• Hazlet, Highlands districts share administrators

    Cost savings, increased revenues among benefits of sharing services BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer HAZLET — The Hazlet Township Public School District and Highlands Elementary School District have agreed to share business and administrative services, creating a mutual savings. Hazlet Superintendent William George III said last week that Hazlet has been providing business services to…

  • From Taiwan to Brookdale, Year of the Rabbit welcomed

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Bright costumes, colorful red fans and joyous music filled Brookdale Community College’s Student Life Center as revelers said goodbye to the tumultuous Year of the Tiger and a hearty “gung hay fat choy” to the Year of the Rabbit last Thursday. Students from the Jersey Shore Chinese School of Holmdel…

  • Veterans’ stories recorded for national archive

    Iraq War veteran from Holmdel adds his experiences to Veterans History Project BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Behind each war story in the media are the men and women who lived it before it was news; for them, it was reality. Iraq War veteran Justin Sasso, of Holmdel, hopes that adding his oral history to…

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    Students with the Jersey Shore Chinese School of Holmdel perform a Dragon Dance to celebrate the advent of the Year of the Rabbit on Feb. 3 at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft to mark the Chinese Lunar New Year.See the story, on page 3. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Fobes, D’Elia capture gymnastics honors

    Former scholastic standouts Austyn Fobes (Howell High School) and Danielle D’Elia (Colts Neck High School) are making their mark in college gymnastics. The EasternAtlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) recently named Fobes its Gymnast of the Week and D’Elia its Gymnast Specialist of theWeek. Fobes, a sophomore at the University of New Hampshire, sparked New Hampshire to…

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    Jackson Memorial High School’s Brandon Holup rejects a shot from Howell High School’s Will Riepe (2) during a Feb. 4 game in Jackson. The visiting Rebels beat the Jaguars, 36-33. Howell has qualified for the upcoming Central Jersey Group IV state sectional tournament. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Kosheff, Zak brothers pace Lions’ wrestling

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent The Jackson Liberty High School wrestling team missed out on gaining a berth in the NJSIAA state sectional team tournament as forfeits in various weight classes have seen the Lions post a 7- 9 mark in dual meets entering action this week. At one point, senior Brianne Matos, who is the…

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    Jackson Renegades fastpitch softball is seeking players in the 10U to 18U age groups. Contact the coach of the appropriate age group to arrange for a tryout or to come to a team workout: 10U, [email protected]; 12U, [email protected]; 14U and 18U, [email protected]; 16U, [email protected], or send an email message to the following: [email protected]. For more…

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    Howell High School’s Mike Murphy (20) eyes the basket before trying to put up a shot over Jackson Memorial High School defender Anthony Skwiat during Howell’s 36-33 victory over the Jaguars on Feb. 4 in Jackson. ERIC SUCAR staff

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