• Patriots boys want more after Shore Conference tourney win

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Before the first goal was scored or the first save was made, the Freehold Township High School boys soccer team reminded head coach Todd Briggs of his 2008 team. “There were a lot of similarities,” he said. The 2014 Patriots had experience (eight seniors and 10 juniors) and depth. Many…

  • Marlboro’s Astarita wins all-around Central Jersey gymnastics title

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Marlboro High School’s Melissa Astarita used a strong performance on bars to help her win the all-around championship at the NJSIAA Central Jersey Section I Championships on Nov. 8 at Manalapan High School. The freshman also won the balance beam title. DORINE SHAPIRO I t was the second meet of…

  • Patriots ‘Get it Back’ winning Central Jersey championship

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Freehold Township High School’s Raegen Dunn takes a shot on goal against Cherokee High School’s Sam Rubin during the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV championship on Nov. 7 at Freehold Township. The Patriots finally broke through in the second half to score a goal and beat the Chiefs, 1-0, to…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Gary Gellman of Gellman Images has been chosen for the seventh consecutive year to serve as the official photographer for the New Jersey Hall of Fame Gala to be held at Convention Hall in Asbury Park on Nov. 13. The event will honor 12 of New Jersey’s most distinguished citizens as new inductees into the…

  • ‘Mob Wives’ star on guest list at Marlboro siblings’ party

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer MARLBORO — “Mob Wives” star “Big Ang” is one of the many names on the guest list as brother and sister Lenore and Joseph Luca celebrate a year of balancing school, sports and the celebrity lifestyle. As the hosts of their own web series, “Keeping Up with Cool,” Marlboro residents…

  • Photos highlight Alaska ‘state treasure’

    IN THE ARTS “Yukon” Photographs by Kim Levin of the Alaskan landscape and those who call Alaska home will be on display at the Eastern Branch Library in Shrewsbury throughout November. Levin, a photographer who specializes in pet portraiture, took the images on a recent trip to Alaska. She focused many of the photographs on…

  • Bereavement group meets

    MARLBORO — The Jewish Federation of Monmouth County has awarded an Adventure grant to sponsor a bereavement group that is open to the entire Monmouth County community. The group will meet at Temple Rodeph Torah, Marlboro, twice a month on Wednesdays from 10-11:45 a.m.; exact dates are posted on the temple’s website, trt.org, or call…

  • President champions change at Monmouth University

    By DONNA KENYON Executive Editor The new president of Monmouth University celebrated the 81st anniversary of the founding of the school by issuing “a call to arms” for dramatic changes at the West Long Branch campus and beyond. “Strategic planning is a process that never ends, because the journey to excellence has no endpoint,” Monmouth…

  • Cancer patients offered a day at spa

    The Women’s Council for the Leon Hess Cancer Center will host its semiannual Spa for the Spirit on Dec. 2 at Avanti Day Resort in Manalapan. The Spa for the Spirit is held twice a year to give about 30 cancer patients a day of relaxation, rejuvenation and beauty, according to a press release. “The…

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