• Residents on Holmdel land sale: Hell, no!

    Higher taxes or Cross Farm soccer fields choice may end in referendum BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer HOLMDEL Some Holmdel residents have picked a side in the conundrum of choosing between higher taxes or the sale of public land: neither. Before the Township Committee’s Feb. 2 meeting, a group of residents rallied outside Town Hall, united…

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    Students of the Jersey Shore Chinese School perform the Golden Peacock dance during the Year of the Water Dragon new year celebration held at Holmdel High School on Feb. 4. CHRIS KELLY

  • Howell bowlers strike it big

    What a week it was for Howell High School bowling. First, the boys and girls wrapped up their respective Shore Conference B Central Division titles. Then, on Feb. 4, the girls won the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV championship. The girls not only won the state sectional title, they owned it: all five starters qualified…

  • Donahue will head to Fordham; JMHS grad Smith to Monmouth

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Howell High School offensive lineman Tim Donahue has signed a national letter of intent to attend Fordham University and play football for the Rams. Looking on are Donahue’s father, Tom, Howell football coach Cory Davies, and Principal Zina Duerbig. Howell High School offensive lineman Tim Donahue, the anchor of a…

  • Watt throws personal best in shot put at Harvard

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Harvard University junior Shannon Watt of Jackson threw a personal best 47-3 ¾ feet (14.42 meters) on her final attempt in the shot put competition and set a meet record as the Crimson won the fifth annual Battle of Beantown on Feb. 3 in Cambridge, Mass. “It was a huge throw,”…

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    Feb. 1 was a big day for New Egypt High School senior Jamel Smith (c) as he signed a national letter of intent to continue his academic and football career at Lafayette College, Easton, Pa. Joining Smith at the school were (back row, l-r) Athletic Director Rich Carroll, Warriors’ offensive coordinator Matt Kukoda, Smith’s aunt,…

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    Jackson Liberty High School hosted Nottingham High School of Mercer County in an NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III state sectional tournament match on Feb. 6 in Jackson. Top, Jackson Liberty’s Nick Zak is on his way to defeating Jared Lavarra by technical fall, 16-1, at 170 pounds. Bottom, Jackson Liberty’s Dominick Regina controls Jacob Kouroume…

  • Jackson Memorial preps for CJ IV track sectionals

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Memorial The Jackson Memorial High School boys track and field team is ready to make a statement in what will be a competitive Central Jersey Group IV state sectional meet to be held Feb. 11 at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River. The Jaguars are coming off…

  • Thomas R. Carroll Sr.

    Mr. Carroll, 77, of Middletown, died Jan. 18, 2012, in New York City. He was born in East Keansburg and lived in the Middletown area all of his life. Mr. Carroll was the superintendent for the cable department at JCP&Lfor 40 years before his retirement in 1994. He was a parishioner of St. Catherine’s Church,…

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