• Peyton “Miss P” Isabella Burdge

    Peyton Burdge, 1, of Cocoa, Fla., died Nov. 5, 2009, at home. She was born in Orlando, Fla., on Oct. 23, 2008, and overcame impossible odds to share her brief life with family and friends. Peyton was predeceased by her paternal greatgrandmother, H. Cecelia Burdge; and a greatgrandfather, Ralph G. Musgrave Sr. Surviving are her…

  • Sport Shorts

    Jenn Paulucci is having another outstanding season with the Johns Hopkins University soccer team. The junior who is a graduate of Freehold High School was named to the College Sports Information Directors of American ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District 2 First Team. A biomedical engineering major, Paulucci has a 3.96 grade point average. She interned…

  • Holiday concert Dec. 6 in Manalapan

    The Manalapan Arts Council will present a concert by the Manalapan Symphony Orchestra, conducted by musical director Michael Avagliano, at 3 p.m. Dec. 6 at Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School, 155 Millhurst Road, Manalapan. The performance, titled “Champagne Pops!,” will include a mix of classic favorites, from Rossini overtures to Strauss waltzes. In keeping with the New…

  • Victor G. Christiano

    Mr. Christiano, 66, of Manalapan, died Nov. 4, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a custodian for the Manalapan Englishtown Regional School District. He was predeceased by his parents, Joseph and Geraldine Christiano; and a brother, Anthony Christiano. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Clinton Christiano; a daughter and son-in-law, Dawn…

  • ‘Unlucky’ Braves fall to Jaguars in CJ final

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Soccer can be a cruel sport, just ask the Manalapan High School Braves. The Braves created one scoring chance after another in their Nov. 12 Central Jersey Group IV state sectional tournament final at Jackson Memorial High School, but it was the host Jaguars who left the field as sectional…

  • Christmas story set on church grounds

    The 26th annual A Drive Through the Christmas Story, an outdoor display of 10 life-size Bible scenes including live costumed characters, animals and holiday music, will be presented 7:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 5-9:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, Nov. 27-Dec. 6, on the circular grounds of Sayre Woods Bible Church, Route 9 south, Old Bridge.…

  • Jacqueline H. Robinson

    Mrs. Robinson, 65, a resident of Freehold Township for 30 years, died Nov. 15, 2009, at home. She was a self-employed vocalist during the 1970s. Mrs. Robinson was predeceased by a son, Keith Charles Robinson, in 1980; and a grandson, Thomas Wesley Robinson, in 2004. Surviving are her husband, Alfred W. Robinson; a son, Scott…

  • Samuel Griffis Karn

    Mr. Karn, 87, of Holmdel, died Nov. 10, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He was a claims adjuster and claims manager at LibertyMutual Insurance Co., South Plainfield, from 1947 until his retirement in 1985. During retirement, he was a stockman at Dearborn Farms, Holmdel, from 1985 to 2001. Mr. Karn was predeceased by his…

  • Patriots claim CJ IV field hockey title

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer While the team members were stretching in the Freehold Township High School gymnasium before a recent workout, Coach Beth English asked her field hockey players to look around and tell her what was missing. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Freehold Township’s Tiffany Murphy (c) celebrates with Allison Miller (l) after…

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