• Hornets primed for deep run in CJ net tourney

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Last year, the Holmdel High School girls tennis team went as far as the Group finals in the state tournament. This season, the Hornets are looking to go even further. Ranked first in the Shore Conference, Holmdel has a record of 14-2 after losing to Red Bank Catholic (RBC) in the…

  • Matawan now 5 – 0

    Matawan High School quarterback Jared Allison attempts to make a pass while facing pressure from the Long Branch defense during the Oct. 9 game in Long Branch. The undefeated Huskies are now 5-0 after holding off a Green Wave rally to win 34-31. FRANK GALIPO

  • Matawan- Long Branch Action

    Matawan High School’s Cassius William returns a kick against Long Branch during the Oct. 9 game in Long Branch. Matawan held off a second-half Long Branch rally to win 34-31 and remain undefeated. FRANK GALIPO

  • Eagles’ Wong rounding into form as SC nears

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI TCorrespondent The last four months have been frustrating at times for Christie Wong. The star gymnast at Middletown South High School injured her right ankle twice, the first time in June that hindered her preparation for this season and again early in the season on the vault during a meet on Sept.…

  • MHSS classes split to decrease class size

    Four classes with high enrollment affected BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Board of Education approved four new sixth-period assignments to address large class sizes at Middletown High School South at a special voting meeting on Oct. 6. “The board did approve four new sixthperiod assignments, which is an additional teaching assignment at…

  • Edward H. Ponger

    Mr. Ponger, 76, of Marlboro, died suddenly, along with his daughter, Eileen, on Sept. 30, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Mr. Ponger was a book salesman for Henry Holt and Co. in New York City. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Carole; two sons, Arthur…

  • Patrice M. Papko

    Mrs. Papko, 55, of Aberdeen, died Oct. 7, 2010, at Meridian Nursing & Rehabilitation, Shrewsbury. She was a computer analyst for the Fred C. Gloeckner Seed Co. in Harrison, N.Y., for more than 37 years before retiring in 2007. Mrs. Papko was a founding member of the New Rochelle Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis…

  • Henry “Hank” E. Lucking

    Mr. Lucking, 91, of Highlands, N.C., and formerly of Rumson and Middletown, died Sept. 30 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Mr. Lucking spent his career in the advertising industry, retiring in 1985 after more than 30 years with the New Yorker magazine,…

  • Holmdel resident says town needs Berk and McFarland

    Candidate Brian McFarland’s large-business experience and financial expertise are needed on Holmdel’s Township Committee to control our mushrooming municipal budgets. Mr. McFarland understands that a realistic revenue projection is the cornerstone of any prudent budget, as no viable business can “keep whole” all its departments when projected revenues don’t pace projected expenses. And in these…

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