• Community Calendar: July 12 edition

    Thurs., July 12    Make Balloon Animals: 2 p.m., Plumsted branch of the Ocean County Library System, 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt. In this hands-on workshop with Debby Pease, children ages 7 to 10 will learn how to make balloon animals. To register go online to www.theoceancountylibrary.org or call 609-758-7888.    Lego Club: 3:30 p.m., Plumsted branch…

  • Outbreaks of human Salmonella infections linked to small turtles

    Hunterdon County Department of Health    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting that there are six ongoing multistate outbreaks of human Salmonella infection linked with exposure to small turtles or their environments (e.g., water from a turtle habitat).    One hundred forty nine ill persons have been identified in 28 states. Illness onset…

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    Former Colts Neck High School golf standout Eric LeFante will be competing in the 65th MGA/MetLife Public Links Championships at Bethpage Black on Long Island, N.Y., on July 12. LeFante, a two-time New Jersey public links champion, was the runner-up in 2011, losing in a playoff to Anthony Aloi at Hominy Hill in Colts Neck…

  • Davies, Barthel win Kornman award

    Howell High School’s Ryan Davies and Freehold Township High School’s Stephanie Barthel are this year’s winners of the Leo Kornman Memorial Varsity Award. They received their awards at their school’s sports banquet. Davies will attend Moravian College in the fall. Davies, a record-setting passer on the Rebels’ football team, participated in several varsity sports over…

  • Giants’ Youth Football Camp coming to Howell, July 16-20

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Pat Dowling looks forward to running the New York Giants Youth Football Camp each summer. Dowling, the defensive coordinator at Point Pleasant Borough High School, will direct the Giants camp, which will make a stop at Howell Memorial Middle School, Adelphia Road, from July 16-20. This marks the camp’s sixth…

  • All-American honors for Brookdale pitcher

    Brookdale Community College softball pitcher Deanna Daluise’s reward for a dominating 2012 season was being named a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Division III All-American First Team. Daluise, a graduate of Manalapan High School who has been at Brookdale for two years, was the ace of the Jersey Blues’ staff in 2012.…

  • 36th annual Belmar 5-Mile Run to fill borough’s streets

    Runners will take over the streets of Belmar on the morning of July 14. The borough and the Goodwill Hose Fire Company, in collaboration with the Jersey Shore Running Club, will present the 36th annual Belmar 5-Mile Run with a starting time of 8:30 a.m. With its longevity, the race owns a distinct history as…

  • Braves, Colonials highlight All-FRHSD Baseball Team

    I f the baseball teams from the Freehold Regional High School District proved anything this year, it is how meaningless the regular season can be. Meaningless, of course, as long as a team makes it to the postseason. The Manalapan, Freehold and Freehold Township high school baseball teams used their postseason tournament appearances to turn…

  • Black Knight Bowbenders will host Big Foot Open

    This text will be replaced With a renewed interest in archery due to the release of a pair of Hollywood movies, the Black Knight Bowbenders are preparing to hold their biggest event of the year, the Big Foot Open, on July 14-15. The competition will be held at the Black Knight Bowbenders’ range on Perrineville…

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