• Freehold Clippers contenders for ABCCL championship

    Freehold Clippers contenders for ABCCL championship

    By Tim Morris Rich Gawlak has put together a Freehold Clipper team that is a serious title contender in the Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL). Heading into the ABCCL All-Star Game played at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood July 14, the Clippers were sailing along in first place with an 18-3-1 record. They are three…

  • News Transcript Datebook, July 20

    News Transcript Datebook, July 20

    • The Hannahs and To The Skyline will perform at the Manalapan Community Center, Route 33, Manalapan, at 8 p.m. Aug. 5. Details: [email protected] • CentraState Healthcare System will present a free physician lecture about bariatric surgery, “Is Weight-Loss Surgery Right for You?” from 7-8 p.m. Aug. 3 at the Star and Barry Tobias Health…

  • Freehold Township all-star team closing in on Section 3 final

    Freehold Township all-star team closing in on Section 3 final

    By Tim Morris The Freehold Township Little League’s (FTLL) Major League all-star team is starting to believe. The team captured the District 19 championship. And with two wins in the Section 3 tournament that the FTLL is hosting, the all-stars are just one win away from playing for the right to advance to the state…

  • Former Colonial Lundy one of ABCCL’s stars

    Former Colonial Lundy one of ABCCL’s stars

    By Tim Morris The Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL) was made for players like Jason Lundy. The Freehold High School graduate, who will be a senior at Fordham University in the fall, likes nothing better than playing baseball, and the ABCCL gives him that opportunity over the summer months. “The fact is that I’m able…

  • MGA’s Hernandez excited to be a 2016 U.S. Olympian

    MGA’s Hernandez excited to be a 2016 U.S. Olympian

    By Tim Morris Every four years, America falls in love with the women’s gymnastics team at the Summer Olympics. Little girls find their role models, and the next generation of gymnasts is born. Laurie Hernandez, 16, of Old Bridge is one of those young girls who was influenced by the Olympic Games and now finds…

  • Matawan-Aberdeen Educational Foundation awards teacher grants

    Matawan-Aberdeen Educational Foundation awards teacher grants

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The Matawan-Aberdeen Educational Foundation has awarded grants to several district teachers to enhance and enrich the learning experience for students. “[We want] to recognize exceptional teachers who make learning innovative and fun for our students,” said Foundation Chairperson Keiko Gendi. “Every year we award grants, and after…

  • Holmdel teacher awarded fellowship for Holocaust education

    Holmdel teacher awarded fellowship for Holocaust education

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer HOLMDEL — A local teacher joined more than 20 others for a seminar aimed at delving into the complex history of the Holocaust and inspiring new techniques to introduce the subject into classrooms. The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR), which works to preserve the legacy and provide monthly…

  • Eva Acevedo of Weichert in Middletown recognized for success in June

    Eva Acevedo of Weichert in Middletown recognized for success in June

    Carlo Siracusa, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that Eva Acevedo of the Middletown office was recognized for industry success in June. Acevedo led her sales region, which is comprised of locations throughout Middlesex, Ocean and Monmouth counties, for new home dollar volume. Acevedo can be reached in Weichert’s Middletown office at 1008 Route…

  • Brookdale sets Automotive Service and Technology open house

    Brookdale sets Automotive Service and Technology open house

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer LINCROFT — Brookdale Community College will serve as the host to an Automotive Service and Technology open house at 6 p.m. Aug. 9 for those who are interested in a possible automotive career or learning how to work on a car. The free open house will take place in Room 102…

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