• Horses arrive early at Monmouth Park stables

    Just after 5:30 a.m., a van carrying horses for trainer Pat McBurney rolled through the Monmouth Park stable gate on April 12 — a sure sign that the racing season and the summer months are quickly approaching, according to a press release. Monmouth Park’s 2013 meet gets under way on May 11 and runs through…

  • Howell shaking up A North behind Wares, heavy hitting

    Cougars, Mustangs also in division chase BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer It’s only mid-April, but the Howell High School baseball team has been making noise with its bats in the Shore Conference A North Division. The Rebels were an afterthought when the season started. After a 4-1 start, however, they are on the mind of…

  • Marlboro softball team off to very solid start

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer One of the big surprises of the softball season has been Marlboro High School. With four consecutive wins to start the campaign, head coach Nick Scalzo’s Mustangs have given a clear signal that this is not the old Marlboro. The start does not, however, come as a surprise to Scalzo.…

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    The Freehold Borough YMCA Community Center’s Colonial Basketball League completed another successful season in 2012-13 under the guidance of league president Shoni Hickman and volunteers. Thanks to a partnership with Monmouth University, the league’s championship games were played at the university this year. The league handed out the following awards at the end of the…

  • Marlboro claims another district record; area track teams stand out at Husky Relays

    Marlboro High School’s boys 1600-meter sprint medley relay team is still breaking records. During the indoor track and field season, the team of Chaz Byrnes, Ruben Cruz, Zac Vignola and Brandon Mazzarella won the NJSIAA Group IV state championship (the first relay state title by a boys team) and broke the Freehold Regional High School…

  • Mustangs’ volleyball team starting to find its stride

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Freehold High School’s Bryan Pfeffer (c) and Riley Shea try to block the shot of Marlboro High School’s Aaron Golden during the April 11 match played in Marlboro. The host Mustangs won in three sets. ERIC SUCAR staff As the schedule becomes more favorable for the Marlboro High School boys…

  • ‘Autism Awareness Month: Inclusion Works!’

    Helping Hands art A new art show titled “Autism Awareness Month: Inclusion Works!” is currently on display at The Arc of Monmouth’s Red Horse Gallery located on the upper level of the Freehold Raceway Mall. The exhibit features artwork created by students at Manalapan High School, artists from Helping Hands Art, a program in conjunction…

  • Bow Wow Meow night to benefit Humane Society

    The first Bow Wow Meow Comedy Night & Gift Auction will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, April 19, at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 1033 West Park Ave., Ocean Township. Tickets are $50. All of the proceeds will benefit the animals at the Associated Humane Societies in Tinton Falls. The night of food, laughter…

  • Antoinette Competello

    Mrs. Competello, 87, of Manalapan, died April 4, 2013, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. She worked for General Foods, Hoboken, for 35 years, and then in the food service department of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Mrs. Competello was predeceased by her husband, Michael, in 1996. Surviving are her children Dominick Competello of…

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