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  • Cougars wrap up A North after falling in MCT finals

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Colts Neck High School third baseman Kyle Murrin fields a ground ball during the Shore Conference Tournament championship game on May 14 at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood. The Cougars lost to Christian Brothers Academy, 9-5, but they came back the next day to beat the Colts and secure the A…

  • Celebrate EarthShare New Jersey’s milestone

    EarthShare New Jersey has played a key role for 20 years in mobilizing individuals, businesses and environmental leaders to work together to protect the state’s natural resources and communities through volunteerism, workplace giving and sustainability campaigns. Following superstorm Sandy’s destruction and the ongoing recovery, spring provides the opportunity to celebrate our environment. Parks, waterways, marshland,…

  • Rebels win first A North softball championship

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The 2014 season has turned into a historic one for the Howell High School softball team. The Rebels captured the program’s first division championship, sharing the Shore Conference A North crown with Middletown High School North. Howell certainly earned its share of the title. The Rebels started the season 2-2…

  • TOC next for Cougars’ Mills after fourth district triumph

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer When Colts Neck High School’s Emily Mills tees it up at the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions (TOC) on May 22, she’ll have a lot going for her. Earlier this year, she won a tournament at the Cherry Valley Country Club, where the TOC is being played. She carded a 74…

  • Marlboro must do better on inspections

    I n recent years, many municipalities have cut back on staffing to their construction code enforcement offices and have diverted the money received from permit fees to the general fund. Such tactics are in direct conflict with state statutes. Mandates from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) require that all towns in New…

  • Q&A

    Runaway cars with Sharon Peters Q: We had another case of a runaway car recently — a car that was accelerating even though the driver was trying to stop it. It ended without any severe injuries, thankfully, though the car was more or less totaled. Every time this happens I wonder what I should do…

  • Shore Conference Tournament

    Colts Neck High School’s Sam DeVitis, right, high-fives his teammates during the player introductions for the Shore Conference Tournament finals, played at Lakewood’s FirstEnergy Park on May 14. The Colts would lose to Christian Brothers Academy, 9-5.

  • Resources available for mental health issues

    May is Mental Health Awareness month. At some point in each of our lives, we will have to cope with a mental health issue. An overwhelming number of people in the Tourette syndrome (TS) community — 79 percent — are also diagnosed with an associated mental health condition like ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), depression…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Bowdoin College (Brunswick, Maine) junior infielder Aaron Rosen (Marlboro) was recognized by the New England Small College Athletic Conference as a First Team All- Conference choice. Rosen earns a promotion to First Team after earning Second Team honors last year as a sophomore. He led the conference with 15 doubles and ranked seventh in the…