• Jump shot

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Middlesex County College’s Keith Robinson (23), a graduate of North Brunswick Township High School, gets off a jump shot over Atlantic Cape Community College’s Devonte Oglesby during the Dec. 18 Region 19 game played at Middlesex Count College in Edison. Middlesex won the game, 88-61, to get above .500 at 7-6.

  • SPORT SHORTS

    The 42nd annual Be the Best You Are Clinic is scheduled for Jan. 8-10 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cherry Hill. Led by Grand Canyon University head coach Andy Stankiewicz, the 2014 18U National Team staff brings together a wealth of baseball knowledge across all levels of the game. For information or a brochure, contact…

  • Caseys to lean on Barazotti early in girls hoops season

    RED BANK CATHOLIC By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent With a lineup that includes just one senior, the Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School girls basketball team still retains plenty of talent, as the Caseys look to equal or exceed last year’s 19-9 mark. The lone senior is Alex Barazotti, who averaged 10 points per game a…

  • MacLaughlin, 2002 softball team top Brookdale Hall of Fame class

    Paul MacLaughlin, whose Brookdale Community College baseball team brought nationwide recognition to the college, and the 2002 softball team that brought the first national championship back to Brookdale head the inductees into the Brookdale Athletics Hall of Fame. The Class of 2015 — the second class to be inducted — includes eight players, one team,…

  • Jersey Blues Hoops

    Top: Brookdale Community College guard Terrel Cox, right, a Long Branch High School graduate, calls out a play during the Jersey Blues’ Dec. 16 game against Atlantic Cape Community played in Lincroft. The Jersey Blues’ men prevailed in the Region 19 contest, 96-70. Above: Brookdale’s Paxton Reddington, a St. John Vianney graduate, gets around Atlantic…

  • Concert to benefit teen battling cancer

    Spring Lake Theatre will host the concert, “Songs for Justin,” at 8 p.m. Jan. 3 at 300 Madison Ave., Spring Lake. All proceeds will support Justin Condoluci and his family as he battles against pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The concert is a celebration of Justin’s favorite songs from musical theater. The production will feature over…

  • Bids for energy aggregation accepted through March

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The deadline for bids for the planned energy aggregation program in Eatontown has been delayed until early next year. In order to get a better price, the Eatontown Borough Council unanimously voted on Dec. 16 to push the bid deadline forward to March 25, 2015. Councilwoman Janice Kroposky…

  • Park system seeks volunteer docents

    The Monmouth County Park System is looking for volunteers to become docents at the Fort Monmouth Recreation Center, 2566 Guam Lane, Tinton Falls. Docents will welcome visitors and answer questions about the facility. Those who are 21 or older are encouraged to apply. Prospective volunteers are invited to attend an orientation session 9-10:30 a.m. Jan.…

  • Long Branch man charged in 2013 double murder

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A city man was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and an additional weapons charge stemming from the 2013 stabbings of a couple in a Sairs Avenue apartment. Carlos I. Menjivar, 22, appeared in front of Superior Court Judge John R. Tassini on Dec. 18 in…

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