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    The Jersey All-Stars cheerleading squad competes in the NJ Cheer Tech Winter Tournament held at the Robert J. Collins Arena at Brookdale Community College on Jan. 23. More photos page 22 and gmnews.com. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Vigil for meningitis victim moved to Feb. 8

    ABERDEEN — A vigil service for 17-year-old Chris Dhume, who died from meningitis last week, has been moved from Monday, Jan. 31, to Tuesday, Feb. 8, a spokeswoman for the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District said Friday. Dhume, a Cliffwood resident and a senior at Matawan Regional High School (MRHS), passed away Jan. 22 from bacterial…

  • District plans memorial for meningitis victim

    MRHS student, 17, died Jan. 22; district working with county health dept BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA ABERDEEN — The Bayshore community is mourning the loss of Chris Dhume, 17, a senior at Matawan Regional High School (MRHS), who passed away early Saturday morning from bacterial meningitis. In response to the tragic incident on Jan. 22, the…

  • Fishing team is a winner

    FISH ON RON NUZZOLO The cure for cabin fever was at Lacey Township High School in Ocean County as students of the Lacey Township fishing team hosted an indoor fishing flea market on Jan. 15. The team had more than 75 vendors selling everything from fishing lures, hooks and line, to rods and reels. The…

  • Warriors revving up for stretch drive

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent The New Egypt High School boys basketball team, which has won 42 games over the past two seasons, took a big step toward continuing that standard last week by sweeping three games, including a 43-38 victory over Notre Dame on Jan. 22, to improve to 9-2. The Warriors nailed down the…

  • Rebels win sixth straight A North wrestling crown

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer I t is wrestlers like Ashanti Maurice who have made it possible for the Howell High School wrestling team to win six consecutive Shore Conference A North Division championships and to become a perennial top 10 team in the state. Coach John Gagliano’s Rebels never rebuild, they reload. To begin…

  • JMHS bowlers rolling their way to success

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent The Jackson Memorial High School bowling team is homing in on a spot for the Shore Conference Tournament again this season with a show of strength in the B North Division individually and as a team. Coming into this week with 19 wins in their last 20 games, the Jaguars are…

  • Howell in full control of A North hoops race

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Howell High School’s Sarah Olson, seen in action against Manalapan, has helped lead the Rebels to the top of the Shore Conference A North Division standings. CLAIRE SHEPROW A t this time last year, the Howell High School girls basketball team was on the outside looking in when it came…

  • Honoring a fallen officer

    The casket bearing the body of Lakewood Police Officer Christopher Matlosz, 27, is brought into St. Mary of the Lake Church in Lakewood on Jan. 20. A Lakewood man, Jahmell Crockam, 19, has been charged in connection with the Jan. 14 slaying of Matlosz, who was shot and killed while he was on duty and…

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