• Brookdale ends year with win in NJCAA consolation match

    The Brookdale Community College men’s soccer team ended its outstanding 2010 season on a high note. The Jersey Blues defeated Howard Community College of Maryland, the No. 6 team in the nation, in a consolation match at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III National Championships. The match was played on Nov. 12. Brookdale…

  • Brookdale harriers sixth at national championship

    When Brookdale Community College started a cross country program in 2009, coach Geoff Harrison’s goal was to turn the Jersey Blues into a national power. In two years, Harrison, the former Red Bank Regional High School coach (his leading protégées were Amanda and Katy Trotter) has done just that. On Nov. 13 the Brookdale harriers…

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    Alexandra Eagle started all 17 matches for the University of South Florida soccer team this fall. The sophomore defender/midfielder helped USF reach the Big East Tournament championship game for the first time. Although USF lost, 1-0, to West Virginia, the team still qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time. Eagle, a sophomore, has…

  • Colonials’ King wins state crown on floor exercise

    Freehold H.S. sophomore places 9th in all-around BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer On the eve of the 2010 NJISAA Gymnastics Championships, Freehold High School sophomore Jennifer King thought a change was in order. Freehold High School sophomore Jennifer King, seen here performing on balance beam during the 2010 Shore Conference Tournament, won the New Jersey…

  • High school students sought for award

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The township Human Relations Council is seeking local high school students to be candidates for a humanitarian of the year award. The council will recognize a high school student who demonstrates behaviors consistent with its mission to foster and promote good will, cooperation and conciliation among all residents of the township. The…

  • Math students shine at CBA

    MARLBORO — Middle school students from Marlboro gained honors at the Christian Brothers Academy math competition. Seventh- and eighth-graders who attend New Jersey public schools were able to participate in the event held on Oct. 16 at the CBA campus in Lincroft. Pupils from the Marlboro Middle School earned first-place honors, while pupils from the…

  • School security tested by 3 recent incidents

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Three security issues that occurred on the property of Colts Neck’s schools in recent weeks prompted a briefing for parents. Colts Neck K-8 School District Superintendent of Schools Ross Kasun led an information session at the Conover Road Primary School on Nov. 16 and discussed the incidents.…

  • Dorothy Ann Donechie

    Mrs. Donechie, 77, of Freehold Township, died Nov. 15, 2010, at CareOne at Wall, Wall Township. Prior to retiring in 1997, she was employed as a quality control clerk for Peerless Tube Products, Freehold Township, for 26 years. Mrs. Donechie was predeceased by two daughters, Victoria Lee Donechie, in 1955, and Tracy A. Griffin, in…

  • Louis “Big Lou” Buonansonti

    Mr. Buonansonti, 77, of St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of Farmingdale, died Nov. 14, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He served as a diver in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Along with his brother, Mr. Buonansonti operated A-General Sewer of Monmouth and Middlesex, until his retirement in 1994. Prior to that, he…

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