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    Stock car racing fans will have their first opportunity this year to see the Saturday night racecars in action on Wall Stadium Speedway’s paved oval on April 13, as track operators Cliff and Diane Krause host the first of two practice sessions. Fans will be welcomed into the grandstands free of charge for the five-hour…

  • Pats, Cougars to vie for A North lacrosse crown

    Freehold Twp. girls looking for seven straight titles BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Challenges are nothing new to the Freehold Township High School girls lacrosse team. With six consecutive A North Division titles, the Patriots know a little something about pressure and high expectations. As head coach Katie Bruno and her Patriots look to make…

  • Mills, Cougars are ones to watch on the golf links

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Colts Neck High School and Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School girls golf teams were involved in epic duels last spring. Doug Phillips’ Cougars first challenged the Caseys for supremacy in 2011. Last year, they dethroned RBC at the Monmouth County Tournament. The Caseys got a measure of revenge…

  • Hockey legends team up to benefit Hurricane Sandy N.J. Relief Fund

    North American and Russian hockey legends, many of them Cold War foes, will face off on Saturday, April 13 at 1 p.m. at the Prudential Center for a charity game benefiting the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund. All proceeds from the game will support programs designed to address the unmet needs of New Jersey…

  • White seeking a title and strikeout record this season

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Freehold Township High School’s Jordyn White whips a pitch to a Barnegat High School batter during her no-hitter on April 6. The Patriots were taking part in a fundraiser for the NephHope Foundation, an organization aimed at finding a cure for the rare kidney disease, nephronophthisis. Manalapan High School hosted…

  • Rebels, Pats, Cougars in 3-way race for A North golf crown

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Jared Goldstein With Colts Neck High School returning to the A North Division this spring, the division has another public school title contender in boys golf. Howell High School, coached by Tim Hogan, has been the division’s dominant team the last few years, with Freehold Township High School rising up…

  • Superstorm proves no match for Keansburg Amusement Park

    A s promised by its owners in the days after superstorm Sandy, the Keansburg Amusement Park was back in business on March 23 — just as spring arrived. Although a large part of the park was destroyed or damaged during the Oct. 29 storm, the Gehlhaus family, which owns the park, seized the opportunity for…

  • Gertrude L. Brown Giarratano

    Mrs. Brown Giarratano, 92, of Jackson, died March 29, 2013, at Bartley Healthcare Center, Jackson. She was a homemaker and also worked as a seamstress. She was predeceased by her first husband, William N. Brown; a daughter, Shirley Ann Pfingst; and a sister, Mary Thomascheck. Surviving are her second husband, Charles Giarratano; a daughter, Elizabeth…

  • Mary Mezzino

    Ms. Mezzino, 88, of Marlboro, died March 31, 2013, at home. Born in Hoboken, she lived there most of her life before recently moving to Marlboro. Prior to retiring, she was a seamstress for Jay’s Manufacturing in Hoboken. She was predeceased by two brothers, Nat and John Mezzino. Surviving are a brother and sister-inlaw, Joseph…

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