• High school golfers come to aid of choking man

    Foursome responds to frantic plea of resident bordering golf course BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Choking is never associated with sports in a positive way. But quick action by members of the golf teams from three area high schools helped save the life of a victim choking on food last week. During an April 25 triangular…

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    Residents make their way into a mock reception celebrating the royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton at the Residence at Forsgate in Monroe on April 29. The assisted living facility recognized the event with photos of the royal family, a tiered cake and a viewing of the actual event. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Rockets searching for that signature victory

    — Matthew Rocco I n the first round of the Monmouth County Tournament, the Raritan softball team fell toOcean, 3-0, as they struggled at the plate against Shore Conference strikeout leader Gianna Kinhofer. The loss to Ocean, the ninth seed, was a difficult one for the eighth-seeded Rockets to absorb. They failed to get a…

  • Eagles edge Lions in key A North softball game

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent A llie Muratore got perhaps her biggest hit of the season thus far when she grounded a walk-off single up the middle in the eighth inning to lift Middletown South to a 1-0 victory over Middletown North in a key Shore Conference A North showdown at the winner’s field on May…

  • Blues ready to defend softball title

    Even though his team has played almost 50 games (36-7-1), Brookdale Community College softball coach Bo Scannapieco relishes the practice time his team will put in this week prior to the start of the National Junior College AthleticAssociation Region XIX Tournament. “We’re playing OK,” said Scannapieco, whose defending national champions were ranked No. 2 in…

  • CBA DMR team brings the Penn Relays wheel home

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Red Bank Catholic High School’s Kevin Byrne (M) leads the pack during the opening 1,200-meter leg of the Penn Relays’ High School Boys Distance Medley Relay held Friday at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa. Running in the middle of the pack is Christian Brothers Academy’s George Kelly (B). Byrne’s lead-off…

  • Walter R. Hinz

    Mr. Hinz, 62, of Keyport, died April 22, 2011, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Germany and raised in Belford, he moved to Keyport in 1983. Mr. Hinz retired as assistant treasurer for Marine View Savings and Loan Co. He was predeceased by his parents, Walter J. and Antoine Quendenfeld Hinz. He…

  • Frances Craig

    Mrs. Craig, 93, of the Morganville section of Marlboro, died April 7, 2011, at home. She was predeceased by a son, John Craig; a daughter, Sheila Gearen; a sister, Elenore Hulbert; and a son-in-law, Alan Miller. Surviving are four daughters, Jean Rose and husband, Bill, of Matawan; Joan Bieker and husband, Patrick, of Georgia, Lola…

  • Anna J. Kipila

    Mrs. Kipila, 87, of Howell, died March 25, 2011, at Fountain View Care Center, Lakewood. She was born in Perth Amboy, and had lived in Fords and Laurence Harbor prior to settling to Howell. Prior to retiring, Mrs. Kipila worked as a seamstress at Charles Komar Industries, South Amboy. She was predeceased by her husband,…

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