Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Hornets seek consistency during tournament season

    Hornets seek consistency during tournament season

    By Matthew Rocco The Holmdel High School boys’ tennis team is building another strong season, but the Hornets are looking for more consistency as they keep their sights on the postseason. Justin Wain, Holmdel’s star at first singles, has led the charge for a Hornets squad that has won all but three matchups. The junior…

  • Howell participating in Paint the Town Pink

    Howell participating in Paint the Town Pink

    HOWELL – Residents are being asked to take part in Paint the Town Pink festivities during May to promote women’s health. Paint the Town Pink is a community-wide effort presented by Hackensack Meridian Health to raise awareness of the importance of annual mammography and women’s wellness. Municipal officials are asking residents to wear pink on…

  • Bombers recover from poor start to baseball campaign

    Bombers recover from poor start to baseball campaign

    By Warren Rappleyea After starting the season with a pair of lopsided losses, things were looking bleak for Sayreville War Memorial High School’s baseball team. The young Bombers, however, have been competitive since then posting a 7-8 overall record. In Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) White Division play, the Blue and Gray owns a surprising 6-4…

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters held fundraising event

    Big Brothers Big Sisters held fundraising event

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer RED BANK– Celebrating a night filled with food, wine, and raffle prizes, the non-profit organization Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth and Middlesex Counties held its 18th annual food and wine tasting event. A donor and volunteer supported non-profit organization, the agency has been matching children facing adversity with volunteer positive role…

  • Photo of Holmdel at Middletown South Shore Conference boys’ lacrosse tournament May 6
  • Community bands together to capture lost dog

    Community bands together to capture lost dog

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – While neighbors are celebrating the capture of a lost dog, rescuers are trying to find ways to care for the pup. Brooke Farrington, a two-year-old pitbull mix named by Sharon Barton, is a dog who was living in the woods near a brook that runs between Milltown…

  • Jaguars in top form for softball tournaments

    Jaguars in top form for softball tournaments

    By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School’s softball team is leaving a solid first impression that it is tournament ready. Coach Chris Roma’s Jaguars opened play in the Ocean County Tournament May 7 rolling past Barnegat High School, 10-0, as Angelo Lopiccolo drove in four runs and Toni Aguiar pitched a two-hitter with five strikeouts…

  • Jaguars taking positive play into state lacrosse tournament

    Jaguars taking positive play into state lacrosse tournament

    By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School’s boys’ lacrosse team looks to quickly get over a hard-fought, 7-6 loss to Saint John Vianney High School in the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) May 6 as it prepares for the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association South Jersey, Group III tournament. The Jaguars come away with a degree…

  • Freehold baseball team knocks off CBA in third encounter

    Freehold baseball team knocks off CBA in third encounter

    By Jeff Appelblatt As strong as the season has been for Freehold High School’s baseball team, the team from Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) has been a major obstacle for the Colonials. The Colts beat them, 1-0, on opening day in a pitching duel between Freehold’s Dan Chiusano and CBA’s Nick Hohenstein, and the Colts beat…