiser Country Jamboree July 26 from 1-5 p.m. at the picnic grounds of St. More ... Sign-up under way for Aug. 28 U.S. Open trip      Sign-up is now being accepted for the Holmdel Recreation Department trip to the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, Flushing, N.Y., Aug. 28 from 8:30 a.m. More ...      JEFF GRANIT The Silver Starlite Orchestra performed as the featured musical group at Middletown’s summer concert July 10 at Middletown High School South. More ...      VERONICA YANKOWSKI Children stand poised for a game of musical chairs played with hula hoops at the Leonardo beach party July 11. More ... Institute warns against heat-related emergencies      The Life Safety Institute, Eatontown, wishes to remind pet owners that dogs and other pets are susceptible to heat-related emergencies, and owners need to consider temperature and humidity when taking pets along for a ride in an automobile. More ... Volunteers sought for Downtown Matawan fete      The Downtown Matawan Alliance (DMA) and the Borough of Matawan Police Department will host the seventh annual Downtown Matawan Celebration Aug. 5 from 7-10 p.m. More ... Relay for Life raises more than $165K for ACS      The recent Relay for Life held at Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft section of Middletown, raised more than $165,000 for the American Cancer Society (ACS). More ...      FARRAH MAFFAI First Presbyterian Church of Matawan volunteers Chris DeMicco (l) and Andrew Godbehere cut paneling for the porch of Estelle Rich’s house. More ... Newcomers’ Club announces new board      The Middletown Newcomers’ Club has announced its new board for 2003-04, with Wendy Buchanan and Sue Roesler serving as co-presidents. Lois Wilkes will serve as vice president. More ... Reservations now taken for senior center trips      The Keyport Senior Center, 110 Second St., has announced it will sponsor three trips this summer. More ... Community Bulletin Board Second stage bands for Lollapalooza announced      PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, has announced the second stage bands for the Lollapalooza music festival, scheduled for July 23. Featured on the second stage will be the raw metal group Cold, Steve O from Jackass, the British band The Music, hip-hop performer Pharoahe Monch, the hard-rock trio Burnin... More ... Author lecture at Vietnam center July 26      The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation will host a lecture by Patricia Farawell Enyedy, author of A Redcatcher’s Letters From Nam: Reflections of Family and Friends July 26 at 1 p.m. at the Vietnam Era Education Center, Holmdel. More ...      CHRIS KELLY Deputy Grand Knight Jim Raleigh cooks up a storm at the Keyport Knights of Columbus’ Second Sunday Family Breakfast Sunday. More ... Sponsorship available for Day at the Races      Sponsorship opportunities are still available for the Day at the Races Aug. 22 at 12:30 p.m. sponsored by Dearborn Farms, and the Luccarelli family, Holmdel. More ... Area finalists to perform at county fair July 24, 26      Finalists in the Monmouth County Park System’s 2003 talent showcase will perform on the main stage at the 29th annual Monmouth County Fair July 24 at 7 p.m. and July 26 at 1 p.m. More ...      VERONICA YANKOWSKI Mary Ellen Polomski and Carmela Garthwait of Lincroft enjoy a summer evening at Leonardo’s annual beach party on Friday. More ... ‘Treasures of the Nile’ Bible school July 21-25      Cross of Glory Lutheran Church, 95 Cambridge Drive, Aberdeen, will hold its vacation Bible school, "Treasures of the Nile," July 21-25 from 9 a.m. More ...      CHRIS KELLY David Borg, 7, of Aberdeen enjoys his breakfast at the Keyport Knights of Columbus’ Second Sunday Family Breakfast on Sunday. More ...