• SPORT SHORTS

    Mansfield University Baseball Christmas Clinics are just a few weeks away. Clinics run from Dec. 27 through Dec. 29. Sessions include hitting, pitching, defensive skills and the Mini Camp Sunday on Dec. 28. For more information and registration, go to www.GoMounties.com and click on Camps, Clinics and Tournaments, or call 570-404-2632. Items for the Sport…

  • Area teams prepare for state football playoff openers

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent MIDDLETOWN NORTH T roy Thompson has been through his ups and downs in past seasons, but he is ready for his lion’s share of glory. The senior tight end and linebacker is one of the leading players for Middletown High School North, which clinched its first winning season since 2000 with…

  • 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 Fire House, 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…

  • Rockets run over Monmouth; state playoffs are up next

    By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent With a decisive victory last week, the Raritan High School football team looks poised to host division rival Matawan Regional High School to open the state playoffs. The Rockets were locked in a scoreless tie with Monmouth Regional High School on Nov. 8 before their offense exploded for 28 unanswered points…

  • Brookdale returns to nationals after defending Region 19 title

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Brookdale Community College women’s soccer team poses with the Region 19 trophy they won Nov. 1 at Ocean County College in Toms River when they defeated Union County College, 6-0. It was the second straight region championship for the defending national champions. The Jersey Blues begin defense of their…

  • Chamber of commerce slates business luncheon

    The Monmouth County Chamber of Commerce has scheduled its quarterly Women in Business Luncheon at noon on Nov. 13 at the Beacon Hill Country Club, 8 Beacon Hill Road, Atlantic Highlands. This event for women, men and young adults spotlights women in business. Lisa Frank, a practicing attorney and the current vice president managing counsel…

  • Gail Eleanor Dougherty

    Gail Eleanor Dougherty, 59, of East Brunswick, died Nov. 8, 2014, following a long illness. She was born in Dunellen and resided in East Brunswick for most of her life. Gail was predeceased by her father, Lawrence Dougherty. She is survived by her mother, Eleanor Garaffa Dougherty; two brothers, Larry and Darrin Dougherty; two nieces,…

  • Photos highlight ‘state treasure’ of Alaska

    “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 what she calls…

  • Angela’s to host New Year’s Celebration

    Angela’s Pizza & Restaurant, 1326 Route 36, Hazlet, will celebrate the holidays with an array of dinner shows throughout the season, culminating in the New Year’s Celebration, Dec 31 from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., to be held at the Italian American Legion Club (located in the rear of Airport Plaza). Come celebrate with Antonio…

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