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    The Jackson Pride Lacrosse Club will be holding its Eighth Annual Invitational Boys and Girls Lacrosse Tournament, themed Tribes Along the Shore, which will be held at Jackson Liberty High School on April 20. The tournament will be open to boys and girls teams (grades K-2, 3/4, 5/6 and 7/8) in either A or B…

  • Liberty Lions’ golfers turn focus on the season ahead

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Last fall, senior Mike Ostrowski was the kicker for the Jackson Liberty High School football team, which got off to the program’s best start by winning its first three games of a 6-4 season and made its first trip to the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III playoffs, all while contending for…

  • Brookdale softball moves to top of national rankings

    Jersey Blues are No. 1 after 16-1 start BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer B Brookdale Community College’s Stephanie Grainger (bottom) slides back to third base safely before Suffolk Community College third baseman Michelle Quattrock can apply the tag during the March 27 doubleheader in Lincroft. The Brookdale softball team, ranked No. 1 in the country,…

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    New Egypt High School’s Kayla Soles looks to throw a runner out during the Warriors’ preseason softball game against Middletown High School North on March 23. The game, which Middletown North won, 1-0, was played at Middletown High School South. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Liberty’s boys lacrosse team seeks improvement under new coach

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Liberty High School’s boys lacrosse team won four games last season, mostly against young teams like itself. This year, the Liberty Lions have many key veterans that make for a more promising outlook this spring under a new coach. The regular season began on April 1 at home against Steinert…

  • Garden State Film Festival boasts 163 films and events

    The Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) celebrates its 11th anniversary this year. Co-founded in 2003 by film industry veteran Diane Raver and the late actor Robert Pastorelli, the festival runs April 4-7 in the Paramount Theatre/Convention Hall complex in Asbury Park and other local venues. In addition to 163 film screenings, there will be a…

  • Thomas J. Rossiter

    Mr. Rossiter, 81, of Jackson, formerly of Bayonne and Scotch Plains, died March 18, 2013, at Morristown Medical Center, Morristown. Prior to retiring in 1996, he was employed as general manager for Suburban Transit, New Brunswick. Before that, he was vice president and general manager for Academy Bus Tours, Keansburg. He served in the U.S.…

  • Randy Matthew Leone

    Mr. Leone, 27, of Jackson, died unexpectedly on March 16, 2013. He graduated from Jackson Memorial High School in 2003. He was a member of the school’s championship football team. He was employed for a time as a welder and was planning to go back to a career in landscaping. Mr. Leone was predeceased by…

  • William G. Lau Jr.

    Mr. Lau, 66, of Jackson, formerly of Howell, died March 13, 2013, at New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York City. Mr. Lau was employed as a sales engineer for Metro Air Products, Hillsborough, and was a member of the American Society of Heating and Air Conditioning Engineers. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army…

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