Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Essays now being accepted for the 12th annual Churchin Open

    Essays now being accepted for the 12th annual Churchin Open

    The Curchin Group announced that it is presently accepting essay submissions to determine the nonprofit beneficiaries of the 12th Annual Curchin Open, a nine-hole indoor miniature golf tournament that will be held this November in Red Bank . Recognized nonprofit charities that are located in Monmouth and Ocean counties are eligible to enter by writing…

  • 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…

  • Church’s thrift store open in Belford

    Church’s thrift store open in Belford

    The  Belford United Methodist Church Thrift Store is open at 180 Church St, Belford.  Hours of operation are 9 am to 12 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday. All donations are accepted except for large items.

  • 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…

  • Sayreville school board president named to lead national organization

    Sayreville school board president named to lead national organization

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – A longtime member of the Sayreville Board of Education (BOE) will serve as president of a national education organization. Board member Kevin Ciak will serve as president of the National School Boards Association (NSBA) for 2017-18. The NSBA announced his position on March 27. Ciak has been a…

  • Metuchen boys seek division title as girls improve on course

    Metuchen boys seek division title as girls improve on course

    By Jimmy Allinder Metuchen Relative to size of the rest of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) schools that field golf teams, Metuchen High School has been a perennial over-achiever. This season is no exception. If the boys’ team defeated Timothy Christian School May 8, it would be the sixth time in eight years the Bulldogs…

  • Seventh-graders ‘take over’ Howell government

    Seventh-graders ‘take over’ Howell government

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer HOWELL – For about 30 minutes on the evening of May 2, Howell’s municipal government was in the hands of the leaders of tomorrow. During a regular meeting of the Township Council, seventh-graders from Howell Middle School North and Howell Middle School South were in control of the township as…

  • 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…

  • 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…