• Jersey Shore Wildcats win state AAU basketball title

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer There is a reason why Shore Conference girls basketball teams have played for the NJSIAA state Tournament of Champions crown for the last two years. The basketball that is being played in the conference made up of schools from Monmouth and Ocean counties is simply that good. If this summer’s…

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    The Howell Recreation Department is accepting registration for the 2010 adult flag football season. Participants must be 18 years old or older. Games are scheduled at Bear Swamp Park on Sundays at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., beginning in September. Registration ends Aug. 20. Team registration is recommended and individual registration is accepted. Fee is…

  • Freehold Raceway to open fall meet

    The sound of thundering hoof beats from the country’s best trotters and pacers will return to Freehold Raceway in Freehold on Aug. 12. Post time is 12:30 p.m. as live harness racing resumes at the nation’s oldest continually operating harness track. Once again, the $300,000 Cane Pace, the first leg of Pacing’s Triple Crown, will…

  • FTLL Juniors start 2-0 in region tournament

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer If the first two games of the Little League Junior League Eastern Regional Tournament are any barometer, the Freehold Township Little League all-stars are serious contenders for the regional title. Freehold Township third baseman Steven Ginter waits for the ball to arrive as Tayvon Blake of Maryland nears the bag…

  • Braves’ QB Bimonte commits to Rutgers

    Manalapan senior expects to join Scarlet Knights in the summer of 2011 BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Mike Bimonte proudly considers himself to be a member of the Rutgers University football family. Even though Bimonte still has his senior year at Manalapan High School to look forward to, the Braves’ quarterback has already decided where…

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    Lindsay Diamond, daughter of Ilisa and Scott Diamond of Marlboro, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the University of Rhode Island, Kingston. The 2007 graduate of Colts Neck High School is majoring in kinesiology. Samantha Koellner, daughter of Diane and John Koellner of Englishtown, has been named to the…

  • Gloria Dombrowski

    Gloria G. Dombrowski, 84, of Freehold Township, died July 1, 2010, at home. She was born in Jersey City and had lived in Bayonne for 51 years before moving to Freehold Township recently. She was the past president of the Police Wives Association, Bayonne. Mrs. Dombrowski was predeceased by her husband, retired Bayonne Police Capt.…

  • David J. Chiang

    Mr. Chiang, 45, of Howell, passed away on May 21, 2010, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in East Orange, he lived in Colts Neck before moving to Howell 14 years ago. He graduated from both Rutgers University, New Brunswick, and Monmouth University, Long Branch, with a Master of Engineering degree. He was an…

  • George J. Smith

    Mr. Smith, 82, of Freehold Township, died Aug. 5, 2010, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean conflict. Prior to his retirement in 1986, Mr. Smith was a vice president/treasurer of Morgan Guarantee Trust, New York City, for over 30 years. He was predeceased by…

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