• Be aware of the rules wherever you fish

    Rules and regulations divide anglers in neighboring states. The Raritan Bay is shared by New York and New Jersey anglers; however, they do not share the same rules of fishery management. In fact, regulations on fluke have New York anglers giving up on a summer flounder season. The New York side is fed up and…

  • Evans works her way along recruiting trail

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Barely unpacked in her return from an AAU excursion to Las Vegas with the Philly Belles that won a junior national tournament showcase, Jackson Memorial High School basketball standout Christa Evans stayed on the move. The Jaguars’ 6-3 center was helping her high school coach, Rachel Goodale, run a summer basketball…

  • All-Shore Gridiron Classic

    2010 Howell High School graduate Jimmy Ryan (7) throws a pass during the U.S. Army All-Shore Gridiron Classic played at Matawan Regional High School on July 16. The annual summer football game features the best graduating seniors from Monmouth and Ocean counties. Ryan and the Monmouth County all-stars won, 12-10. More photos at gmnews.com. ERIC…

  • Clemmer excited about Jags’ soccer prospects

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Now that Kim Clemmer has given a verbal commitment to accept a soccer scholarship package to NCAA Division I Monmouth University, West Long Branch, she can concentrate on playing for Jackson Memorial High School’s two Shore Conference A South Division defending championship teams. Kim Clemmer Clemmer recently decided to join Dana…

  • BlueClaws will sponsor golf outing fundraiser

    BY MICHAEL MORAN Correspondent 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 into action at 3 p.m. at the Eagle Ridge…

  • Soccer community will remember fallen trooper

    As World Cup fever subsides at the Jersey Shore, some local soccercrazed adults are putting their passion to good use and have organized a tournament to benefit the family of fallen New Jersey State Police Trooper Marc Castellano. Mike Franco and Eric Braun, members of Jackson’s and Howell’s youth soccer communities, respectively, spend most of…

  • Wind energy can help New Jersey kick its fossil fuel habit

    The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released the final results of its 18-month ecological survey of the waters off New Jersey— one of the precursors to developing an offshore wind farm in this state. This is an important step forward for wind energy in New Jersey. Without a doubt, the biggest threat to…

  • Resident says park’s new sign is out of place

    While driving south on county Route 547, which traverses Lower Squankum in southeast Howell, I suddenly became aware of what could only be a newly installed traffic light whose red beacon was telling me to stop. Then it came into view, a large flashing neon monster advertising Soldier Memorial Park here in the wilds of…

  • If cell phone bill passes, who’ll police the police?

    CODA GREG BEAN State Sen. Richard Codey has introduced a bill that would make New Jersey’s penalties for talking on a cell phone while driving the strictest in the nation, but here’s my question: If this thing passes, who’s gonna arrest cops for talking on their cell phones while they drive? I’m not joking about…

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