• Keyport Mayor wants new master plan

    Planning Board will look to review or replace 47-year-old document BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer KEYPORT— The last time the borough commissioned a new master plan, John F. Kennedy was in the White House. But at the Feb. 7 meeting of the Borough Council, Mayor Robert McLeod said the Keyport Unified Planning Board has held discussions…

  • Residents clamor to keep Middletown’s swim club afloat

    Twp. looks for bidders while Hazlet promotes its facility BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Town Hall became a sea of signs and posters waved by patrons of the Middletown Swim and Tennis Club who packed into the Feb. 6 meeting of the Township Committee. For the second time in a month, a seemingly endless…

  • Negro Leaguer: ‘We just wanted to play baseball’

    Former players speak on experience in segregated leagues BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Former Negro League baseball players Pedro Sierra (l-r) and Robert Scott speak about their experiences playing in a segregated league at a program presented on Feb. 9 by Monmouth University in West Long Branch in celebration of Black History Month. Below: Sierra speaks…

  • Brookdale facilities, not tuition, at issue

    Tuition for 2012-13 inches down by $3 per credit BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Brookdale Community College Brookdale Community College’s rundown facilities, not a marginal tuition decrease, should be a priority of the college Board of Trustees, said students and faculty last week. At the board’s Feb. 9 meeting, held on Brookdale’s Hazlet campus, a $95.7…

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    Costumed children and members of the German School of Monmouth County community perform a traditional dance during a Karneval celebration held at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Holmdel on Feb. 9. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Holmdel mayor’s bridge to nowhere

    An open letter to neighbors Holmdel Mayor Patrick Impreveduto recently announced that the township faces a budget crisis — a $2.5 million deficit. Assuring us that the municipal budget has already been “cut-to-the-bone,” Mr. Impreveduto suggested that the township needed to find new temporary sources of revenue that would bridge the budget shortfall for four…

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    The NJ Marlins seek dedicated, hardworking baseball players ages 10-18 for the 2012 spring/summer and fall seasons. All interested players must fill out a player prospect form at www.njmarlins.com. The Marlins’ 17U teams will play a highly competitive schedule with maximum exposure, including invitation-only events and 12 local, regional and national tournaments. The 2012 17U…

  • Jaguars, Lions ready for District 21 mat action

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent JEFF GRANIT staff Jackson Memorial High School’s Randy Royle (r) keeps a hold on Brick Memorial High School’s Cliff Ruggiero during their 145-pound bout in the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional championship match on Feb. 10 in Jackson. Ruggiero pinned Royle at 1:46 as the Mustangs defeated the Jaguars, 35-29,…

  • Evans learning the ropes with Rutgers hoop team

    Jackson Memorial graduate gets two recent starts as coach shakes up squad BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Rutgers University Christa Evans hoped for an opportunity to see playing time with the Rutgers University basketball team this season, and she did, in fact, see action in every game the Scarlet Knights played. A week ago, Evans, a…

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