• Rebel Relays open season

    The seventh annual Rebel Relays at Howell High School will help get the 2009 high school outdoor track and field season off to a flying start. CHRIS KELLY staff Howell High School’s Stephanie Gilbert delivers a pitch for the Rebels during a softball scrimmage against Manasquan High School on March 27. The 2009 New Jersey…

  • Piners look to bounce back on baseball field

    BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer Whether it is at a professional, collegiate or high school level, pitching is the key ingredient for a winning baseball program. A solid pitching staff can be the difference between a mediocre season and one that is overflowing with success. Coming off a 6-15 campaign in 2008, the Lakewood High…

  • Haskell tops 2009 Monmouth Park stakes slate

    With the $1 million Haskell Invitational on Aug. 2 leading the way, Monmouth Park in Oceanport will offer $4.7 million in thoroughbred horse racing stakes purses this year. Bolstered by an agreement signed with horsemen in 2008, Monmouth Park will see a $500,000 increase in stakes purses, or roughly 12 percent, according to a press…

  • Warriors gearing up for lacrosse campaign

    BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer Despite losing a pair of prolific goal scorers to graduation, the New Egypt High School boys lacrosse team remains optimistic that it can remain competitive as the 2009 season dawns. JEFF GRANIT staff New Egypt High School senior R.J. Healy (13) uses his body to protect the ball as he…

  • Former staff writer enjoyed career in journalism

    After more than 10 years of service with Greater Media Newspapers, a medical condition forces me into an early retirement. At times such as these, one may find oneself waxing philosophical. So it was for me, and with this introspection came the rueful acceptance of this immutable fact: we come into this world with how…

  • Jackson officials must put the brakes on reassessment

    Tip O’Neill, the late Speaker of the House, stated: “All politics is local.” He was clairvoyant in his accuracy about politics in general and Jackson specifically. At a time when the economy has been reeling, Jackson has completed a new appraisal. This new appraisal was made in the midst of an economic tsunami. Forget about…

  • Writer supports Morvay, Genovese and Murnane for Jackson board

    I am writing to recommend to my fellow Jackson voters a new vision for Jackson. Recently, I met with the Taxpayers for Education slate of candidates for Jackson Board of Education. They are John Morvay, Matt Genovese and Tracey Murnane. They impressed me with their commitment to our town, our residents and our students. I…

  • Krakower, Spielman, Schiazza earn support

    The time to vote for the best school board members in Jackson, April 21, has again approached. Therefore, it is time for the voter to do a little homework before marking down the choice of candidates as if taking a multiple choice test. Even I, who spent so many years serving on the board, must…

  • A mother-and-son moment to remember

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH Spring break. The very mention of the words conjures up images of college kids running amok on beaches, partying in the streets and showing up on “Girls Gone Wild.” It’s enough to cause great apprehension in the hearts of moral-teaching parents worldwide. Luckily enough for us Clinches, our…

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