• O’Dowd breaks 16:00; Howell girls win title

    BY TIM MORRIS Colts Neck High School’s Mike O’Dowd joined the exclusive club of sub-16:00 performers at Holmdel Park on Oct. 2, while the Howell High School girls cross country team captured a long-sought championship.   O’Dowd won the Varsity B race at the Shore Coaches Invitational in a time of 15:59, thus dipping under…

  • Jersey Blues coming together when it matters the most

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Everything is falling into place for the 2010 Brookdale Community College women’s soccer team, just as coach Frank Lawrence suspected it would.   “It has been an interesting season,” Lawrence said of the Jersey Blues (7-3-1), who are ranked No. 9 in the nation. “We only had one starting field…

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    The Freehold Township Bulldogs 12U boys travel baseball team won the recent Clash at the Creek 50/70 tournament held in Lacey Township. The Bulldogs went 5-0 and beat the Staten Island, N.Y., Reds, 4-3, in the title game. In the run-up to the championship game, the Bulldogs defeated the N.J. Rocz, 7-4, the Toms River…

  • Freehold’s Wold brings out the best in her teammates

    BY TIM MORRIS Two years ago when Emily Wold was a freshman, Freehold High School field hockey coach Jerrilyn Acevedo said that Wold would be the best field hockey player the Colonials had produced.   For a program that has won state sectional championships and Shore Conference division titles, and has had its share of…

  • Colonials win OT thriller on FG, defensive stand

    Colts Neck earns first win; Manalapan keeps rolling; Howell beaten by Midd. South BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Jazzmar Clax went with his instincts and as a result, the Freehold High School football team recorded a season-making win over Neptune High School on Oct. 2.   With the Colonials clinging to a 24-21 lead in…

  • Eagles hand Howell first loss of season

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Middletown South High School football team sent the Howell High School Rebels tumbling from the undefeated ranks on the night of Oct. 2.   Howell High School receiver Ryan Handy is in the grasp of a Middletown South High School defender after catching a pass during an Oct. 2…

  • Alzheimer’s is topic of science lecture

    TINTON FALLS — The 2010 Norman J Field Lecture in Science, “Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease by 2020?” will be presented by Dr. Zaven S. Khachaturian on Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. The lecture will take place at the Performing Arts Center Auditorium of Monmouth Regional High School, 1 Norman J Field Way, Tinton Falls. An informal…

  • Brookdale will host job fair on Oct. 26

    Individuals who are looking for a job are invited to attend a job fair to be held from 4-7 p.m. Oct. 26 at Brookdale Community College, 765 Newman Springs Road (Route 520), Lincroft. Job fair attendees will have access to companies seeking talented residents in every discipline, from hospitality and health care to telecommunications, computer…

  • Fees lower for copies of records

    Gov. Chris Christie has signed into law a bill lowering fees charged by state and local government for copies of public records, according to a press release from the American Civil Liberties Union-New Jersey. “This marks the end of a barrier that for far too long kept the public from having access to government,” said…

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