• Colonials’ seniors bring home district golf championship

    Colonials’ seniors bring home district golf championship

    By Tim Morris They came in together as freshmen to a golf program with little history, and they leave as champions. Lewis Wright, Russell Herbert and Chris LaBarbara took the Freehold High School boys golf team to unprecedented heights at the Freehold Regional High School District Tournament, claiming the program’s first championship. Freehold outclassed a…

  • Gomez joins select company after school-record long jump

    Gomez joins select company after school-record long jump

    By Tim Morris From takeoff to landing, Marlboro High School long jumper Gianna Gomez knew she had taken quite a ride. “My form in the air was good,” the Mustangs’ sophomore said. It was so good that when she landed 17-11½ from the board, she had broken a 29-year-old school record and, in the process,…

  • Halmi’s consistency helps Cougars win A North lacrosse

    Halmi’s consistency helps Cougars win A North lacrosse

    By Tim Morris Colts Neck High School’s boys’ lacrosse team may have had an up and down season; however, the Cougars were certainly up at the right time. Thanks to a spotless record against public schools, the Cougars captured the Shore Conference A North Division title this spring, overcoming perennial winners Freehold Township High School…

  • Rebels’ Hamilton captures second straight district golf title

    Rebels’ Hamilton captures second straight district golf title

    By Tim Morris Rebecca Hamilton wishes she had more time to play golf. “I really do enjoy golf,” she said. However, the Howell High School senior has another sport to focus on: soccer. She is headed to Penn State University on a scholarship this summer, and her commitment to that sport limits her time on…

  • Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie participates in Walk4Friends

    Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie participates in Walk4Friends

    Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie joined the supporters in the Walk4Friends, held May 22. The annual event, held at the Vonage campus in Holmdel, was to raise crucial funds and community awareness for The Friendship Circle — a nonprofit organization for individuals with special needs. “It is a pleasure to donate our time and…

  • News Transcript Datebook, June 1

    News Transcript Datebook, June 1

    • The Manalapan Seniors and Chapter 4 will sponsor a bus trip to a Trenton Thunder baseball game on Aug. 4. The bus will leave the Manalapan municipal complex at 5 p.m. and return at about 10:30 p.m. A reserved picnic area will include hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, baked BBQ chicken, potato salad,…

  • Marlboro softball, baseball fall in state sectional quarterfinals

    Marlboro softball, baseball fall in state sectional quarterfinals

    The Marlboro High School softball team played a pair of one-run thrillers in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV tournament. Unfortunately, the Mustangs went 1-1 in those games, bringing an end to another fine season on the softball diamond. Fourth-seeded East Brunswick High School ended Marlboro’s season May 25 with a come-from-behind, 4-3 win over…

  • Group sponsoring September bus trip to Canada

    Group sponsoring September bus trip to Canada

    The Old Bridge AARP Chapter 4854 is sponsoring the Ultimate Canadian Bus Tour to Montreal, Quebec City and Ottawa Sept. 18-23. The trip is $679 per person, double occupancy, for six days and five nights and includes motor coach transportation, hotel lodging and 10 meals (five breakfasts and five dinners). Sights will include Montmorency Falls, Notre Dame…

  • Business brief

    Business brief

    Certified Yoga Teacher Allison Sorokin will lead Yoga By the Bay, a weekly community yoga class, at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and 8 a.m. Sundays beginning June 5, on the grass on American Legion Drive, Keyport. Classes are all levels and beginner-friendly. Bring your own yoga mat. Registration is required with the Keyport Recreation Department. Fees of $50 is…

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