• Ravine Drive reopened after repairs completed

    BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer A view of flooding and damage left by Hurricane Irene on Ravine Drive in Matawan. COURTESY OF THE BOROUGH OF MATAWAN MATAWAN — Ravine Drive was reopened over the weekend, following completion of repairs to a sinkhole caused by Hurricane Irene. Monmouth County engineers repaired a timber bulkhead that failed…

  • Middletown officials weigh solar options

    Twp. considers joining county solar plan BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Township officials are leaning toward recommending the township join the Monmouth County Improvement Authority’s (MCIA) aggregate 10-megawatt solar plan in an effort to save on energy costs. The township must notify the MCIA of its decision by the end of September. “Based on…

  • Tour de Force honors fallen police officers

    Local force members bicycle from NYC to Pentagon in honor of officers lost on 9/11 & after BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Cyclists arrive at the Belford Ferry Terminal in Middletown on Sept. 8 during the first leg of the Tour de Force 9/11 Memorial Bike Ride, which extends from New York City to Washington, D.C.…

  • Flags a symbol of strength at solemn ceremony

    Thirty-seven Middletown residents remembered at 9/11 memorial BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Michele Nimbley (center), Middletown, who lost her father, Paul Nimbley, on September 11, 2001, wipes away tears on Sunday during “Middletown Remembers September 11,” a remembrance ceremony held at the Middletown World Trade Center Memorial Gardens where the 37 residents who died in the…

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    Trilogy Lacrosse (www.trilogylacrosse.com) will host a free lacrosse clinic on Sept. 18 at Camp Sacajawea, 127 Yellowbrook Road, Howell. There will be a clinic for sixththrough eighth-graders from 1-3 p.m. and a clinic for ninth- through 11th-graders from 3- to 5 p.m. Coaches are invited to attend as well. The national directors of Trilogy, including…

  • Warriors try to keep winning ways going

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent The New Egypt High School girls soccer team, which is coming off its first championship in the Burlington County Scholastic League Freedom Division, has a new look as it heads into the 2011 season. Eight players graduated from last year’s 16-5 team that reached the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I state…

  • Favorites win trotting stakes races

    Favorites prevailed in both 3-year-old trotting stakes, but the fillies were faster than the colts on Sept. 9 at Freehold Raceway in Freehold. In the $75,000 Charles I Smith, EL Rock by Yankee Glide scored by a length-andthree quarters in 1:58.1, while Firstclassprincess by Classic Photo coasted to a three-and-one-quarter-length tally in the $65,000 Helen…

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    Discount tickets are on sale for the Ohio University vs. Rutgers University football game to be played at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway on Sept. 24. Howell Pop Warner youth football is selling tickets for $20. Rutgers University will donate $5 for each ticket sold to the Howell Pop Warner organization. The email contact…

  • Kremer wins Sportsman feature at Wall Stadium

    Charlie Kremer III raced from fifth on the starting grid to win the Blewett Recycling Sportsman stock car 25- lap feature race on Sept. 10 at Wall Stadium Speedway, Wall Township. It was the second win of the year for the Toms River resident. Trevor Alspach of Willingboro was the first leader of the event…

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