• Lacrosse standout ready to start college career

    Cortney Natalicchio helped lead New Egypt to 12-6 record in 2012 BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent The 2012 lacrosse season was a recordsetting campaign to remember for the New Egypt High School girls lacrosse team and its standout player Cortney Natalicchio, who is heading to The College of New Jersey in Ewing Township next month. New…

  • Haskell to highlight busy July at Monmouth Park

    Silver Screamer (9), with Jose Espinoza up, won the $100,000 Eatontown Stakes on June 30 at Monmouth Park, Oceanport. Heavenly Landing (2), with Paco Lopez aboard, gave chase in the homestretch and finished second. RYAN DENVER/EQUI-PHOTO Monmouth Park in Oceanport will host a busy thoroughbred racing schedule in July, headlined by the 45th Haskell Invitational…

  • Relay for Life reaches goal

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Brianna Paganini, 15, (r), and cancer survivor Julie Conrad share a hug during opening ceremonies of the 2012 Relay For Life at Howell High School. The overnight event saluted cancer survivors, remembered those who lost their battle with the disease, and raised funds to support the American Cancer Society. ERIC…

  • Researcher recounts emotional story of World War II artifacts

    Family members of fallen American soldier get to see helmet their relative wore BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer A rcheology is a way to recover what may be lost when memories fail and photos fade. That is the description archeology student Bart Moonen, 21, of the Netherlands, gave to guests who attended a program…

  • Officials: Audit of Rec. Dept. shows no woes with finances

    JACKSON — Municipal officials told members of the public on June 26 that the Citizens Budget Advisory Committee’s (CBAC) recent audit of the Jackson Recreation Department did not uncover any evidence of financial improprieties. Allegations regarding certain aspects of the recreation department’s finances were reported to the Township Council several months ago, prompting a review…

  • Jackson Liberty band plays in Washington, D.C., parade

    JACKSON — In the early morning hours of July 3, the parking lot at Jackson Liberty High School was quite busy for a summer morning. More than 200 people, including 138 students, boarded five buses for a trip to Washington, D.C., where the Jackson Liberty Lion Marching Band and Color Guard would march in the…

  • Charles R. Dorn

    Mr. Dorn, 86, of Freehold Township, formerly of Avon-by-the-Sea, Freehold Township and Howell, died June 30, 2012, at Applewood Estates Health Care Center, Freehold Township. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, serving in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4374, Freehold. Prior to…

  • Regina E. Clayton

    Mrs. Clayton, 88, of Wall, died June 12, 2012, at the Geraldine L. Thompson Care Center, Wall. She was a lifelong resident of the Jersey Shore area and a former communicant of St. Catharine Catholic Church, Spring Lake. Mrs. Clayton was predeceased by her husband of 40 years, Raymond, in 1981; a brother, Vincent Miller;…

  • Maria DiIoia Muhlon

    Mrs. Muhlon, 67, of Jackson, formerly of Staten Island, N.Y., died June 24, 2012. Prior to retiring, she was employed by the Staten Island Savings Bank for 25 years. Recently married, she enjoyed traveling within the United States and cruising the islands. She was predeceased by her first husband, Liberato DiIoia, in 2003. Surviving are…

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