• Throw to first

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Lakewood BlueClaws pitcher Drew Anderson fielded an infield grounder and threw to first base to beat Delmarva Shorebirds runner Gregory Lorenzo during a recent game in Lakewood. After a road trip, the BlueClaws return to FirstEnergy Park for a three-game series with Hagerstown July 1-3. The South Atlantic League has started…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Renegades Fastpitch Girls Softball will hold tryouts for the 2014-15 season for 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U and 23U teams. The dates for the tryouts will be on Aug. 2 and Aug. 9, with rain dates of Aug. 3 and Aug. 10. The registration period will begin at 8:30 a.m., with the tryout beginning at…

  • Purchase of 1941 Play Ball set shows card collecting still thrives

    By NEIL BORENSTEIN Staff Writer Manalapan native Leighton Sheldon, who is the president of sports card and memorabilia office Just Collect in Somerset, played an instrumental role in acquiring a 1941 Play Ball baseball card collection from a family that thought the cards had been lost. Purchases like that show vintage card collecting is still…

  • Nashville’s Maggie Rose headlines Rockin’ Country Festival

    ENTERTAINMENT Maggie Rose Fans of country music can don their cowboy hats and shuffle down to Marine Park, Red Bank, for the Rockin’ Country Festival this weekend. Held June 28-29, the festival will feature country pop, country rock, folk, Americana, bluegrass and honky-tonk on two stages. The lineup includes the following acts: Maggie Rose, Madeline…

  • Howell students head for national technology conference

    HOWELL — The members of the Technology Student Association (TSA) at Howell Middle School South are proud their hard work has paid off with a trip to this week’s National Technology Student Association Conference outside of Washington, D.C. The TSA members recently presented a check for $633 to representatives of the American Cancer Society. They…

  • Being the youngest one is no picnic

    ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch When the boys were toddlers, they were always with me. I packed them on trips to the grocery store, took them erranding and brought them on lunch dates with friends. Yet the second — and I do mean the very second — my children were able to vacuum with…

  • Traffic safety issues near schools will be examined

    HOWELL — Traffic safety in the vicinity of Howell’s schools will get a look from municipal officials and school board members. The issue was discussed during a joint meeting of the Howell Township Council and the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education held June 11 at Howell Middle School North. Officials approved a motion…

  • Howell party business enjoying a fresh start

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Pam Somer, owner of Party Fair in Howell, is flanked by employees Irene Signor, left, and Ramona Martinez at the store’s new location on Route 9 north. TAYLOR M. LIER/STAFF HOWELL — Running a business during times of change is something Pam Somer, owner of Party Fair in Howell,…

  • Howell musician perseveres in a challenging industry

    Joey Evans HOWELL — Local country rock musician Joey Evans will put his vocal talents to good use for a show in Howell this weekend. On June 28 at 10 p.m., Evans, 38, a writer, singer and guitarist who grew up in Point Pleasant and has called Howell home for 14 years, will be performing…

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