• Sanchez, Dyke win opener of Summer 5K Race Series

    Alejandro Sanchez and Kerry Dyke won the opening races of the Freehold Area Running Club’s 33rd Annual Summer 5K Race Series. Sanchez was the first overall finisher in the 5K race held inside Manalapan’s Battlefield State Park June 24, posting 18:14. Ethan Seltzer (18:29) and Andrew Comito (18:34) were second and third. Dyke captured the…

  • Andrews’ kick does the trick at national championships

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Robby Andrews’ running career has been one of electrifying kicks at the end of races. He used them to win national championships at the high school, college and professional levels. On June 20 at the USA Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, which served as the trials for the…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Faith Weber, a rising senior who pitched New Egypt High School’s softball team to another NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I championship this spring, contributed to the Burlington County team’s surge to its first Carpenter Cup title in Philadelphia. Weber was the winning pitcher and grounded in the run in the fourth inning that snapped a…

  • Carroll makes transition to head coach at New Egypt

    NEW EGYPT By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Matt Carroll took over many of the responsibilities usually held by the head coach for New Egypt High School’s boys soccer team when Sam Palumbo needed more family time with his newborn child. So when Palumbo stepped down after 10 seasons, Carroll became a leading candidate and recently was…

  • Warriors to bring young team to the football field next season

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Alex Barnett is back at quarterback and Gino Tortoriello will run the ball again for New Egypt High School’s football team that will be a lot younger this season and began summer workouts June 29. Barnett and Tortoriello are two of only five seniors on the team, which is rebuilding after…

  • Defending the ball handler

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A group of Howell High School defenders look to shut down a drive to the basket by Ocean Township High School’s Dan Dombrowiecki, middle, during the first half of a game at Hoop Group in Neptune June 17.

  • Celebrate July Fourth at Oceanfest

    TOP PICK The 25th annual Oceanfest, a family-friendly celebration, will take place 10 a.m.-10 p.m. July 4, rain or shine. The annual Independence Day celebration takes place along the half-mile stretch of the Long Branch Oceanfront Promenade from Pier Village north to Seven President’s Park. Oceanfest offers something for everyone — delicious food, original crafts,…

  • DEP will host nature programs

    JACKSON – The state Department of Environmental Protection’s Forest Resource Education Center (FREC) in Jackson will hold free Forest Explorer programs every Thursday from July to the end of August. These programs give families the opportunity to learn about native plant and animal species and get a hands-on nature experience, according to a press release.…

  • Police: Phone scam costs Jackson resident

    JACKSON – Police reported that a Jackson resident recently fell prey to a telephone scam and they cautioned residents to be aware of such flim-flams. Lt. Steven Laskiewicz said the man, whose name was not released by police, reported the scheme after he signed up for an online dating service. The man told police that…

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