• Music and fun at the Great St. Mary’s Fair

    MIDDLETOWN – The Great St. Mary’s Fair will be held Monday, June 22, through Saturday, June 27, on the grounds of St. Mary Mother of God Parish at the Mater Dei Academy parking Lot on Cherry Tree Farm Road, New Monmouth. The annual event will feature live entertainment every night including a “Magic Night” on…

  • Keselman, Cougars highlighted district’s girls lacrosse season

    I t was quite a year for girls lacrosse in the Freehold Regional High School District. Led by record-setting Erika Keselman, Colts Neck High School (16-5) won the Shore Conference B North Division public school championship and advanced to the semifinals in the Shore Conference Tournament for the first time in program history. The Cougars…

  • Tire ticket

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: We were stopped for a burned-out taillight. While the cop was at it, he wrote us up for “unsafe tires” too. I know we don’t have the best tires in the world (or didn’t — we replaced them). They were pretty close to bald. But we live in the desert.…

  • Choosing a ‘greener’ car

    The annual ‘greenest car’ list includes an assortment of small and alternativeenergy cars, though the ‘meanest’ list might actually be more fun to drive By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features 2015 TOYOTA PRIUS C The diminutive two-seat Smart ForTwo Electric Drive coupe and convertible have been named the “greenest” cars sold in the U.S. for the…

  • Weichert Workforce Mobility continues managed growth strategy, opens California office

    Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc., one of the world’s leading providers of global talent deployment solutions, announces the opening of its newest Center of Expertise in Newport Beach, Calif. This expansion represents the latest step in the company’s ongoing strategy to establish a presence in key locations around the world to better serve the evolving needs…

  • K. Hovnanian’s South Grand now open in Asbury Park

    K. Hovnanian Homes, New Jersey’s largest homebuilder, has announced the opening of South Grand, a new collection of luxury townhomes being developed in the heart of Asbury Park. K. Hovnanian’s South Grand, located on Cookman Avenue at the intersection of Grand and Monroe Avenues, features 28 new, four-story townhomes and is another lynchpin in the…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    The Freehold Area Running Club’s Summer 5K Race Series will begin June 24 at the Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Manalapan. The series of 5K runs, plus half-mile and 1-mile runs for children 8 and up, goes every Wednesday evening though July 29. The 5K begins at 6:45 p.m. and is preceded by the children’s…

  • Jaguars overcame rough start to capture county baseball title

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Memorial High School’s baseball season ended three wins shy of last year’s end-of-season run to the NJSIAA Group IV championship and, although short of its hopes and expectations, this season’s players showed character. “We started off 1-4 and didn’t know which way it could go, but we got healthy and…

  • Higginson sets pace for U.S. in Grand Prix steeplechase

    Ashley Higginson finished second in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase at the New York adidas Grand Prix held June 13 at Icahn Stadium on New York City’s Randall’s Island. Higginson, the former Colts Neck High School great, ran her best time of the season, 9:31.32, in finishing second behind Ethiopia’s Hiwot Ayalew (9:25.26). She was the…

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