• Vendors & donations sought for flea market

    The Jackson Memorial High School ice hockey team will hold its second annual flea market from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 26 at Rova Farms, Route 571, Jackson (rain date is May 3). Vendors and crafters are being sought to sell new or used merchandise. Car spots are available for $20 and double spots…

  • Mothers Center to hold gift auction

    The Mothers Center of the Jersey Shore will hold its 17th annual gift auction on March 26 at the Ramada Inn in Toms River. Proceeds will benefit local charities and the Mothers Center of the Jersey Shore. Tickets are $30 and include a full dinner, dessert, soft drinks and coffee. Doors will open at 6…

  • Public is welcome on trip to St. Padre Pio

    The Lakewood Community School has seats available for a bus trip to St. Padre Pio National Center and Shrine in Barto, Pa., for June 27. The fee of $60 includes bus transportation, dining at a local restaurant, guided tour of the center, discussion on the life of St. Padre Pio, movie, question-andanswer period, time for…

  • 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…

  • Wall Township Speedway racing practice open to fans

    Fans of professional auto racing at Wall Township Speedway will have their first chance to see action on the one-third mile paved high banked oval since last November’s Turkey Derby event on March 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. While it is a paid practice session for competitors, fans will be admitted to the…

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    FRANK GALIPO Jake Reuter worked two innings on the mound during the Howell High School baseball team’s preseason scrimmage against Lakeland High School on March 14. The Rebels will open the 2009 season on April 2 at home vs. Christian Brothers Academy.

  • Warriors’ run ends against Blue Bishops

    New Egypt High School cagers complete 23-6 campaign BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer Championship teams find a way to take advantage of mistakes and capitalize on opportunities. The New Egypt High School boys’ basketball team used that philosophy to earn itself a berth in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I state sectional championship game. Unfortunately,…

  • Patricia A. Bailey

    Ms. Bailey, 68, of Manalapan, died March 10, 2009, at Bayshore Healthcare Center, Holmdel. She was born in York, Pa., and had resided in Manalapan since 1964. Surviving are two daughters, Joan Ackerman, Jackson, and Patricia Jordan, New Mexico; a brother, Paul Michael Akers, and a sister, Barbara Fegley, both of Utah; and a grandson.…

  • Florence Walthers

    Mrs. Walthers, 88, of Hazlet, died Feb. 25, 2009, at home. She was a former nurses’ aide at St. Luke’s Hospital, Long Island, N.Y. She was predeceased by her husband, Harold Walthers, in 1981. She is survived by two sons and one daughter-in-law, James and Sue Walthers of Howell, and Patrick Walthers of Hazlet; and…

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