• Ice hockey stars set for action

    The rosters for the Jim Dowd Shoot for the Stars Foundation Monmouth vs. Ocean All-Star ice hockey game to be played at the Red Bank Armory, Red Bank, on Aug. 8: Monmouth County All-Stars Goalie: Zach Dietrich, CBA, Chris Marsillo, Middletown South, and Vincent Padula, Rumson-Fair Haven. Defense: Joakim Ryan, CBA, Alex Strauss, CBA, Dan…

  • H.S. hockey standouts set for summer classic

    NHL veteran Jim Dowd is once again organizing a special event for charity BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jim Dowd, a Brick Township native who retired in April 2009 after 14 seasons in the NHL, watched the 2010 Stanley Cup finals in June with keen interest. The Chicago Blackhawks ended a long dry spell with a…

  • BlueClaws will sponsor golf outing fundraiser

    Have you ever wondered while playing a round of golf if you would meet a professional baseball player on the course? You can raise your odds of that happening by 100 percent on Aug. 11 when the Lakewood BlueClaws Charities Foundation swings in to action at 3 p.m. at the Eagle Ridge Golf Club in…

  • Hanson report presents four options for N.J. horse racing

    The New Jersey government wants to forbid horse racing venues from installing slot machines, which would allow the Garden State tracks to compete with racetracks in surrounding states. This is just one of the recommendations contained in a report issued July 21 by the Governor’s Advisory Commission on New Jersey Gaming, Sports and Entertainment. The…

  • FRHSD details cuts to school activities

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Say farewell to junior varsity cheerleading and to winter track and field as students in the Freehold Regional High School District have come to know them over the years. Due to economic realities, both programs are being eliminated as changes are made to the district’s after-school activities and transportation model.…

  • on campus •••

    Max Leviton, son of Celia and David Leviton of Jackson, has graduated cum laude from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., with a Bachelor of Science in aeronautical engineering. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as an ensign in the U.S. Navy and is currently serving aboard the USS New Orleans as the main propulsion officer. Leviton…

  • Cost of sports, clubs depends on number of pupils

    Student council members, peer tutors would have to pay a fee to participate BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — Pay-to-play just got a lot more expensive. Administrators in the Howell K-8 School District have posted a survey online listing the prices for various sports and clubs for the upcoming school year. Prices for…

  • FRHSD names assistant principals

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Manalapan High School will welcome two new assistant principals to the main office in September. Former assistant principal Shaun Boylan was named principal of Marlboro High School in June. The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education accepted the resignation of a second assistant principal, Cynthia Baumgartner, during its…

  • Retirements up in Jackson

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Jackson School District officials said this week that 49 positions to be lost in the district for the 2010-11 school year were largely accomplished through attrition, as opposed to layoffs. Allison Erwin, a spokeswoman for the district, said 57 employees (teachers and other staff members) have retired in Jackson following…

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