• Milltown board brings tax hike down to $28

    School budget restores some of last year’s cuts BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Milltown Board of Education has voted in favor of a 2011-12 budget that carries a tax increase of $28 on a home assessed at the borough average of $165,723. “You know, we were bracing for the worst,” school Business Administrator Loriann…

  • For a good cause

    Raritan High School pitcher Sam Strickland delivers a pitch to a Freehold Borough batter during the April 2 game that was part of the Getting a Leg Up on Cancer Softball Tournament at Manalapan High School. The tournament raised money to help Jackson Liberty softball coach Laura Borrelli offset the cost of medical expenses. Raritan…

  • Colts ready for bounce-back year on diamond

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Catcher Jon Turk (r) and the Christian Brothers Academy baseball team look to bounce back from a sub-par year by Colts’ standards in 2011. ERIC SUCAR staff Christian Brothers Academy’s baseball team struggled through one of the weakest seasons at 12-10 in coach Marty Kenney’s 37 seasons last spring, but is…

  • Matawan is hosting Husky Relays Saturday

    Matawan High School hosts the 18th annual Husky Relays on Saturday. It all gets started early at 8:30 a.m. Among the events on the track are the distance medley relay and 4×800 for distance runners. For sprinters, there are the 4×100, 4×200 and 4×400 relays, and for the hurdlers, the 3×400 intermediate and 4×100 hurdles…

  • St. John Vianney poised for another championship run

    Softball team won state title last year BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent One year removed from an NJSIAA Non-PublicAstate title and appearance in the Shore Conference Tournament final, the St. John Vianney High School softball team is poised for yet another successful spring. The Lancers are relatively young, but most of their lineup is back from…

  • Hawks name Rice new men’s basketball coach

    Former UNC standout was assistant at Vanderbilt BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Monmouth University’s new men’s basketball head coach is former North Carolina point guard King Rice. The Hawks introduced Rice, who was an assistant coach at Vanderbilt the last five years, on March 30 at the school’s Multipurpose Activities Center.Monmouth University is turning to…

  • WELCOME TO…Treasures the Shore Jersey Shore

    Spring Lake: a little bit of everything BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Downtown Spring Lake Named for the spring-fed lake in the middle of the town’s Divine Park and nicknamed the “Irish Riviera” after the town’s wealthy founders, Spring Lake is a haven for relaxation and beauty along the Jersey Shore. Just two miles long…

  • Naomi Zeitman

    Mrs. Zeitman, 71, of Aberdeen, died March 29, 2011, at CareOne at Holmdel. Born in Brooklyn, she had resided there before moving to Aberdeen. Mrs. Zeitman worked as a secretary with the Women’s American ORT, a nonprofit organization. She was predeceased by her husband, Fred Zeitman. She is survived by a son, Edward Squires and…

  • Norman G. Ernst

    Mr. Ernst, 85, of Middletown, died March 25, 2011, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He worked as assistant treasurer for Irving Trust Company Banking. Mr. Ernst was predeceased by a brother, Howard Ernst. Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Antoinette C. Ernst; a son, David Ernst and his wife, Nancy, of Hazlet; and…

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