• Marlboro South all-stars learned pitching and defense wins titles

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Marlboro South Little League’s 9- year-old all-stars have learned at an early age that pitching and defense wins championships. That combination led Marlboro South to a pair of one-run wins over Freehold Township en route to capturing the District 19 championship. Marlboro South beat Freehold Township, 2-1, in a five-inning,…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Marlboro Township’s Zachary Weingarten will be representing Team USA at the 19th Maccabiah Games in Israel later this month (July 17-30). A junior at the High Technology High School in Lincroft, Weingarten will be part of the five-member junior Team USA table tennis squad at the Games. The Maccabiah Games, known as the Jewish Olympics,…

  • Arbeitman loved every minute of coaching MEMS wrestling

    By TIM MORRIS Herb Arbeitman A ccording to Herb Arbeitman, he’s retiring without ever having worked a single day. The athletic director and physical education instructor at the Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School (MEMS) has retired after 40 years of teaching and coaching. For him, coaching and teaching were never a job; they were labors of love.…

  • It was more than soccer for the Freehold Legacy

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Freehold Legacy U18 soccer team, which came together as a U14 team to honor the memory of friend and teammate Graeme Preston, who was killed in 2008 in a motor vehicle accident, played and won their final game together, 2-1, over Berkeley Heights in a State Cup consolation game.…

  • Manzi lifted Marlboro volleyball into a championship program

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Marlboro High School’s Jet Manzi raised the sport of volleyball to a whole new level during her career. She led the Mustangs to the Shore Conference Tournament and A North Division championships, and she lifted Marlboro’s profile statewide. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR I t would be hard to find someone…

  • Exhibits promote works by New Jersey artists

    “Fenestra Stella Maris” by Riccardo Berlingeri, 2009 The Monmouth Museum and Colonial American Bank will present exhibitions featuring artists from the museum’s New Jersey Emerging Artists Series as part of a unique partnership to promote arts in the community. The exhibition at Colonial American Bank’s Shrewsbury branch features artworks by Riccardo Berlingeri and Gary Dates.…

  • JUST GO

    SPECIAL EVENTS Fireworks post-game fireworks display July 12 and 13 Lakewood BlueClaws FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood for tickets: 732-901-7000, option 3 Cruise Night July 12 at 6 p.m. Jackson Crossing, 21 S. Hope Chapel Road, Jackson 732-747-7846 Appearance by Nat Geo’s Casey Anderson Host of “America the Wild with Casey Anderson” on the National Geographic Channel…

  • Freedom Fest State Fair returns to Upper Freehold

    This year’s Freedom Fest State Fair has returned to the Horse Park of New Jersey, Route 524, Upper Freehold Township. Musical acts will perform in the main arena, and fair-goers can sit in the covered pavilion while enjoying the concerts. The event runs through July 14. On July 11, Country & Western Night with Lindsay…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Hobby Lobby Stores, a privately held national retail chain of arts and crafts stores, opened its doors in Marlboro with a ribboncutting ceremony and official grand opening celebration on July 8. Local dignitaries, the mayor, ambassadors from the Greater Monmouth Chamber of Commerce, and other business leaders were scheduled to be on hand to help…

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