• BlueClaws to host coaches clinic

    The Lakewood BlueClaws, with the Jackson Baseball Academy, will host their annual Coaches Clinic on Jan. 23 at FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood. This year’s clinic features former Blue- Claws pitcher Matt Sweeney and former Atlanta Braves pitcher Kevin Barry, who are both instructors at the Jackson Baseball Academy. “This is going to be a lot of…

  • Ice fishing is in season

    Fish On • RON NUZZOLO For those of you who are getting cabin fever, check out the fastest-growing winter sport — ice fishing. In the 1950s and 1960s, this was a regular family outing on Lake Hopatcong with hundreds of anglers enjoying the sport. I have never gone ice fishing, but it has brought up…

  • Jaguars ready to shine at county swim meet

    The Jackson Memorial High School girls swim team expects to have an impact on the Ocean County championships that will take place on Jan. 10 starting at 3 p.m. at the Ocean County YMCA, Toms River. The team had won its last 10 dual meets, including the first five this season, entering its Jan. 6…

  • Photo

    Howell High School’s Brian Wilson (top) muscles Sayreville War Memorial High School’s Noel Santiago for back points during their bout at 140 pounds on Jan. 2 at Howell. Wilson pinned Santiago at 3:26 and the Rebels went on to defeat the visiting Bombers from Middlesex County, 58-13. CHRIS KELLY staff

  • NOTES

    Residents at Kensington Court, Tinton Falls, partnered with cadets from the United States Military Academy Preparatory School at Fort Monmouth to supply toys for families in need. The cadets not only picked up the toys but also took time out to visit with Kensington Court residents and make the holiday a special one for them.…

  • Hazlet’s Flight 1549 hero true to Bayshore roots

    Warren directed ferries’ Miracle on the Hudson rescue BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer It’s been more than 11 months since Alan Warren directed the NY Waterway’s ferry rescue of US Airways Flight 1549 on Jan. 15, 2008. NY Waterway ferries surround US Airways Flight 1549 after it ditched in the Hudson River Jan. 15. PHOTO…

  • Blade basics

    Å young skater gets a few pointers on getting around on the ice at the Red Bank Armory Ice Complex on Dec. 31. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Best photos of 2009

    Photographers’ picks National Night Out held in Matawan Aug. 4. ERIC SUCAR staff Middletown Day held at Croydon Hall on Sept. 26. CHRIS KELLY staff Annual Red Bank Tree Lighting and Holiday Express Concert Nov. 27. CHRIS KELLY staff Ocean Township Italian American Festival held at Joe Palaia Park Aug. 16. CHRIS KELLY staff Cemetery…

  • Call for entries: ‘Making Marks’

    The Art Department at Brookdale Community College Lincroft campus is seeking entries for a drawing competition. Entries can be dropped off between noon-4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, and Saturday, Jan. 16. Jurors are Brookdale professors Sid Godwin and Daniel Schroll. Fees are $4 for a single submission and $6 for two. All drawing media are…

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