• SCT title behind them, Colts focused on state tournament

    CBA defeats Holmdel, 4-0, SCT final BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Christian Brothers Academy Unbeaten Christian Brothers Academy’s soccer team continued along with business as usual, winning an unprecedented eighth Shore Conference Tournament title, 4-0, over Holmdel on Oct. 30 at Neptune. “I think the players had a lot of confidence, but this was more of…

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    St. John Vianney High School’s Tara Connelly sprints to the finish line at the Monmouth County Cross Country Championships held at Holmdel Park on Oct. 18. The Lancer finished second in the race, clocking 19:28 for the 5,000 meters. Connelly and the Lancers were scheduled to run in the Shore Conference meet on Oct. 29…

  • Park system seeking volunteer docents

    The Monmouth County Park System is looking for volunteers to become docents/ receptionists in four park locations. Are you 21 years of age or older and enjoy interacting with people? You may have what it takes to step into this new volunteer position. Docents welcome visitors and answer questions about facilities, exhibits, park history and…

  • business briefs 

    Big Brothers Big Sisters is not just making a difference, it has been ranked the best of the best on a list of most-recommended, high-impact national nonprofits serving atrisk youth, according to Philanthropedia, which surveys experts on their views of charities’ impact and organizational strengths. The nation’s leader in youth mentoring, Big Brothers Big Sisters…

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    Cast members and crew from the Hall of Gore take a break at the Cullen Center, Hazlet, on Oct. 29. Garden State Players, a new nonprofit theater group, hosted its inaugural Halloween event to raise funds and promote the group. Participants who braved the weather were treated to frights in the Hall, ghost stories around…

  • Maura A. Bala

    Mrs. Bala, 65, of Lincroft, died Oct. 28, 2011, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Dublin, Ireland, she came to America in 1965 and had lived in Lincroft for the past 24 years. Mrs. Bala was a parishioner of St. Leo the Great Church, Lincroft, and recently retired after 25 years as the…

  • Franklin Eisele

    Mr. Eisele, 94, of Middletown, died Oct. 23, 2011, at home. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and afterward worked for Prudential Insurance Co., retiring in 1979. Mr. Eisele was a member of the United Methodist Church of Red Bank. He was predeceased by his wife, Gertrude Rogers Eisele, in 2004;…

  • William H. Macfie

    Mr. Macfie, 82, of the Colonia section of Woodbridge, died Oct. 20, 2011, at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Mr. Macfie worked as an electrical engineer forAT&T/Bell Labs in Whippany, Holmdel and Morristown for 40 years before retiring in 1990. A U.S. Army veteran, he served during the late 1940s. Mr. Macfie was an active member…

  • David Finlayson

    Mr. Finlayson, 83, of Lakewood, died Oct. 22, 2011, at Ocean Medical Center in Brick. He had lived in Belford and Red Bank before settling at Leisure Village East in Lakewood, where he was a member of the first aid squad. Mr. Finlayson was an application engineer at Westinghouse Electric Co. for 35 years and…

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