Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • 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…

  • Wills, Estate Planning and Probate Seminar May 15

    Wills, Estate Planning and Probate Seminar May 15

    A Wills, Estate Planning and Probate seminar will be held at 7 p.m. on May 15 at the Woodbridge Main Library, 1 George Frederick Plaza, Woodbridge. Guest speaker will be Kenneth Vercammen, managing attorney at Kenneth Vercammen and Associates in Edison. The seminar is free and attendees will receive complimentary brochures. For more information call…

  • Patriots still fighting for A North baseball championship

    Patriots still fighting for A North baseball championship

    By Jeff Appelblatt As the regular season nears an end, Freehold Township High School’s baseball team refuses to give up trying for at least a piece of the Shore Conference A North Division championship title. With the arms the team has had leading the way, it’s been clear the Patriots have a shot. In its…

  • 90th Annual Memorial Day Parade May 29

    90th Annual Memorial Day Parade May 29

    METUCHEN — A former Metuchen police officer and United States Navy veteran will serve as grand marshal of the 90th annual Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony. The parade will step off at New and Pearl streets at 10 a.m. on May 29 with the theme “Honoring Law Enforcement.” At 17, Charles Moore enlisted in the…

  • Freehold baseball piling on wins with sights set on division title

    Freehold baseball piling on wins with sights set on division title

    By Jeff Appelblatt It’s as if Freehold High School has had two baseball seasons going on since the end of April, and the Colonials are putting on great shows in each of them. Games in the Monmouth County Tournament (MCT) were inserted right into Freehold’s regular-season schedule. So while the No. 5-seed Colonials won tournament…

  • Marlboro High School to promote boys’ lacrosse with Friday night game

    Marlboro High School to promote boys’ lacrosse with Friday night game

    By BRETT CARROLL Staff Writer Marlboro High School’s boys’ lacrosse program will help promote the sport when it plays a varsity and a junior varsity game against Red Bank Catholic High School May 12 The JV game will begin at 5 p.m., and the varsity match will follow at 6:30 p.m. Both games will be…

  • Tailgates targeted in Jackson

    Tailgates targeted in Jackson

    JACKSON – Police are seeking the public’s assistance following a rash of thefts in Jackson of a specific item – tailgates from pickup trucks. Jackson police have released a list of incidents that occurred between April 27-29. Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact Detective Keith Hood at 732-928-1111. Police released the…

  • Caseys chasing down B North Division softball crown

    Caseys chasing down B North Division softball crown

    By Matthew Rocco The Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School softball team is in the thick of a race for the Shore Conference B North Division title. When they met on the field last week, Middletown High School North issued the Caseys their first division loss of the season. But the Caseys quickly rebounded with…