• Unger, Mustangs open state playoffs at home

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Head coach Kristin Hein and the Marlboro High School girls basketball team have enjoyed being the underdog this season. The Mustangs believe it gives them an edge in games and they’ve used it to forge a 15-7 record. However, when the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV playoffs began this week,…

  • Tarpey, Monahan medal winners at indoor MOC

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Dylan Tarpey is becoming quite familiar with running against the state’s best at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC). For the third-straight season, the Patriots’ runner medaled at the season-ending MOC. “A lot has changed since my freshman year, when I didn’t make it past the sectionals,” said Tarpey. He…

  • Howell boys win CJ IV bowling championship

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer I t was the boys’ turn to bring another bowling championship to Howell High School. Following the girls’ NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV championship, the Rebels’ boys matched that on Feb. 11 by claiming the state sectional title at Brunswick Zone Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick. Howell finished 47 pins…

  • Howell rallies to capture District 21 wrestling title

    Rebels overcome deficit in finals BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Howell High School’s Kyle Cocozza (l) and Holmdel High School’s Brandon Gross have each other locked up as they look for an opening during their 220-pound match at the NJSIAA District 21 Wrestling Tournament on Feb. 23 at Manalapan High School. Cocozza won this match…

  • ‘The Calm … And the Storm’

    “Coy Fish” by Danasia E. The Red Horse Gallery, in conjunction with Freehold Raceway Mall, is exhibiting pre-Sandy Jersey Shore photographs collected from the community, as well as artwork inspired by the Jersey Shore before and after the Oct. 29 storm. Featured artists include students of the Coastal Learning Center in Howell, watercolorist Michael J.…

  • Sniffing out big ideas with Clifford

    The cast of “Clifford the Big Red Dog— Live!” will perform at the State Theatre on March 3. MICHAEL F. O’BRIEN The State Theatre will present “Clifford the Big Red Dog — Live!” on March 3 at noon and 3 p.m. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Scholastic’s beloved “Clifford the Big Red Dog,” the…

  • Gertrude “Tina” Santoro

    Mrs. Santoro, 87, of North Brunswick, died Feb. 14, 2013, at McCarrick Care Center in Somerset. Born in Somerset, she moved to North Brunswick in 1950. She was a machine operator for five years at Johnson & Johnson in North Brunswick and was a seamstress for over 70 years. She was predeceased by her husband,…

  • Rose Buonocore

    Mrs. Buonocore, of Freehold, died Feb. 8, 2013, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was employed as a pari-mutuel worker at the age of 35 and was one of the first women to work at Freehold Raceway, Freehold. She was predeceased by her husband, Philip. Surviving are two daughters and a son-in-law, Barbara…

  • Joel Ira Ellis

    Mr. Ellis, 83, of Freehold, died Feb. 7, 2013, at The Manor, Freehold Township. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and had resided in West Orange before moving to Freehold 26 years ago. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and was discharged with the rank of captain. For the past 12…

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