• Howell woman wins $5,000 in contest

    HOWELL— Stop & Shop supermarket recently presented a $5,000 check to Catherine Van Pelt of Howell, a winner in Stop & Shop’s Triple Winner charity contest. Van Pelt was joined by her husband, Chuck, Stop & Shop Howell store manager Meg Scott, and Howell Deputy Mayor William Gotto. Now in its 21st year, Triple Winner…

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    Andrea Kron, a graduate of The Ailey School, New York City, recently conducted theater, dance and audition technique workshops at the Monmouth Performing Arts Centre in Howell. Students worked on choreography from “A Funny Thing Happened on theWay to the Forum” and “Footloose,” and concluded with learning the many aspects of audition technique. MPAC will…

  • Off win at Belmont, Breen takes aim at July 31 Haskell

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Kelly Breen From the undercard to the main event. That has been the journey of thoroughbred horse trainer Kelly Breen of Farmingdale. “I used to come to the Haskell for the hat,” he said, referring to the gift presented annually to fans at the premier stakes race of Monmouth Park’s…

  • Okerson wins Modified main event

    Defending Modified stock car driving champion Chas Okerson rose to the occasion as the temperature rose to record highs, by winning his second main event of the season on July 23 at Wall Stadium, Wall Township. Two separate hard crashes stopped the race before five laps were in the books, but Okerson powered out to…

  • Marlboro lacrosse players using summer to get better

    Kyle O’Donnell’s main goal this summer for his Marlboro High School boys lacrosse players is “keeping the stick in their hands.” In other words, playing. O’Donnell has his Mustangs playing in the Jersey Shore Summer Lacrosse League in Sea Girt on Thursday evenings, and he is very pleased by the number of players who are…

  • Manalapan Red captures Ripken district pennant

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Most people do not expect 8-yearolds to be good in all facets of baseball. The Manalapan Red 8U Cal Ripken all-star team dispelled that belief by winning the Cal Ripken District 11 championship last week. Manalapan Red had the pitching depth to overcome a rule that limits pitchers to two…

  • Former Reds pitcher finds joy in coaching

    Marlboro High School grad Keith Glauber now working with children in Shrewsbury BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Keith Glauber may have stumbled onto something by coaching the Shrewsbury 8U Jersey Shore Hurricanes. Glauber, a former Marlboro High School baseball standout who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds in 1998 and 2000, enjoyed his stint with the…

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    Cannon Sport and Social Club is looking for new teams and/or individual free agents over the age of 21 to play in its Saturday afternoon Colts Neck Flag Football League that is scheduled to begin on Aug. 27. Players of all ability levels are welcome to participate, and the emphasis is on having fun. Visit…

  • Howell captures shore 7-on-7 football crown

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Seven-on-seven football has been around for quite a while, but in recent years it has become more popular for high school teams. This year as a preliminary to the U.S. Army All-Shore Gridiron Classic at Toms River North High School, there was a seven-on-seven game between teams from Howell High…

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