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    The New Jersey Marlins seek dedicated, hardworking baseball players ages 12-17 for the 2012 spring/summer and fall seasons. Tryouts will be held April 27, May 4 and 11 at the Cross Farms Field in Holmdel. Players ages 12-14 will try out 5- 6:30 p.m. and players ages 15-17 will try out 6:30-8 p.m. All players…

  • Safe!

    Allentown High School’s Silas Rudderow dives back to first base, avoiding the tab by Lawrence’s Nick Kagel during the April 11 game. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Redbirds hope victory is signal of more to follow

    Boys lacrosse team tops Northern Burlington BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent A llentown High School’s boys lacrosse team weathered a frustrating start of two tough two-goal losses to Hopewell Valley and West Windsor Plainsboro South and decisive losses to WWP-North and Notre Dame, but finally broke out with a well-earned victory and the prospect of more…

  • Redbirds win, 9-3

    Left: Allentown High School’s Matt Alpaugh forces out Lawrence’s Connor Springsteen in an attempt to turn a double play during a game on April 11 at Allentown High School. The double play was not successful, however. Above: Allentown’s Nick Casiola runs down a flyball during the game. Allentown defeated Lawrence 9-3. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT…

  • Family Funtathlon slated for May 5

    AFamily Funtathlon hosted by the Monmouth County Park System will be held May 5 at Thompson Park, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft. The event offers teams composed of two to six family members (children ages 6-14) the opportunity to compete in a variety of outdoor adventure challenges such as kayaking, archery and other athletics while problem…

  • Florence Ferraro

    Mrs. Ferraro, 89, of Millstone, died April 12, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was born in New York City and had resided in Jackson before moving to Millstone. Mrs. Ferraro was predeceased by her husband, John Ferraro. Surviving are four sons and three daughters-in-law, Robert and Valerie Ferraro, James and Bonnie Ferraro,…

  • Leon Molokie Sr.

    Mr. Molokie, 80, a resident of East Brunswick for 40 years, died April 7, 2012, at his residence. Prior to retiring in 1994, Mr. Molokie was an investment portfolio manager for Bristol Myers in New York City. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Molokie played minor league baseball for the…

  • Foundation is offering free trees

    National Arbor Day is April 29 this year, and the one way to celebrate is by planting trees. TheArbor Day Foundation is offering 10 free shade trees to everyone who joins the foundation inApril. National Arbor Day and New Jersey’s Arbor Day is celebrated on the last Friday in April, which isApril 29 this year.…

  • April: Spring blew in wildly

    GREEN SCENE GOTTI KELLEY “April comes in like an idiot, babblingand strewing flowers.”— Edna St. Vincent Millay O verwhelmed and prone to procrastinate — Maureen Dowd said it so well in her recent column. It can definitely be applied to many of us who tend to put off less desirable chores. But as these chores…

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