• Officials promise savings from energy aggregation

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — The Township Committee is moving forward with a plan to purchase energy in bulk for the entire community. Officials said residents can expect to see an estimated 14 percent savings, or nearly $165 per customer, in their energy bill starting in 2013. In an action approved by the…

  • Liberty Oak Chorus to perform in Jackson

    JACKSON — Liberty Oak Chorus, an award-winning Freehold-based chapter of Sweet Adelines International, will perform its “Sound Celebration” show at 3 p.m. Dec. 2 at Jackson Memorial High School, Don Connor Boulevard. Under the direction of Katie Blackwood, the chorus will sing a cappella, four-part harmony, lead, tenor, baritone and bass barbershop style — an…

  • Five seeking 3 seats on Jackson council

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Kenneth Bressi JACKSON — On Nov. 6, voters will have the opportunity to reshape the Township Council. Three of the five seats on the governing body will be on the ballot. All three available terms are for four years. Seeking the three seats are Bonnie Barrington, Kenneth Bressi, Barry Calogero,…

  • Ghost-tracking moms tour local sites

    Nighttime hunt of area ‘haunts’ brings out scares and screams BY LIZZ DINNIGAN Correspondent Guests listen as Allan Savolaine (not pictured) relates stories about some of the graves at the Rose Hill Cemetery, Matawan, on Oct. 20. The two-hour tour included tales of the 1916 Matawan Creek shark attack victims, the Great Matawan fire of…

  • Agreement on school pact reached

    Jackson board, JEA announce deal after months of negotiations BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Following 22 months of negotiations, the Jackson School District Board of Education and the Jackson Education Association (JEA) announced they have reached an amicable agreement on a new contract. The JEA’s previous contract expired in June 2011. The members…

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    The N.J. Marlins Baseball Organization will be hosting a College Instructional Camp on Jan. 19 from 4-9 p.m. at Frozen Ropes in Lakewood. This program will be for 2013-16 graduates looking to play college baseball. Attendees will get the opportunity to showcase their skills for more than 20 baseball colleges. Pre-Registration is required and space…

  • RBC girls reclaim county cross country championship

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Red Bank Catholic High School’s sophomore class is off to a good start in the cross country season. On Oct. 16, the Caseys regained the Monmouth County Cross Country Championship with four sophomores among their top five runners. For the boys, Red Bank Catholic’s Rob Napolitano was involved in an…

  • Brookdale men’s soccer team advances in Region XIX tourney

    BCC women are in semifinals BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer When the Region XIX Tournament began, Brookdale Community College men’s soccer head coach Dave Janezic remarked that “now everybody is 0- 0.” Now that Janezic’s Jersey Blues are the top-seed in the tournament, which began on Oct. 20, because of their 10-1-1 regular season record…

  • Consistency, confidence take RFH’s Fahey to state singles final

    BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s Kate Fahey rips a backhand return to Westfield High School’s Lexi Borr during their NJSIAA singles final played on Oct. 16 at Ocean County Park in West Windsor. Borr thwarted Fahey’s attempt to add the state championship to her list of accomplishments. JEFF GRANIT staff Rumson-Fair…

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