• Robert E. Booket Sr.

    Mr. Booket, 69, of Matawan, died Dec. 21, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He was employed by the Aberdeen Township Road Department, retiring in 1998. Mr. Booket was predeceased by his father, Joseph J. Booket; and two brothers, Joseph J. and James P. Booket. He is survived by his mother, Margaret Shepard Booket of…

  • Marcia Jakubowski

    Mrs. Jakubowski, 35, of East Brunswick, died Dec. 17, 2009, at home. Born in Jersey City, she was a graduate of Asbury Park High School. Surviving are her parents, Walter Pendleton and Ellen Moran; her husband, Ron Jakubowski; children, Kyle, Keith and Kendall; a brother, Michael Connolly; four sisters, Rachel Moran, Dorian Pendleton, Nora McKelvey…

  • Sports Shorts

    The Central New Jersey Silver Bullets Soccer Club in East Brunswick is holding open tryouts to add additional players to the U11 Blaze, an existing team. Tryouts will be held on Thursdays from 5-6 p.m. during the team’s indoor training at the East Brunswick Jewish Center on Ryders Lane in East Brunswick. Interested players are…

  • Falcons’ girls squad focuses on improvement

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent When you return your starting lineup and the two top players coming off the bench, there is every reason to expect improvement, right? Well, that’s what the Monroe Township High School girls basketball team is hoping for as it tries to better last season’s 7-13 record. Still, there are obstacles the…

  • Jacoutot brings winning ways to Monroe mats

    Defending Region 5 champ Emburgia atop squad’s best BY JIMMY ALLINDER When an opening occurred in the Monroe Township High School wrestling program last year, a social studies teacher at the Applegarth Middle School applied for the job. His name was Bill Jacoutot, and if that name rings a bell, it’s because the Jacoutot brothers…

  • East Brunswick Bear Invitational

    Clockwise from above: East Brunswick’s Eric Brown tangles with Colonia’s Andrew Yamakaitis in the 215-pound bout Dec. 23 in East Brunswick. Spotswood High School’s Amiran Odzelas wrestles Bishop Ahr’s Ryan Donnely in a 215-pound match at the East Brunswick Bear Invitational at Churchill Junior High School Dec. 30. East Brunswick High School’s Mike Shirley (l)…

  • NOTESAround Town

    Matawan Student Enrichment Program (MSEP) has announced two new Saturday classes, “Beginner Computer Programming” for students in grades five and up, and “Graffiti Art” for grades four through seven, and eight and up. Computer students need to have a basic knowledge of Windows and must bring a Windows XP-based laptop to class (or share one).…

  • In the heart of winter, a new park blooms

    12 acres saved as open space BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer South of Route 35, beyond a wooden splitrail fence, a path to a quiet 12-acre forest peeks out from Middle Road. Holmdel resident William Cahill and Committeeman Larry Fink, along with a member of the media, walk a trail Dec. 31 in the new…

  • County declares Burlew is legally a Keyport resident

    Complaints claim candidate doesn’t live at boro address BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer The Monmouth County Superintendent of Elections has found that Keyport Republican challenger Ed Burlew legally lives in the borough, but one of his political opponents is suing over Burlew’s eligibility. Ed Burlew Hedra Siskel, superintendent of elections, said on Jan. 4 that…

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