• Holmdel moves to control Alcatel-Lucent redevelopment

    Committee introduces plan for 472-acre site; declares area in need of redevelopment BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer An aerial view of the Alcatel-Lucent property on Crawfords Corner Road in Holmdel. FILE PHOTO HOLMDEL — Officials are taking steps to ensure that the redevelopment of the Alcatel Lucent tract has a positive impact for the township and…

  • Music foundation offers hope to families, children

    Precision: Tuned to Musically Inspire Children offers lessons, instruments to families in need BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer John Albino, owner of Absolute Music in Hazlet, offers music lessons and instruments for underprivileged children through his foundation, Precision: Tuned to Musically Inspire Children. MIKE DAVIS The story is in the sticker, attached to the back of…

  • Hazlet commission on Natco plan: ‘What about us?’

    Environmental commission says input on park fix not part of twp. plan sent to DEP BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer For the second time in a few months, members of the Hazlet Environmental Commission (HEC) feel that they’ve been left out of the township’s plans for Natco Lake Park. “As far as I’m concerned, what we…

  • Lacrosse action

    The Jackson Lacrosse Club held a tournament at Jackson Liberty High School on April 28, and one of the games featured squads from Jackson and North Brunswick. Above, Jackson’s Steven Lind (21) tries to elude a North Brunswick defender. Below, Jackson’s Patrick Idank races upfield. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Masino becomes first Howell girl to score 100 goals in lacrosse

    Howell High School senior Alexa Masino is making up for lost time. Masino had never even thought about lacrosse until her freshman year. Soccer was her sport, but she decided to give lacrosse a try because it was so different. “It was a cool experience,” Masino said. “I just loved it. It was so exciting.”…

  • Warriors working hard to stay on winning path

    The New Egypt High School baseball team came into this week’s play assured of a spot in the NJSIAA state sectional tournament after a wild ride through last week’s schedule in which the Warriors won two of three games to improve to 9-6. Teams must be at or above .500 at the end of play…

  • JMHS senior announces plan to play basketball at Dartmouth

    Brandon McDonnell, who sparked the Jackson Memorial High School basketball team to a school record 25 wins and a repeat Shore Conference A South Division championship in the 2011-12 season, has accepted a financial package to Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., where he will play basketball in the Ivy League starting this fall. “I visited Dartmouth…

  • McDonnell working for bigger role with Temple in 2012-13

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jimmy McDonnell puts up a shot during a Temple game vs. Fordham in the 2011-12 basketball season. McDonnell, a graduate of Jackson Memorial High School, is working hard this offseason as he seeks more playing time with the Owls next winter.Days after losing to the University of South Florida in the…

  • Jaguars’ coach sees room for more improvement

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Memorial Most coaches would be happy if their team won 14 of its first 16 games in a season, but Jackson Memorial High School baseball coach Frank Malta is not most coaches. “No, we’re not playing that well,” Malta said after his Jaguars beat Point Pleasant Borough, 9-3, on May…

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