• Rebels proud of first-year success

    Howell ice hockey team won 19 games, captured two titles BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer There were no regrets on the Howell High School ice hockey team after its extraordinary 2008-09 inaugural season came to an end. It had been more successful than any of the Rebels could have ever imagined when they first put…

  • Sire Stakes purses bumped to $3.5M

    The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey has successfully negotiated a $400,000 purse enhancement for the 2009 New Jersey Sire Stakes events at the Meadowlands. The additional funding will be applied to the preliminary legs of the New Jersey Sire Stakes. This year’s finals were already increased to $200,000, up from $175,000 in…

  • Robinson helps to set records at Fairfield

    Manalapan’s Andrew Robinson, a freshman at Fairfield (Conn.) University, has made a big splash in his first collegiate swimming season. He has been a part of seven school records. Three of them were set at the ECAC Championships in Boston. Robinson, a graduate of Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft, set the school record for the 100-yard…

  • Cougars seeking state basketball supremacy

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Four down and one to go. When the Colts Neck High School girls basketball team won the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional championship on March 10, the Cougars pointed out that they needed five more wins to achieve their season’s goal: winning the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions title. ERIC…

  • Datebook

    • The Freehold Art Society will hold a meeting and demonstration at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, at 7 p.m. March 25. Ruth Bie Brown, a folk artist and teacher from Millstone Township, will present a demonstration of portrait painting. The meeting is free and open to the public. Attendees are…

  • Artisan studio SPCA benefit continues

    The Valentine’s Day art show at Artisan Studios, 9 North Main St. (Route 79), Marlboro, was such a great success that they will be offering it again on March 29 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The show “ANimaLgination” is all about animals. The exhibit features several drawings, pastel paintings, stuffed animals and papier mache…

  • Yosi Levin to perform at kids’ concert/dance

    Yosi Levin, children’s rocker, will host a concert/dance party April 5 at 2:30 p.m. at Temple Rodeph Torah, 15 Mohawk Drive, Marlboro. Yosi has performed throughout the East Coast and has recorded several CDs. Tickets are $5 per person, in advance. For tickets or details, call 732-642-7556. This family event is open to everyone.

  • Open house at BCC slated for March 29

    Brookdale Community College (BCC), Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown, will hold an open house at noon March 29 at Warner Student Life Center. A general session expo will follow in the Robert J. Collins Arena. Details on degree programs, job training and future careers, how to apply to BCC, financial aid opportunities and…

  • Dinner dance honors rabbi’s 25th year at Marlboro synagogue

    A dinner dance was recently held at Temple Rodeph Torah, Marlboro, in honor of Rabbi Donald Weber’s 25th anniversary as the synagogue’s leader. Close to 150 guests attended the event including Marlboro Mayor Jon Hornik, who presented Weber with a certificate proclaiming Jan. 31 as Rabbi Donald Weber Day in Marlboro. The evening included a…

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