• Local harriers shining in college competition

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Area distance runners distinguished themselves recently at their respective college conference meets. Princeton University senior Ashley Higginson made her final Heptagonal (Ivy League) Cross Country Championships a memorable meet by going out as a member of the winning team. The Tigers never lost the Heptagonal cross country meet during Higginson’s…

  • Rebels edge Brick Mem. to gain spot in states

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Howell High School football team’s much-maligned defense came through when it mattered most for the Rebels. With a state playoff berth at stake, the Rebels’ defense held Brick Memorial High School of Brick Township to one touchdown in a 14-7 win on Nov. 6 in Howell. The win propelled…

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    New Egypt High School’s Jamie Soles (l) and Highland Park’s Elena Weissman go after the ball during a Central Jersey Group I state sectional tournament soccer match on Nov. 5 in Plumsted. The Warriors beat the visiting Owls, 3-1. New Egypt played Point Pleasant Beach on Nov. 9 in the Central Jersey Group I semifinals.…

  • Warriors host Florence in state grid playoffs

    Football teams will meet for second time in 7 days BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent It is deja vu for the New Egypt High School football team as the Warriors head into their first home game in the NJSIAA state playoffs at 7 p.m. Nov.12. On Nov. 5 the Warriors saw their threegame…

  • Pupils focus on acts of kindness

    PLUMSTED — Pupils from the New Egypt Primary School and peer leaders from New Egypt High School recently joined hands in a lesson about acts of kindness. That is how the primary school pupils kicked off National Acts of Kindness Week, the foundation for the school’s ongoing character education program. The idea is that when…

  • Math students represent school at competition

    JACKSON — Pupils from the St. Aloysius School, Jackson, recently took part in the 39th annual Brother Christian Jones Math Competition held at Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft. Students from 36 area schools were in attendance for the event, with 160 students on 20 teams competing in the private school division, and 140 students from 16…

  • James Ricca

    Mr. Ricca, 65, of Howell, died unexpectedly Oct. 15, 2010, due to complications of colon cancer. He was born and raised in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, N.Y. Mr. Ricca was employed for nearly 40 years with Abraham & Straus/Federated Department Stores in Brooklyn, Woodbridge Center, Eatontown and Bridgewater Commons. His last position was as…

  • Theresa Bardazzi

    Mrs. Bardazzi, 82, of Freehold Township, died Nov. 1, 2010, at Care One at Jackson. Prior to retiring, she was a bookkeeper for Mandalay Caterers, Staten Island, N.Y. Mrs. Bardazzi was predeceased by her husband, Romolo, in 1995; a brother, Frank Pellegrini; and three sisters, Marie Appice, Anna Magro, and Josephine Nardo. Surviving are two…

  • Susan Ruth Jaichner

    Mrs. Jaichner, 70, of Freehold Township, died Oct. 24, 2010, at Community Medical Center, Toms River. She worked in the banking industry for many years, retiring in 2006 as a customer service representative for Wachovia Bank, Hightstown. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert; and a nephew, Thomas Jaichner. Mrs. Jaichner is survived by three…

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