• Otteau of Weichert in Howell recognized for success in April

    Otteau of Weichert in Howell recognized for success in April

    Carlo Siracusa, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that Joann Otteau of the Howell office was recognized for her regional success in April. Otteau led her sales region, which is comprised of locations throughout Middlesex, Ocean and Monmouth counties, in resales. Otteau can be reached in Weichert’s Howell office at 626 Route 9 south,…

  • Patriots win county softball tournament White Division title

    Patriots win county softball tournament White Division title

    By Tim Morris The Freehold Township High School softball team made the most of a second chance. After falling in the first round of the Monmouth County Softball (MCT) Tournament and falling into the White Division, the Patriots could have lost interest in playing more tournament games and just mailed it in, but they wanted…

  • Baseball teams begin playoffs with conference tourney victories

    Baseball teams begin playoffs with conference tourney victories

    By Tim Morris In what could be a good omen for the Freehold Regional High School District’s state playoff-bound baseball teams, all were victorious in their Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) debuts. Freehold High School, Marlboro High School, Colts Neck High School, Howell High School and Manalapan High School collected first-round wins in the SCT May…

  • Marlboro poised heading into postseason softball tournaments

    Marlboro poised heading into postseason softball tournaments

    By Tim Morris Marlboro High School’s softball team goes into the postseason tournaments with a lot of momentum. The Mustangs finished the regular season with a 14-6 record with four of those losses to state powers Middletown High School North and Middletown High School South in Shore Conference A North Division play and one to…

  • News Transcript Datebook, May 25

    News Transcript Datebook, May 25

    • There will be a Memorial Day parade in Manalapan and Englishtown on May 30. The parade will begin at 2 p.m. at the Manalapan veterans memorial, corner of Taylors Mills Road and Route 522. Participants will proceed down Route 522 and into Englishtown, stopping at the veterans memorial at 15 Main St. The marchers…

  • Roche, Hayes, Gomez claim conference track and field titles

    Roche, Hayes, Gomez claim conference track and field titles

    By Tim Morris After her brilliant triple at the Monmouth County Track and Field Championships, Freehold Township High School’s Ciara Roche had little to prove at the Shore Conference meet. The Patriots’ senior took it easy, competing in only the 1,600 meters and running it only to win and not for time. The result was…

  • Sport shorts

    Sport shorts

    After a successful first year of competition, Red Bull Surf + Rescue returns to the beaches of Atlantic City July 19, when 40 four-person teams will compete for the title of the strongest beach patrol in New Jersey. Red Bull Surf + Rescue is an elite lifeguarding competition exclusive to New Jersey Beach Patrols. The…

  • Manalapan Police Department welcomes K-9 Grim to force

    Manalapan Police Department welcomes K-9 Grim to force

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – The newest member of the Manalapan Police Department will use his keen sense of smell to help his fellow officers continue their battle to rid the municipality of illegal drugs. Grim, a spirited German shepherd, was introduced to residents and municipal officials during the May 11 meeting of…

  • College approves partnerships with high school, university

    College approves partnerships with high school, university

    HAZLET — The Brookdale Community College Board of Trustees approved two new higher education partnerships on May 17 designed to expand opportunities for local high school and college students. Officials from Brookdale and Georgian Court University (GCU) signed off on the new Brookdale-Georgian Court University Partnership, which will allow students to earn bachelor’s and master’s…

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