• LBHS student charged in alleged locker room taping

    By Kenny Walter Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A Long Branch High School student has been charged with invasion of privacy after allegedly setting up a camera in the girls changing room at the high school. “This was done by leaving a cell phone in a gym bag in the room,” according to a Long…

  • How to get your sports news in the paper

    If you would like your sports news published, please submit a press release at least two weeks in advance of an event such as team registration or tryouts. Results of youth games and tournaments may also be submitted, as well as collegiate news about former high-school athletes. Give complete information, such as dates, full names…

  • Freshman Hartshorn leading Redbirds in chase for Patriot Division title

    Varsity Report BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Allentown High School’s Hal Shaw goes up for a shot against Hightstown High School during the Jan. 24 game hosted by the Redbirds. Allentown won the game between neighboring towns, 56-53. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Allentown T his appears to be prime time for Allentown High School’s girls basketball team to…

  • Do not be so quick to discard the Second Amendment

    Whenever an unfortunate and tragic clustering of deaths caused by people using guns occurs, there is always the predictable, semi-rational, kneejerk, do-something response calling for a ban of guns, as criminal-coddler Dennis Levinson did in his recent guest column, “Time to Ban All Guns.” I wonder how Mr. Levinson’s attitude would change if he came…

  • Yo! The Gabba Gang is coming to town

    ‘T he popular children’s television show “Yo Gabba Gabba!” will come alive at the State Theatre during four shows on Feb. 7 and 8. Show times are 3 and 6 p.m. both days. Co-presented by State Theatre and AEG Live, “Yo Gabba Gabba! Live!” is back on the road in 2013 with a new show,…

  • Kindergarten registration scheduled

    MILLSTONE — The Millstone Township School District will hold kindergarten and preschool registration for the 2013-14 school year on Feb. 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. and on Feb. 27 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Millstone Township Primary School media center. At the time of registration, parents or guardians must bring the completed…

  • Police captain has memorable experience at FBI academy

    Kurt Schriefer has served with Freehold Township force for 25 years BY JOSEPH SAPIA Correspondent Capt. Kurt Schriefer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Since he was a child, Kurt Schriefer wanted to be a police officer. “I still remember my eighth-grade yearbook; we had to put what we wanted to be when we grew up: police officer,”…

  • Jackson resident charged with embezzlement at golf course

    A resident of Jackson was arrested on Jan. 24 and charged with embezzling fees from a Monmouth County Park System golf course, acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Carol Hobbs, 34, of Jackson, was charged with third-degree theft following an investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office alleging she stole greens fees at…

  • New fish and wildlife app for smartphones available

    The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has launched a new mobile-phone application designed to provide information and technology to guide and enhance users’ hunting, fishing and wildlife-watching experiences, and to provide added safety and enjoyment for outdoor enthusiasts at all of New Jersey’s wildlife management areas, state parks and forests, and other public…

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