• Carter, Jaguars use showcases to build familiarity as a team

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Memorial High School’s boys basketball team has a lot of new players on the roster for next season, but it also has college recruit Eric Carter anchoring the lineup at center. The players also got a little more familiar with each other last weekend when they competed in the highly…

  • Focused on All-Shore Gridiron Classic

    Howell High School’s Tory Robinson shows laser-like focus as he pulls in a pass during the Monmouth County team practice at Colts Neck High School on July 13. The Monmouth County all-stars will be going up against a team from Ocean County in the U.S. Army All-Shore Gridiron Classic at Toms River High School North…

  • Music festival to showcase Shore bands, national acts

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer River City Extension CORY ASRAF Some of New Jersey’s finest musical acts will converge at Lakewood’s FirstEnergy Park, home of the Blue- Claws, for the inaugural Jersey Shore Music Festival on July 20. Founded by Jersey Shore natives Joe Ciano, Cory Pedalino and Tyler Culley, the event aims to bolster…

  • Samuel M. Dadas

    Mr. Dadas, 83, of Jackson, died July 2, 2013, at home. He was the owner of Swimland Inc., Jackson, for the last 41 years. He served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Mr. Dadas was predeceased by a son, Bruce Dadas. Surviving are his wife, Patricia Dadas; three daughters, Melanie Trinka of Howell,…

  • Education center plans programs

    JACKSON — The Forest Resource Education Center (FREC) will host free educational programs geared for families at its facility on Don Connor Boulevard. Every Wednesday at 10 a.m. during July and August, FREC naturalists will provide programs at the 900-acre forested property that includes an interpretive center and a state tree nursery. The scheduled programs…

  • Southard Fire Dept. seeks volunteers

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — The Southard Fire Department, 4611 Route 9 North, Howell, will host a recruitment day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 20. Potential volunteer firefighters will have a chance to see what the department has to offer and meet with current firefighters. There will be food, refreshments and…

  • DATEBOOK

     A Christmas in August Tricky Tray, hosted by the Jackson chapter of the Deborah Hospital Foundation, will be held on Aug. 23 at VFW Post 4703, Magnolia Drive, Jackson. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. A donation of $3 will be accepted at the door. Refreshments will be served. No one under 18 will…

  • ‘Dummy’ grenade leads to temporary move of pupils

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — An object identified by the New Jersey State Police Bomb Squad as a “dummy” grenade caused a disturbance at the Elms Elementary School, Patterson Road, on July 9, prompting officials to relocate about 400 students. According to officials, the object was found in a student’s backpack and was…

  • Foundation to host family day and Wiffleball tournament

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — After Jackson Memorial High School student James Volpe died in a motor vehicle accident in May 2011, the community made an effort to support his family and to remember the young man. The James Volpe Foundation is continuing that effort in a way that some people believe James…

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