• 10th Street Bridge closed in Hazlet

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Safety concerns have caused Monmouth County officials to close the 10th Street Bridge that borders Hazlet and Keansburg following an investigation of the bridge’s timber substructure. “The bridge has been closed for safety reasons,” Freeholder Thomas Arnone said on Aug. 14, two days following the closure of the bridge.…

  • Beekeepers find sweet success in N.J.

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer From the Garden owner Drew Madzin endures the August heat to check on one of his honeybee hives. In a healthy colony, worker bees like the one pictured below can number in the tens of thousands and all of them are female. PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Standing among…

  • Coldwell Banker Cares Days supports 50+ charitable causes in N.J. and N.Y.

    All 55 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage offices in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y. gave back to local communities throughout both states via charitable efforts as part of the company’s third annual Cares Day event. Each office selected a Cares Day project, which included park clean-ups, pet adoptions, food drives, document shredding events, quality time…

  • K. Hovnanian makes it easy for Realtors

    K. Hovnanian Homes, New Jersey’s largest homebuilder, is committed to working with the broker community — and salutes its top Realtors in the Garden State. The company recognizes the importance of the broker market to the success of its new-home communities — and goes the extra mile to make it easy for agents to sell…

  • Mooney repeats as Twin Lights 5K winner

    Defending champion Mike Mooney and 74 fellow distance runners returned to the Twin Lights for the Second Annual Twin Lights Twilight 5K Aug. 9. Mooney, who lives in Jackson, made it back-to-back Twin Lights wins, touring the demanding 5K course in 18:39.3. Highlands resident Dawn Ciccone was first for the women in 23:47.2. The scenery…

  • Paneque ready for fall as new director of athletics at Jackson

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Robert Paneque can’t wait for the next two weeks when fall sports at Jackson Memorial High School and Jackson Liberty High School go into full swing. He is the new district director of athletics for both schools, succeeding Mike Walsh, who retired earlier this month. “I’m extremely excited,” Paneque said. “There’s…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth and Middlesex Counties (BBBSMMC) will hold its Ninth Annual Volleyball Tournament Sept. 13 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on the Main Street beach in Manasquan. Teams of six to eight players will compete and each member of a team is asked to raise $75 ($50 for students) in pledges to…

  • Jackson, Holbrook all-stars relish deep regional runs

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Some all-star players from Jackson and Holbrook Little Leagues have some stories to share these days and in a few weeks when they head back to school. Both all-star teams — one from each league that represented New Jersey as a statechampion — were each one victory away from achieving even…

  • Footz Foundation Football Camp

    REBECCA NOWALSKI Darrell Reid looks on as Qua’jon Everett runs through an agility drill during Reid’s Footz Foundation Football Camp held at Liberty Park in Freehold Borough July 25. Reid starred at Freehold High School before playing college ball at the University of Minnesota. Reid, a linebacker, played with the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos…

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