• They Will Surf Again’ slated for June 28

    The nonprofit Life Rolls On Foundation will hold its second northeast “They Will Surf Again” (TWSA) event 9 a.m. June 28 at Pier Village Beach, Long Branch. TWSA enables those with spinal cord injuries to get back in the water and enjoy a day of fun, sun and surf. It connects volunteers with a handful…

  • Rebels open 2009 softball season

    This spring, Coach Laura Savage’s Howell High School softball team is looking for senior leadership from Alicia Appell (first base), Gabriella Cicciarelli (catcher) and Michele Piscitelli (third base/outfield) to set the example for a youthful squad. Juniors Jillian Friedman (DH/pitcher) Rebecca Ornstein (pitcher/second base), Kristiana Ranieri (outfield) and Katelyn Stoughton (shortstop/outfield), and sophomore Gabrielle Ambrozia…

  • Flounder action heats up

    Fish On • RON NUZZOLO Steady winds and April showers made it tough for most people who planned to get in the water this past weekend. Flounder fishing in the Raritan Bay is slowly turning up along with the ocean temperature. The Back Bay is also producing bass with about one out of five being…

  • Rebels’ baseball counting on juniors

    The 2009 Howell High School baseball team will be looking to duplicate last year’s run to the state tournament. It won’t be easy for the Rebels, who finished 12-12 last spring. Coach Bill Gallacher will rely on a strong junior class to get back to the state tournament, and Howell will try to overcome the…

  • Sky Blue FC falls to L.A. in opener

    BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer Members of Sky Blue, including East Brunswick native Heather O’Reilly (center), take the ball upfield. Sky Blue FC falls TERRY GEERDTS, BRIDGEWATER — Women’s professional soccer was introduced to New Jersey on Sunday when more than 6,000 fans watched the home team, Sky Blue FC, take on the best women’s…

  • Sport Shorts

    The Ocean County College Foundation will hold its eighth annual golf outing at the Eagle Ridge Golf Club, Lakewood, on May 5. Featuring hole-in-one and “beat the pro” contests, the $275 entry fee per player includes lunch, use of driving range for one hour, greens fee, golf cart, gift, and an awards and cocktail reception…

  • Golfers off to good start

    The Howell High School golf team got the 2009 season off to a promising start last week. The Rebels finished second as a team at the season-opening Wall Invitational held April 1 at the Shark River Golf Course, Neptune. Howell and Toms River North each finished with a team score of 322, but the Mariners…

  • Warriors hope to shine on baseball diamond

    BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer With a solid group of returning players, the New Egypt High School baseball team is poised to make another run at the NJSIAA state tournament. Only this time around, coach Rich Carroll, now in his 10th season, is hoping for a better result in the postseason. ERIC SUCAR staff Howell…

  • Pamela (MacDougal) Miller

    Mrs. Miller, 50, of New Egypt died March 15, 2009, at home. She was a lifetime resident of the New Egypt area. Mrs. Miller was a stay-athome mother and had been owner of Pamela’s Flowers on Main Street in the early 1980s. She was predeceased by her father, John “Jack” Mac- Dougal, and her father-in-law,…

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