Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Middletown Historical Society meeting May 15

    Middletown Historical Society meeting May 15

    The Middletown Township Historical Society meeting on May 15 will feature Glenn LeBoeuf presenting his talk “The Crossing” about the crucial night when the American Revolution hinged on his success. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. and will be held at the Poricy Park Nature Center, 345 Oak Hill Road, Middletown. Visitors are welcome…

  • 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…

  • Small Business Workshop at Edison Library May 18.

    Small Business Workshop at Edison Library May 18.

    A half-day Small Business Workshop will be held from 4:30-7:30 p.m. on May 18 at the Edison Public Library’s North Edison Branch, 77 Grove Ave., Edison. The New Jersey State Library in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Treasury’s Division of Taxation has been able to connect local small business owners and entrepreneurs with vital information…

  • Area teams have strong performances at county relays

    Area teams have strong performances at county relays

    By Jeff Appelblatt Marlboro High School’s outdoor track and field team was excited by what its student-athletes did at the Monmouth County Relay Championships May 4 in Long Branch. The girls’ 4×100-meter relay team of Lauren Newman, Briana Mullan, Alexa Friedman and Danielle Spano won. Gianna Gomez won the long jump and triple jump relays.…

  • 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…

  • Bulldogs, Caseys top seeds in conference lacrosse tourney

    Bulldogs, Caseys top seeds in conference lacrosse tourney

    By Warren Rappleyea The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School and Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School girls’ lacrosse teams head into the Shore Conference Tournament as the first and second seeds, respectively. Rumson-Fair Haven, which won the tournament last spring and was set to meet 16th-seeded Jackson Liberty High School May 8, owns a 12-2…

  • Photo of JP Stevens at Old Bridge baseball May 1
  • 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…