• Women’s Circle sets ‘Youthful Creativity’

    The Chabad of East Brunswick Women’s Circle will host a Women’s Night Out 7:45 p.m. May 13 at the home of Ora Malka Goodman, 19 Beacon Hill Drive, East Brunswick. The program, titled “Youthful Creativity,” will feature a talk by international Kabbalah lecturer and life coach Chana Ginsburg. Ginsburg’s session will be followed by “Art…

  • Challenger, two incumbents win Spotswood council seats

    By Jennifer Booton SPOTSWOOD — Voters in Tuesday’s municipal election decided they wanted a new face on the Borough Council. Nick Poliseno, the only non-incumbent to challenge the three Borough Council members seeking re-election, received the highest amount of votes, with 598. Longtime Councilman Curt Stollen was second, with 568, followed by Marge Drozd with…

  • Eagles soar into county softball tourney final

    To play SJV in Saturday’s title game BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Middletown High School South’s unbeaten softball team earned a berth in the Monmouth County Tournament championship game against St. John Vianney High School, while its baseball team advanced to the semifinals by knocking off No. 1 seed Ocean Township High School, 5-4, in eight…

  • Mater Dei athletes sign National Letters of Intent

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Liz Shaw wrote down the pros and cons of each school when she was weighing her college decision. By the time she was finished, she had a novel’s worth of notes. It would turn out to be a novel with a happy ending for the Mater Dei High School senior.…

  • Colts claim county track championship

    Distance runners make a difference BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer When push came to shove, the Christian Brothers Academy track team turned to members of its nationally ranked cross country team to help deliver a Monmouth County championship, and they did. Left: Holmdel High School’s Michael Hoffman puts everything into his longjump attempt during the…

  • Race to the finish

    Christine Hill (775) and Troy Hill (773), of Middletown, race to the finish line May 9 during the Rumson-Fair Haven Run. The event raises scholarship money for Rumson-Fair Haven High School students. CHRIS KELLY

  • May is a busy month for Middletown seniors

    The Middletown Senior Center welcomes residents 60 and older to become members. The center is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Transportation is provided for members with advance reservation. The following events are planned for May and will be held at 1 p.m. in the Senior Center, 900 Leonardville Road, unless noted…

  • Go climb a wall at Outdoor Expo May 16

    Experience the thrill of climbing on the Monmouth County Park System’s 25-foot climbing wall during the Outdoor Adventure Expo to be held 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 16 at Turkey Swamp Park in Freehold Township. Besides the climbing wall, visitors are also invited to try kayaks, canoes and paddleboats. Other offerings include free lectures,…

  • Twp. Committee, residents look at district spending

    Public forum on school budget attracts hundreds BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Several hundred residents, teachers, board members, members of the Holmdel Township Education Association and concerned taxpayers attended the Township Committee’s community budget forum on May 6. JACQUELINE HLAVENKA HOLMDEL — Making tough choices and doing more with less was the theme of a…

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