• Central New Jersey springs to life

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Veronica Walsh, 4, of Holmdel, is intent on coloring an egg with natural dyes during an event at Poricy Park Conservancy, Middletown, on March 22. The park will host day camps during spring break in April. SCOTT FRIEDMAN With spring break approaching, children and teens in central New Jersey can stay…

  • Bulletin Board

    – Shrewsbury Chorale plans open rehearsal The Shrewsbury Chorale is inviting all interested local singers to participate at its open rehearsal 7:45-10 p.m. March 31. Practice is held weekly on Tuesday evenings at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County, 1475 W. Front St., Lincroft. The Shrewsbury Chorale is a mixed chorus of about 50…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Highlighters Lacrosse coach Sandy Diebold (Howell) has won Positive Coaching Alliance’s coveted Double-Goal Coach Award presented by TeamSnap for her positive impact on youth athletes. Diebold is one of 25 national recipients of the Double-Goal Coach Award, named for coaches who strive to win while also pursuing the more important goal of teaching life lessons…

  • Redbirds girls embrace different style of play

    ALLENTOWN By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Allentown High School’s girls lacrosse team will have a different playing style when it opens its season at home on April 2 against Montgomery High School. Phil Ricci, in his first year as Allentown’s director of athletics, succeeds longtime coach Mary Ellen McCarthy, who retired after last season. Ricci had…

  • Tournament of Champions

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR St. John Vianney’s Zoe Pero (21) looks for an open teammate as New Providence High School defenders Emily Molstad, back, and Sydney Morgan try to trap her along the baseline during the March 17 NJSIAA Tournament of Champions quarterfinals at Pine Belt Arena in Toms River. The Lancers triumphed, 63-39.

  • Photo

    MATT DENTON Baseball season has arrived in New Jersey. High school teams will swing into regular-season action on April 1.

  • Competitive sports reject the Golden Rule

    It should be obvious that a competitive sport is a rejection of the Golden Rule and the command to love your neighbor as yourself, but politicians and the major religious groups within our society have yet to catch on. Vast numbers of people still do not realize that our purpose in living is to help…

  • Christie touches wide range of topics in Freehold visit

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie addresses the audience during a town hall meeting at the National Guard Armory in Freehold on March 17. Christie spoke about his proposed 2015 state budget, and guests had the opportunity to ask the governor questions about a variety of issues that concern them. FRANK GALIPO Gov.…

  • The clear choice: Spinach or ‘Mom Jeans’

    ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch Now that spring is officially here, it’s time to ponder a few things. For starters, the flower beds could use some attention. The sun is peering into windows at an angle that highlights the smears, closets need cleaning, rugs need beating and there’s no time like the present to…

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