• Scalici setting records with tough running

    Six FRHSD football teams will play rivalry games on Nov. 23 and Nov. 24 BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Manalapan High School running back John Sieczkowski has grabbed the football headlines this fall and for a good reason: he has powered the Braves into the Central Jersey Group IV state playoff semifinals while smashing records.…

  • Freehold’s Verdon wins state all-around crown

    Freehold’s King places third; Colts Neck’s DeDea wins title on balance beam BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Danielle Verdon A fter sparkling performances that led their Freehold High School gymnastics team to the state team championship, the confidence level of Danielle Verdon and Jennifer King could not have been any higher. Two days after the…

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    Craig Forys, a redshirt senior at the University of Michigan, turned in one of the finest races of his cross country career at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in Toledo, Ohio, at the Ottawa Park Golf Course on Nov. 12. Forys finished third in the 10,000- meter race to automatically qualify for the Nov. 21…

  • Rebels’ Barnett glad she gave cross country a try

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Howell High School senior Naomi Barnett (8762) ran cross country for the first time this fall and played a significant role in the Rebels’ success as a team. ERIC SUCAR staff Naomi Barnett has hardly been a fish out of water during the 2011 high school cross country season. Barnett,…

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    OceanFirst Foundation of Toms River recently announced the recipients of $267,000 in grants to organizations serving patrons on the Jersey Shore. Twenty-three organizations will receive awards ranging from $1,500 to $15,000 for 2011 and 2012. These grants will provide general operating support at a time when many arts and cultural organizations face economic challenges and…

  • William H. “Boots” Riddle

    Mr. Riddle, 86, of Freehold, died Nov. 12, 2011, at The Manor, Freehold Township. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Surviving are his wife of 59 years, Lorraine; a son Robert Riddle; a daughter, Kathie, and her husband, Sal Rappa; two granddaughters; a brother, Eddie Riddle; and a sister, Barbara Jones.…

  • Jeanne M. Garner

    Mrs. Garner, 83, of Lakewood, formerly of Freehold and Marlboro, died Nov. 7, 2011, at home. She was predeceased by a son, Leland Garner, in 1992; a brother, Joseph Trivisone; and a sister, Phyllis DiSabatino. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Bonnie and Lester Lockwood of Freehold Township; and two grandchildren. Arrangements were under the…

  • Barbara Seefeldt

    Mrs. Seefeldt, 70, of Jackson, died Nov. 8, 2011, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Prior to retiring in 2009, she was employed by the New Jersey State Division of Children and Family Services, in Toms River, as a teacher assistant for 23 years. Surviving are four children, Laura Carolan of Freehold, Toni Gorski…

  • Ashley Ralph Bogle

    Mr. Bogle, 62, of Manchester, died Nov. 5, 2011, at Community Medical Center, Toms River. He was born in Jamaica, West Indies, and came to the U.S. in 1978. He had resided in Lakewood before moving to Manchester in 2009. Mr. Bogle was employed as a custodian for the Freehold Regional High School District at…

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