• Colts Neck captures District 19 crown

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Little League baseball changes when players reach the age of 13. They move to a regulation size field where the pitcher’s mound is 60 feet from home plate, not 40, and the bases are 90 feet, not 60 feet, apart. As Kevin Clark, the manager of the Colts Neck Little…

  • Martial arts students compete in Lakewood

    More than 500 martial arts students from Monmouth and Ocean counties competed in the 10th annual Black Cat Karate Championships held at Lakewood High School on May 30. The competitors, whose ages ranged from 4 to 55, came from martial arts schools belonging to the United States Black Cat Kenpo Karate Federation (Grandmaster Art Beins,…

  • Run for Water 5K will benefit Water for People

    Rain or shine, the 5K race at Monmouth Battlefield State Park on Route 33, Manalapan, will take place July 25. Although race director Michael Johnson would prefer to have ideal conditions for a race, a little rain would be appropriate. After all, the American Water Works Association New Jersey Section is conducting the Run for…

  • Mayrose, Unachukwu are Athletes of the Year

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Over the past four years local high school sports fans have been privileged to watch the exploits of two of the finest athletes the Freehold Regional High School District has ever produced. Marlboro’s Ada Unachukwu (above) and Freehold’s Shannon Mayrose (22, right) have been selected as the Freehold Regional High…

  • Datebook

    • LA Boxing Marlboro and LA Boxing Shrewsbury will present a women’s self-defense clinic for women age 14 and over on July 31 from 6:30-9 p.m. Fee in advance, $35; admission at the door, $40. The clinic will be held at Exclusive Plaza, 320 Route 9 north and Union Hill Road, Marlboro. Details: 866-797-IBOX(4269). •…

  • Vendors sought for craft fair in Freehold

    Vendors are wanted for a craft fair slated for Oct. 17 and 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Freehold Township Senior Center, 116 Jackson Mills Road. The cost for vendors is $25 per table. Details: 732-294-2029; ask for Kathy or Julie.

  • New Kiwanis Club forming in Freehold

    The community is invited to join a new Kiwanis Club being formed in Freehold. Anyone interested in helping the youth and the local community is welcome. Kiwanis is an international service organization represented in 97 countries around the world. It is made up of service-minded men and women who believe that children are the future…

  • Allaire Village to host 1830s temperance rally

    Allaire Village Inc. will present an 1830s temperance rally at Historic Allaire Village in Allaire State Park, Route 524, Wall Township, on Aug. 2 at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. This special event focuses on the villagers of the Howell Iron Works Company of the 1830s in their crusade against the evils of “Demon Rum”…

  • Bigfoot heading for action at Wall Stadium

    Bigfoot, the most recognizable monster truck in the world, will appear at the World Championship Monster Truck Spectacular at Wall Stadium, Route 34, Wall Township, on July 26 as the Checkered Flag Productions 2009 champion. With driver Larry Swim at the wheel, Bigfoot, the series points leader, defeated Amsoil Shock Therapy, the series points runner-up,…

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