• Sports Shorts

    The Cheesequake Baseball and Softball league will hold registration for the 2010 season from 7 to 9 p.m. March 19 and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 20 at the Cheesequake baseball fields, located on Route 9 north and Schulmeister Road in Old Bridge. Mail-in registration is available at www.leaguelineup.com/cqba. Click on “handouts” to download…

  • Club’s St. Paddy’s race March 21 at Tighe Park

    If you missed celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, the Freehold Area Running Club has an answer for you. That is, if you are a runner. On March 21 the club will present the 21st annual Nestle Beverage Co. St. Paddy’s 10-Mile Race and its accompanying Leprechaun 5K at Michael J. Tighe Park, Georgia…

  • Knights looking to improve on 2009 season

    Volleyball team eyeing 20 wins BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer The Old Bridge High School boys volleyball team welcomes several key players back as it looks to surpass the 20-win mark this spring. Last season, the Knights went 18-14 and posted several solid wins, including triumphs over J.P. Stevens in the first round of the…

  • Falcon wrestlers conclude careers by placing at state tournament

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Bill Jacoutot sighed and thought about what might be if he could coach Sam Emburgia and Marc Tyson just one more year. Above: Monroe High Scool’s Sam Emburgia top) grapples with Mike Morales of Brick Memorial in their 135-poiund quarterfinal match at the NJSIAA state wrestling tournament held at Boardwalk Hall…

  • A ‘Deviled Egg’ ‘Tickled Pink’ in a ‘Loud Outfit’

    BY MARIE MABER Correspondent ‘Keep An Eye Out” for a “Brainstorm” as 16 area high school art students showcase their “True Colors.” Check out the exhibition on view in the CVA Gallery as part of the Monmouth County Arts Council’s Teen Arts Festival, which takes place March 18 and 19 at Brookdale Community College in…

  • County park system celebrates 50 years

    As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, the Monmouth County Park System is installing an exhibit highlighting pinnacle moments from the past five decades. The exhibit will be held in the Holmdel Park shelter building, Longstreet Road, Holmdel. Using a park backdrop, the exhibit features a 3-D tree with photos hanging from its branches. The…

  • N.J. offering rebates on new appliances

    The state of New Jersey has $8.3 million dollars available in rebate funds for homeowners interested in replacing old, inefficient appliances with qualifying new, energy-efficient Energy Star-rated appliances. This program, which was launched Feb. 1, is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. More than 70 percent of…

  • NOTESAround Town

    Heather Heard, Fair Haven, moves to the music during a recent Zumba-thon at the Red Bank Family Health and Fitness Center to benefit the Community YMCA Strong Kids Campaign. CHRIS KELLY A Girls’ Night Out, featuring fashion and beauty tips, healthy/delicious food tasting, gardening hints, bubbly champagne and live jazz, will be celebrated 7-9 p.m.…

  • Volunteer gardening workshop in April

    The Monmouth County Park System invites volunteers to help garden at several park locations including Thompson Park, Lincroft; Dorbrook Recreation Area, Colts Neck; and Huber Woods Park and Deep Cut Gardens, Middletown. New volunteers (ages 14 and up) are invited to attend a treeand shrub-pruning workshop. Participants have two opportunities to attend the workshop, April…

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