• Many hungry for later school breakfasts

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Many schools offer breakfast programs for students before the school day gets underway, but large percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-cost breakfasts are failing to take advantage of the programs. The nonprofit Advocates for the Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) is advocating for a “Breakfast After the…

  • Eatontown mayor seeks recount after 2-vote loss

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer A recount of the vote tally in the Eatontown mayoral race, in which a Republican challenger unseated three-term Democratic Mayor Gerald Tarantolo, will take place Nov. 24 in Freehold. According to Laura Kirkpatrick, director of public information for Monmouth County, a Superior Court judge approved the recount on Nov. 14…

  • Central Jersey champions

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Shore Regional High School’s JT Kessler (13) and New Egypt’s Nick Sample (left) and Raphael Archer try to win the ball in the air during the Nov. 13 NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I championship match in West Long Branch. The Blue Devils won the match, 1-0, securing the title.

  • Recount results: Connelly wins Eatontown mayoral race

    By Greg Kennelty Staff Writer The results of a ballot recount did not change the outcome of the contested mayoral election in Eatontown. During a methodical recount of ballots on Nov. 24 at the Monmouth County Board of Elections in Freehold, Republican Councilman Dennis Connelly emerged the winner by the same two-vote margin, barely edging…

  • Recount results: Connelly wins Eatontown mayoral race

    By Greg Kennelty Staff Writer The results of a recount did not change the outcome of the contested mayoral election in Eatontown. During a methodical recount of ballots on Nov. 24 at the Monmouth County Board of Elections in Freehold, Republican Councilman Dennis Connelly emerged the winner by the same two-vote margin, barely edging out…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    The Freehold Area Running Club’s 29th annual Born to Run 5-Mile Race will be held on Nov. 28 at 11 a.m. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. at the Freehold Firehouse, 51 West Main St., Freehold. This day-after-Thanksgiving race has become one of the most popular road races in the state. The out-and-back course starts…

  • Allentown’s Gold makes mark in pool with Scarlet Aquatics

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent A llentown swimmer Matthew Gold is making his mark swimming for Scarlet Aquatics, based out of the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center at Rutgers University. He’s swimming in a major invitational on Nov. 22 in Long Island, N.Y., and the versatile swimmer has excelled this year at long distances, although he said…

  • Allentown football heads to South Jersey Group III semifinals

    VARSITY REPORT By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Allentown High School quarterback Michael Curry, right, surpassed 1,000 rushing yards for the season when the Redbirds won their NJSIAA South Jersey Group III playoff opener, 38-8, over Cumberland High School. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR ALLENTOWN T he season came to an end for Allentown High School’s girls and…

  • Class will open window on career in voice acting

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Using the power of voice acting to forge a full-time career with a steady income is something that is being considered by people across the world and will soon be presented in a class to the community. Millstone Township Community Education and Voice Coaches will present a…

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