• Cancer charity generates a buzz

    Vice principal agrees to let top student fundraiser shave her head BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Teacher Kim Felicetta (l-r) watches as Vice Principal Myrna Velez has her head buzzed by cosmetology student Samantha Steneck, who won the right to cut Velez’s hair off by raising the most money for the Family Reach Foundation cancer…

  • State to remove Sandy debris in waterways

    Cleanup expected to be completed by June 1 opening of boating season BY KENNY WALTER & KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writers Portions of docks and damaged boats were deposited in an Oceanport creek by the Oct. 29 superstorm. The state Department of Environmental Protection awarded contracts last week for a debris cleanup project for state tidal…

  • Ready, set, grow!

    Arletta Smith peruses some of the plants and flowers on display at the annual New Jersey Flower & Garden Show at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, Edison, on Feb. 14. The event attracts more than 25,000 flower and garden enthusiasts annually. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Getting smart

    Easy-to-use home technology brings us one step closer to the era of the ‘smart home’ By Madhusmita Bora CTW Features Consumers love ‘smart’: smartphones, smart cars and now smart homes. As lives get busier than ever, homeowners want convenience and control at their fingertips. They want to dim the lights, turn off the oven and…

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    Howell High School sprinter Becky Adu competes in the 400-meter dash at the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV Indoor Track and Field Championships held at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River on Feb. 12. Adu finished 17th. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • The Shore Athletic Club honors its best at Awards Banquet

    Freehold High School and Princeton University graduate Justin Frick received the Shore Athletic Club’s (Shore AC) Johnny Hayes Memorial Trophy at the club’s Awards Banquet on Feb. 15 at The English Manor. Frick, a state champion and All-American at Freehold who went on to claim Ivy League titles and college All-American honors at Princeton, set…

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    Howell High School’s Ben Esposito (top) controls Andrew Graybush of Old Bridge High School during their 138-pound match at the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV tournament on Feb. 11 in Howell. Esposito won by a technical fall in the Rebels’ win. Esposito will be seeking a second-straight NJSIAA District 21 championship on Feb. 23 at…

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    The Howell High School boys bowling team is “on a roll” as they gear up for the state finals on Feb. 15 at Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick. The varsity team, consisting of Will Horvath (195, 242, 184 series 621), Kyle Manick (243, 173, 216 series 632), Nolan Spengler (196, series 196), Max Stalter (187,…

  • Jackson’s Holup joins rotation this spring at East Stroudsburg

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Brandon Holup, who pitched a stunning five complete shutout games in a row for Jackson Memorial High School while earning the Shore Player of the Year last spring, is wasting no time making his mark for East Stroudsburg University’s baseball team. The 6-foot-7-inch, hard-throwing right-hander impressed coach John Kochmansky and his…

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