• 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 race. Raceway Park has been witness to legendary races over the years, but nothing quite like the…

  • Holbrook 12U softball claims second straight district title

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent The Holbrook Little League’s 12U All-Star softball team won the District 18 championship for the second consecutive season this summer, and went on to compete in the Section 3 tournament. Holbrook Little League Softball’s 12U All-Stars, competing in District 18 for the second year, again came away with the championship, as…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    USA Cheerleaders is looking for at least 15 members in the new Philadelphia/South Jersey region when auditions are held on July 13 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the All-Star Academy, 1740 Route 9, Toms River, under Region Director Tia Testa of Jackson. The requirements are cheerleading skill, a hearty voice, plenty of energy,…

  • New-look Liberty Lions boys learning system over summer

    JACKSON LIBERTY By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent There was a time when playing in the summer leagues was a rite of the season for high school basketball players. But that fervor has cooled a bit, as teams instead head to team camps and varsity scrimmages of sorts against other teams. “It’s hard just organizing transportation and…

  • 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.

  • Matawan teen graduates to featured role in ‘Grease’

    Ian Laudano of Matawan will play Kenickie in Phoenix Productions’ rendition of “Grease.” I an Laudano of Matawan will play Kenickie in Phoenix Productions’ revival of the Broadway musical, “Grease,” coming to the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank starting July 11. A June graduate of Matawan Regional High School, Ian will begin attending Montclair…

  • Talk will focus on Nobel winners

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will present “Faces of Genius: Jewish American Nobel Prize Laureates in Science and Medicine,” a lecture and slide presentation created by the staff of the museum, on July 20 at 2 p.m. Admission is $5 for museum members, $7 for nonmembers, and free to students.…

  • Jackson adopts budget

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — The Township Council has adopted a $41 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality in 2014. Officials said the budget is a clear sign of department heads “tightening their belts.” “This is a tight budget and it shows the fiscal responsibility we have maintained over the…

  • Officials approve liquor licenses

    PLUMSTED — The members of the Township Committee brewed up liquor license renewals during their June 4 meeting. Six licenses for local businesses and clubs were extended through a unanimous vote. According to the resolution memorializing six liquor license extensions, the Plumsted Township Police Department reported that no alcohol-related incidents occurred at any of the…

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