• ERA Central Realty’s ‘Food Fight’ to benefit local food pantries a success

    ERA Central Realty Group, with offices in Freehold, Bordentown and Cream Ridge, has partnered with Move for Hunger, a national not-for-profit organization based out of Neptune, to fight the hunger epidemic in our local communities. During November, ERA Central Realty Group of Freehold held a month-long food drive with a party celebration as the highlighting…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Sophomore Rupak Mehta helped the Bentley University (Waltham, Mass.) men’s cross-country team finish fourth at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships held at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H. Mehta was the team’s fourth runner and completed the 8K course in 29:28.8 to finish 38th overall. Mehta is a graduate of Howell High School. Bentley had a…

  • For Jackson wrestlers, success starts in recreation program

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent The names that have gone through the Jackson Recreation Wrestling program are familiar to any Jackson wrestling fan. Many of them went on to stardom in high school — plenty went further and wrestled through college. There’s four-time state place-winner Derrick Russell and the Young brothers, B.J. and Spencer. There’s also…

  • Colts cross-country places 11th at Nike Cross Nationals

    Christian Brothers Academy’s (CBA) cross-country team completed another highly successful season at the Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Ore., on Dec. 6. The Colts, who extended their NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) record to 20 during the season, finished 11th at the national championships with a point total of 271. This year’s meet was held…

  • Hawks’ Jeffery up for Player of the Year

    Monmouth University men’s soccer senior back Matt Jeffery (Freehold Township) has been nominated for the Soccer News Net College Boot, given by the website to the player of the year in Division I soccer. Jeffery has also been nominated for Big Apple Soccer Player of the Year. Fan voting accounts for 40 percent of the…

  • Teamwork powered Rebels girls to sectional championship finals

    HOWELL By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer With every state playoff win, the Howell High School girls soccer team’s future got brighter. Starting out as the No. 11 seed in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV tournament, the Rebels went all the way to the championship game before falling to No. 1- seed Hunterdon Central Regional…

  • Jaguars survive late scare to win first state title since 2005

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Mike Gawlik and the Jackson Memorial High School football team won the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV championship on Dec. 6, beating Middletown High School South in a driving rainstorm, 21-18. The game was played at Rutgers University’s High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway. FRANK GALIPO Quarterback Joe DeMaio gave a…

  • School’s service pays tribute to veterans

    HOWELL — St. Veronica School, Route 9, held a Veterans Day service to pray for and honor veterans. The service included seventh-grade students who created short films honoring a veteran hero they know and love. Children also wrote letters of thanks to veterans. St. Veronica School Principal Sister Cherree Power explained that although some people…

  • Storage container rules amended

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council has adopted an ordinance that will amend regulations regarding trailers and portable storage containers in Howell. The ordinance was introduced on Oct. 7. A public hearing on the ordinance was scheduled for Oct. 21, but was tabled due to administrative issues, according to Mayor…

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