• RFH Crew gearing up for fall rowing season

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Rumson-Fair Haven Crew’s girls varsity boat finished fifth at the national championships in the spring. They are now preparing for the fall regattas. PHOTO BY KARYN FRANK On May 27, Rumson-Fair Haven Crew’s girls varsity boat competed in the Scholastic Rowing Association National Championships, marking the first time a boat from…

  • How to get your sports news in the paper

    If you would like your sports news published, please submit a press release at least two weeks in advance of an event such as team registration or tryouts. Results of youth games and tournaments may also be submitted, as well as collegiate news about former high school athletes. Give complete information, such as dates, full…

  • Freehold Raceway reopens for live racing on Sept. 1

    Live harness racing will return to Freehold Raceway, Route 33, Freehold, on Sept. 1. The track’s 41-day fall-winter meet will run through Dec. 17. Post time is 12:30 p.m. on all race days. Fans who purchase a program on opening day will receive a free T-shirt and a special Renaissance Dining Room opening day buffet…

  • Women’s 5K, Pier House 5K conclude summer road races

    BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The summer road-racing season is set to conclude this weekend with a pair of much-anticipated events: the Saturday in the Park Women’s 5K in Holmdel and Monday’s Pier House 5K in Long Branch, the final race in the Jersey Shore Golden Grand Prix series. Both races are presented by the Jersey Shore…

  • Ex-Falcon star Allen is preseason All-America

    Monmouth U. defender is on Hermann Trophy watch list for 2011 R.J. Allen, a former star at Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen and now a senior at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, has been named to Soccer America’s Preseason All American Team. The Hawks’defender was one of 25 players singled out for All-American selection…

  • Season opener

    Above: Monmouth University’s Tracey Biederstadt (l) brings down Seton Hall University’s Alyssa Stipcak with a tackle during their Aug. 26 match played on Monmouth University’s Great Lawn. The match was the first of the season for both teams, with Seton Hall prevailing, 1-0. Left: Monmouth University’s Nicole Close (l) and Seton Hall University’s Christina Cinelli…

  • ‘Around and About’

    “Summer Day” by Robert Grunke Sandy Hook forms the backdrop for an exhibit by local artists Vicky Culver and Robert Grunke, who have teamed up once again to present “Around and About.” From photo collages by Culver, of Howell, to local and urban scenes by Grunke, of Matawan, the works highlight what we see daily…

  • Robert P. Kornafel

    Mr. Kornafel, 79, of Freehold Township, died Aug. 5, 2011, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a regional sales manager for D.A. Stuart Co., Chicago, for over 40 years, and then a sales consultant with Quaker Chemical Corp., Conshohocken, Pa., until his retirement in 2007. Mr. Kornafel is survived by his wife of…

  • Elaine Ruth Snow

    Mrs. Snow, 61, of West Long Branch, died Aug. 21, 2011, after a battle with cancer. She worked at Bell Laboratories in Holmdel for 14 years. Surviving are her husband of 31 years, Don; a daughter, Amanda of Hoboken; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Mike of Hoboken and Tom and Kathleen of Geneva, Switzerland; her…

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