• Family mourns twins who died in same week

    Law enforcement authorities continue to seek killer of Freehold Borough resident BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Tracy Keys Fraternal twins Travis Keys and Tracy Keys came into this world together on Jan. 20, 1968, and they left it two days apart earlier this month. Those were the words the Rev. Willie Thorpe used in…

  • Marlboro keeps school election in April

    Board ties, 4-4, on resolution to move vote to November BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Unlike almost all neighboring school districts, the Marlboro K- 8 School District Board of Education will hold its 2012 election for board members and the school budget in April. Under a state law signed in January by Gov. Chris Christie,…

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    A special guest greets the students at Laura Donovan School, Freehold Township, during an assembly Feb. 15 that featured a reading of Dr. Seuss’ “The Cat in the Hat.” The assembly and visit, sponsored by the New Jersey Education Association, jump-started Read Across America activities next week, culminating with Read Across America Day, March 2.…

  • Manalapan planners’ decision pleases residents

    Homeowners had objected to establishment of auto dealer near their homes By Mark Rosman MANALAPAN — A group of residents who waged a fight to keep an automobile dealership from being established at Route 9 north and Taylors Mills Road celebrated a victory on the evening of Feb. 23. Residents of Greenfield Drive and other…

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    Roger Kilgore III, headed to Yale, and Liz Sharlow, committed to Lehigh, have been selected to the 2012 McDonald’s All- American basketball team and will represent Bishop Ahr High School when they compete in the boys and girls games at the Chicago United Center, March 28. The games will be broadcast live on ESPNU. Registration…

  • Bishop Ahr win sets up rematch with Raiders

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent I t was almost like the Bishop Ahr High School girls basketball team seemed nonchalant as itwent about dismantling Wardlaw Hartridge, 75-33, Saturday night in the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament quarterfinals at Middlesex County College. There was good reason. The top-seeded Trojans (22-2) were probably pondering a rematch, which took place…

  • Oyler danced her way to basketball success

    Metuchen guard has surpassed 1,000 career points BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Metuchen High School point guard Jenna Oyler recently scored her 1,000th career point for the Bulldogs. The senior started out as a dancer before basketball became her sport. JOHN WOODING photo Basketball coaches always have different ideas about the keys to winning a game.…

  • Falcons best Monroe, advance to GMC semis

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent St. Joseph High School of Metuchen basketball coach Dave Turco had a perplexed look on his face following his team’s 59-41 victory over Monroe on Sunday in the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament quarterfinals. The coach admitted that it was “not a good game” and expected more from his talented and topseeded…

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    Metuchen High School’s Ashley Palmieri puts up a running shot during the first half of the Bulldogs’ Feb. 10 game against Spotswood, played in Metuchen. The Bulldogs improved to 15-5 on the season with a 49-40 triumph. ERIC SUCAR staff

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