• Lowing captures 50th anniversary Takanassee Race Series opener

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Rolling Stones’ 1964 hit “Time is on My Side” is the perfect theme for the Shore Athletic Club’s Lake Takanassee Summer Race Series. Time has clearly been on Lake Tak’s side. It’s the oldest road race in the Shore area and has become a tradition passed down through generations.…

  • Running of 38th Belmar Five taking place on July 12

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The 38th running of the Belmar Five Johnny Cobb Memorial Run takes place on July 12. Race time is set for 8:30 a.m. The starting line is on Ocean Avenue between 2nd and 3rd avenues. Race director Fred Hinck is expecting 3,000 to 3,500 runners. Registrations are still being accepted, and…

  • Rugged Maniac 5K coming to Raceway Park July 12-13

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The 50-foot waterslide is one of the highlights of the Rugged Maniac 5K Obstacle Race coming to Raceway Park July 12-13. Competitors will tackle 25 obstacles, including a tunnel and fire, during the 5K race. Raceway Park has been witness to legendary races over the years, but nothing quite like…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    The United States Tennis Association (USTA), the national governing body for the sport of tennis that owns and operates the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, announced that it is hosting the fourth annual U.S. Open job fair. For the second consecutive year, there will be two job fairs, starting with an exclusive opportunity for residents of…

  • Matawan football building offense in summer workouts

    MATAWAN By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Matawan Regional High School football had one of the best defenses in the Shore last season. Its offense was a different story, though, and has gotten close attention from coach John Kaye and his staff, which remains unchanged at this point from last season. Aside from tight end/defensive lineman Nick…

  • Delivering a pitch

    FRANK GALIPO Jackson Thunder pitcher Bobby Klatt delivers a pitch during the Thunder’s Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League game against the Freehold Clippers on July 1 at Michael Tighe Park in Freehold Township. Klatt is a graduate of Mater Dei Prep and plays his collegiate ball for Susquehanna University.

  • High school graduates receive scholarships

    The Matawan Italian American Association recently awarded $1,000 scholarships to seven high school graduates who are the children and grandchildren of current members during a reception at the association’s clubhouse in Hazlet. Winners included Tiffany Ancharski of Cardinal Gibbons High School, Raleigh, N.C.; Anna Connors of Mater Dei High School, Middletown; Michaela Devino of Holmdel…

  • Madeline Louise Clayton

    Mrs. Clayton, 87, a lifelong resident of Long Branch, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2014, after a brief illness. An expert homemaker, daughter, sister, wife, mother of three, grandmother to five, great-grand- mother to ten and cherished family member to many more, she was selfless, unmaterialistic and caring. As a young woman, she worked…

  • NOTES

    Queen of Peace High School’s Class of 1964 in North Arlington will hold its 50th reunion celebration in the evening on Oct. 2 at Breakers on the Ocean in Spring Lake. For more information, contact Jane Hoag Eagan at [email protected], Bill McGarry at [email protected] or Joyce Lopardo Zinni at 732-583-2474. The 84th annual Middletown Township…

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