Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Patriots peaking as postseason lacrosse tournaments begin

    Patriots peaking as postseason lacrosse tournaments begin

    By Tim Morris Thanks to a six-game winning streak, the Freehold Township High School boys lacrosse team is back among the Shore Conference’s best teams. It comes at just the right time with the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) underway. “We’ve had some ups and down this year,” Patriots head coach Ryan Eichner said. Right now,…

  • Higginson adds another victory to Penn Relays résumé

    Higginson adds another victory to Penn Relays résumé

    Ashley Higginson may find her name inscribed on the Penn Relays Wall of Fame some day. The former Colts Neck High School and Princeton University great, who now runs professionally for Saucony and the New Jersey/New York Track Club, is making a pretty strong case for herself. Higginson won the Penn Relays Invitational Women’s 1-Mile…

  • Caseys end Rebels’ MCT baseball run in semifinals

    Caseys end Rebels’ MCT baseball run in semifinals

    By Tim Morris The Howell High School baseball team found the right time to correct the ship. The 2016 season has been a roller coaster for coach Eric Johnson’s Rebels. After winning six of their first seven games, the team went into a tailspin. They were reeling when the Monmouth County Tournament (MCT) began but…

  • Rebels’ throwers Bock, Kern are big winners at county relays

    Rebels’ throwers Bock, Kern are big winners at county relays

    Area track and field athletes warmed up for this week’s Monmouth County Championships with some impressive results at the county relays. Long Branch High School hosted the Monmouth County Relays May 5. Howell High School’s Stephanie Bock led the Rebels to a second-place finish behind Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School, 85-71. Bock, who has…

  • Sport Shorts

    Sport Shorts

    After leading the MAC Commonwealth in goals and assists, Lycoming College senior Meghenn Jackson (Arnold, Md./Broadneck/Anne Arundel C.C.) capped a remarkable 2015-16 academic year by being named the conference’s Offensive Player of the Year, the conference office in Annville, Pennsylvania, announced May 3. In addition, sophomore midfielder Jordan Lazarich (Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park) was named…

  • Millstone residents make it clear – safety on roads is a priority

    By Mark Rosman Millstone Township’s elected officials who wanted feedback about the situation on the community’s roads got what they wanted and more after I posted an article on a Millstone Township Facebook page recently. That article by Examiner staff writer Matthew Sockol, which you can read in today’s newspaper, reports comments that were made…

  • Middletown approves 2016 municipal budget

    Middletown approves 2016 municipal budget

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A $70.3 million municipal budget that has been passed by the Township Committee calls for residents to pay less than $3 more per month. The Township Committee unanimously passed the 2016 municipal budget on May 2 following a public hearing where no members of the public came…

  • Holmdel introduces $2.9 million bond for various improvements

    Holmdel introduces $2.9 million bond for various improvements

    By Kenny Walter Staff Writer HOLMDEL- The borough council has introduced a $2.9 million bond ordinance that if approved, will fund road improvements and will address other several issues during the May 3 Borough Council meeting. Of the $2.9 million, $1.3 million is earmarked for the 2016 paving, curb, sidewalk and drainage program for various…

  • Hazlet  adopts municipal budget

    Hazlet adopts municipal budget

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer HAZLET — The Township Committee has unanimously adopted a $21.2 million budget that reflects a zero percent increase on the municipal purposes tax levy. Chief Financial Officer Thomas O’Hara said that the total budget for this year is $21,189,749.76. When the budget was first introduced in early April, O’Hara…