• Freehold Raceway raises over $29,000

    Freehold Raceway raised more than $29,000 on Dec. 15 with “Racing Toward Recovery Day.” All money raised is being donated to The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Freehold pledged to donate all net proceeds from live racing to The FoodBank. According to Freehold General Manager Howard Bruno, “This event would not have been such…

  • Lancers dominate as undefeated start to season reaches four wins

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent St. John Vianney The St. John Vianney High School girls basketball team has already shown signs that this will be a promising season. With four wins in as many games, the veteran Lancers got off to a quick start and gathered some momentum ahead of a tough schedule. After opening the…

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    Manalapan Parks and Recreation and Marlboro Recreation and Parks Commission will be sponsoring a Winter Running Program for youths and adults in the Manalapan- Englishtown Middle School gym, 155 Millhurst Road. The program will run Saturdays from Jan. 5 to Feb. 23, 2-3 p.m. or 3-4 p.m. It is open to children presently in grades…

  • Starters put Lions on better pace than last year’s squad

    Middletown North girls basketball sporting a 5-0 record BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Middletown North Four returning starters off a 16-9 season have led Middletown High School North’s girls basketball team to its best start in at least eight seasons with a 5-0 record to open the 2012- 13 campaign. “Last season, we did not catch…

  • Red Raiders pick up win in Bulldog Holiday Tournament

    Keyport High School’s Alex Thomson has his eyes on the basket as he goes up for a shot against Metuchen High School during the Dec. 27 game played in Metuchen that was part of the Bulldog Holiday Tournament. The Red Raiders advanced with a 47-41 win. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • ‘Edgy or Not’ exhibit

    “Gondola Racers,” watercolor by Michael Scherfen of Atlantic Highlands The Guild of Creative Art will host a vibrant exhibit of members’ artwork in various media Jan 5-31: acrylic, charcoal, collage, etching, fiber art, graphite, mixed media, oil, pastel, photography, sculpture, wood and watercolor. On Jan. 6 from 3 to 5 p.m., an opening reception will…

  • Emily Kunz

    Mrs. Kunz, 78, of Howell, died Dec. 23, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was born in Poland and had lived in Irvington until moving to Howell 15 years ago. Prior to retiring 16 years ago, she was a pharmaceutical technician at Glaxo SmithKline, Piscataway. Surviving are a son, Tom Kunz of Lincroft;…

  • Patrick C. Houston

    Mr. Houston, 67, of Lincroft, died Dec. 10, 2012, at the Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born and raised in Elizabeth, he moved to Lincroft in 1975, where he resided for 37 years. He was an educator and basketball coach at the Middletown School District for 38 years. He graduated from Sacred Heart High School,…

  • Strengthening Families Program provides support, skills for families

    Strengthening Families, a free 14-week education program for Monmouth County parents, grandparents, guardians and their seventh- and eighthgraders, will begin Jan. 29. The weekly sessions, sponsored by Barnabas Health Institute for Prevention, will be held 6-8 p.m. at Joseph R. Bolger Middle School in Keansburg. The Strengthening Families education program will teach participants how to…

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