• Action is heating up

    Fish On • RON NUZZOLO It is game time in the Garden State — the time of year when we can expect anything from a record bass to an 8-foot thresher shark in the Raritan Bay. Schools of bunker, herring, spearing and smaller baitfish are attracting just that. Ocean temperatures are just about right for…

  • Grad grateful for experience at Keyport High School

    Many people have negative knowledge about Keyport, but many don’t know that this is a friendly town in Monmouth County with great traditions. Keyport is a great suburban town to live in in the Monmouth County area. Most towns revolve around their school sports, and so do we. Friends and family come out to the…

  • Softball champs

    Keyport Central School Divison B softball champs completed the last game of their season with a record of 9-0. Team captains Cheyenne Tango, pitcher; Jenna Nicholl, catcher; Angie Tornetto, short stop; and Caitlyn Dellapietro, left fielder, led the team with solid at-bats and a play-hard attitude. Eleven eighth-graders will be moving up to Keyport High…

  • Poor time to spend millions on fields

    With the economy sinking, businesses closing, people losing their jobs and the highest property taxes in the country, Middletown Township wants to spend $2.5 million to install synthetic turf on three fields — which probably will go over budget. Now, that makes good economic sense. God save New Jersey. Albert P. Catani Hazlet

  • Sports Shorts

    The third annual Bocce Invitational Tournament will be held 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Colonial Park, Mettlers Road, in Somerset, June 20. Hundreds of amateur and professional bocce players are expected to compete in the daylong event that features matches in both amateur and professional categories. The New Jersey Bocce Invitational is an Italian-…

  • Teacher shows students what it means to care

    As the parent of a child with autism, I would like to express my deep gratitude to John Albino and Absolute Music of Hazlet for their support of children with this developmental disability. They recently held a recital for their students, which was also a fundraiser for POAC Autism Services. POAC helps families of children…

  • Sheehan Classic 2009: ‘A great day for a race’

    BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer For the second straight year, a New Jersey man crossed the finish line first in the George Sheehan Classic in Red Bank. Above: Runners at the start of the George Sheehan Classic June 13. Right: Youngsters competed in the Sheehan Kids’ Classic on the day before the 5K. Nick Pelligrino…

  • Taxing alcohol at eateries is not progressive

    As the recession in New Jersey continues to deepen, it appears that Gov. Corzine and the majority in Trenton are oblivious to the struggling economy and the difficulties faced by local businesses. The latest attack on the business community is a proposed 25 percent tax on wine and liquor sold by restaurants. This will devastate…

  • Holt visit gets pens writing at Village School

    BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Village School student Theo Modla reads his letter aloud during the school’s visit from U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th District) on May 4. Village School students were asked to write letters to President Barack Obama and his family about how they feel as Americans. HOLMDEL — With the captive…

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