• Redbirds get ready to touch the sky

    The Allentown High School football team goes through their running drills during a practice last week. The Sept. 9 home opener against Hopewell Valley is coming fast.

  • Youngsters learn from NHL coach and player

    BY NATHAN ROSMAN Correspondent Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks spent time off the ice with young people who were taking part in a youth hockey clinic at Howell Ice World in Howell on Aug. 5. Kane was joined at the clinic by Blackhawks’ assistant coach Mike Haviland. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff I t…

  • Showcase sport horses at Sept. 1 event

    The 2011 Sport Horse Showcase, hosted by Birch Creek Farm and Parade Field Farm Sport Horses, will be held during Dressage at Stone Tavern at the Horse Park of New Jersey, Allentown. The event offers an opportunity to showcase sport horses of any discipline that are for sale. The horse presentation will be held 6-8…

  • Agricultural science scholarships available

    New Jersey residents who are entering their senior year in high school this fall and are planning a career in agriculture or science may apply for the New Jersey Agricultural Achievement Award. The $500 award, sponsored by Amy Butewicz, a former New Jersey Equestrian of theYear, is meant to assist the recipient in beginning a…

  • Manofmanymissions sets Sire Stakes trotting mark

    Manofmanymissions was on one Saturday night at the Meadowlands Racetrack. With a huge move, he regained his status as the sport’s top 3-year-old trotter with a record-setting 1:52.1 victory in a 175,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Championship Final that was part of a $700,000 Night of Champions for state breds. WithAndy Miller in the bike,…

  • Diane Lynn Dittmar

    Mrs. Dittmar, 51, of the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold, died Aug. 9, 2011, at home. She graduated as the salutatorian from Shore Regional High School, Oceanport. Mrs. Dittmar was employed in the property and casualty insurance industry, and worked at the Walter B. Howe Agency in Long Branch and The Dittmar Agency in…

  • Sigmund L. Kulessa Sr.

    Mr. Kulessa, 93, of East Brunswick, died Aug. 2, 2011, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1981, he was employed as a supervisor with Hercules Inc., Parlin section of Sayreville, where he worked for 44 years. He was predeceased by a brother, Chester Kulessa; three sisters, Helen Chrzan, Sylvia Kulesa and Anna Zimbicki; and…

  • Passport Shopping in downtown Allentown

    The Allentown Business Community Association will once again hold Passport Shopping in Allentown. Shoppers must visit participating shops and collect at least five different country stamps to be entered in the weekly drawing. No purchase is necessary. Ask shopkeepers for details and look for stores with country flags. For further information, go to allentownnj.com or…

  • ‘Art on the Edge’ seeks art submissions

    The Belmar Arts Council (BAC) has issued a call for submissions to its “Art on the Edge” exhibition. The show is open to artists age 16 and older working in all media. This year’s jurors are Jenn Hampton and Sarah Potter of Parlor Gallery in Asbury Park. Entries will be received 5-7 p.m. Aug. 19…

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