• Eagles face different Neptune team in state semifinals

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent MIDDLETOWN SOUTH P laying a team twice in the same season is nothing new for Middletown High School South football coach Steve Antonucci, who recalled a number of rematches in the state playoffs before, including Long Branch High School, Wall High School and Neptune High School. And his top-seeded team will…

  • Experience and chemistry key for Middletown North hockey

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent I ce hockey fans will get a preview of the Middletown high school teams when they host a six-team jamboree at Middletown Ice World this weekend. Each game is a 20-minute running period, with Middletown High School North playing Middletown High School South at 6:50 p.m. on Nov. 21, following Middletown…

  • Warner, Ferro, CBA, RBC capture cross-country titles

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer She calls it the “big field.” It’s the final tenth of a mile at Holmdel Park’s 3.1-mile high school cross-country course where the harriers exit the backwoods and have the final sprint home. It was in the “big field” where Holmdel High School’s Marin Warner won the biggest race of…

  • All-around state champion

    DORINE SHAPIRO Holmdel High School’s Julianna Drapkin captured the all-around title at the NJSIAA Individual Gymnastics Championships at Montgomery High School on Nov. 15. The Hornets’ gymnast edged two other Shore competitors, Red Bank Catholic High School’s Alex Cucich and Howell High School’s Monica Servidio, for the championship with a score of 38.000.

  • Church will offer Dec. 6 Cookie Walk

    Trinity Episcopal Church, located at 18 Ryers Lane, off Route 79 between Route 516 and Lloyd Road, Matawan, will present its annual Cookie Walk 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 6. The event will feature homemade cookies, white elephant and vendor tables and Trinity’s Café. For more information, call 732- 591-9210.

  • ‘Endangered Beauty’

    “Burdock” The Second Story Art Gallery in Atlantic Highlands will host an exhibit of metal sculptures and drawings by artist Sabrina Fadial. “Endangered Beauty” runs through Nov. 30, with a closing reception 6-8 p.m. Nov. 29 at the gallery, located at 78 First Ave. “As an artist, nature is my muse. Inspiration comes from my…

  • High school to stage ‘Father of the Bride’

    Raritan High School will present a modernized version of the three-act comedy, “Father of the Bride,” at 7 p.m. Nov. 20-22 at 419 Middle Road, Hazlet. Written by Caroline Francke in the 1940s, the comedy centers on the Banks family. Kay Banks announces to her father, Stanley, that she intends to marry the man he…

  • Hazlet plans bus trip to festive Cape May

    Hazlet Recreation has announced its “Christmas in Cape May” bus trip on Dec. 13. The bus will depart at 1 p.m. from the Hazlet Swim Club on Green Acres Drive. View Cape May’s historic buildings decked out in twinkling lights and greenery on this festive tour and enjoy Christmas caroling and strolling musicians. Step back…

  • Middletown requests food pantry donations

    Middletown Township Mayor Stephanie Murray has partnered with Middletown’s Social Services Department to help feed local families with donations from the Mayor’s Food Basket food drive. Donations of nonperishable food are needed as the Middletown Food Pantry is at an all-time low due in part to two reductions in the federal food stamp program this…

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