• D.R. Horton’s The Grande at Howell has brand-new model home

    D.R. Horton’s Mid-Atlantic division has announced the grand opening of a brand-new model home at The Grande at Howell, a distinctive new community in Monmouth County. The highly anticipated new model presents the first opportunity for interested buyers to see and walk through a completed, beautifully designer-furnished and decorated home at The Grande at Howell,…

  • Baseball league adds two new teams

    The Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL) announced the addition of two new franchises for the upcoming 2015 summer college baseball season. Now in its 15th year of operation, the ABCCL will field a combined 10 teams in its Northern and Southern divisions this season. All teams are located in New Jersey and compete exclusively…

  • Howell wrestlers are thriving on becoming hunted team

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer What a difference a year makes. Going into last season, the Howell High School wrestling team was considered good, but not great. The Rebels could win the Shore Conference A North Division title and some holiday tournaments. But when it came time to step up against the big boys, they…

  • Panton and Hayes win county indoor track championships

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Sprinters don’t usually run cross-country, but Freehold Township High School’s Domonique Panton is sure glad she did. Panton spent the fall training with the Patriots’ cross-country team and working out in the gym more than ever. The result of all the offseason training gave her increased endurance and strength, which…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Drew University’s women’s basketball team has been relying on a pair of former area high school stars: Hannah Miller from Rumson-Fair Haven and Ryan Jackson from Freehold Township. Miller, a sophomore guard, leads Drew (7-5) in scoring with 13.3 points per game and 3-point field goals (27). Jackson, a sophomore forward, is averaging 10.1 points…

  • Cougars put themselves in B North Division hunt

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Lou Piccola couldn’t hold back his exuberance. “We fight,” the Colts Neck High School boys head coach said with a smile after his team beat Matawan Regional High School, 34-32, on Lloyd Daniels’ baseline jumper with just two seconds left in the game. “We play hard. “This was a great…

  • Championships mean more to Hallbauer than scoring records

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Howell High School winger Kyle Hallbauer, left, recently set the Rebels’ career points scoring record, but the senior captain cares most about Howell’s 10-2 record. To make the Howell High School ice hockey team, Kyle Hallbauer had to change positions. Hallbauer was a defenseman by nature and on his travel…

  • Patriots swimmers clinch back-to-back A North titles

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Freehold Township High School’s Molly Griswold competes in the butterfly during the Patriots’ home dual meet against Middletown High School North at the Western Monmouth County YMCA in Freehold Township on Jan. 8. The Patriots won the meet, 114-23, to clinch no worse than a tie for the Shore Conference…

  • Lawrence “Larry” Mancini

    Lawrence “Larry” Mancini of Davison, Mich., formerly of Freehold and Lakewood, age 83, passed away Jan. 8, 2015, at McLaren Lapeer. A funeral service with military honors will be held 6 p.m. Jan. 17 at Allen Funeral Home, 9136 Davison Road, Davison, Mich. Deacon Dan Zudel will officiate. Cremation will follow the service. Visitation will…

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