• Brookdale softball team back to No.1 nationally

    By TIM MORRIS With the Region 19 softball tournament coming up this weekend, defending champion Brookdale Community College is in a familiar position. Head coach Bo Scannapieco’s Jersey Blues are again the team to beat, having proved it with wins over nationally ranked Northampton Community College, Middlesex County College and, most recently, perennial region contender…

  • Marlboro boys lacrosse team is winning by keeping it simple

    By TIM MORRIS Last year, Alexander Sinkovich viewed the Marlboro High School boys lacrosse team through the lens of an opposition coach. This spring, Sinkovich views the Mustangs through a different lens, as their new head coach. “I knew they had a lot of physical talent, but they were going in all directions,” said Sinkovich,…

  • Pitching rotation carrying Colts Neck baseball team

    By TIM MORRIS Colts Neck High School possesses the key factor to stay in the Shore Conference A North Division baseball race — pitching. “Our pitching has been terrific so far and has been carrying our team,” head coach Mike Yorke said. The Cougars (9-2) are 7-2 in division play and tied at the top…

  • Mills wins elusive county title; Shore Conference golf is next

    By TIM MORRIS Colts Neck High School golfer Emily Mills will look to complete the Monmouth County-Shore Conference double on April 30. The conference tournament will be held on the Pine Barrens Golf Course in Jackson Township that “I really like,” the Cougars’ senior said. That can’t be good news for the competition. Mills won…

  • Patriots riding one-run wins into A North contention

    By TIM MORRIS Freehold Township High School shortstop Mike Alexander gets ready to make a backhanded grab of a grounder during the Patriots’ April 24 Shore Conference A North Division game against Middletown High School North in Freehold. The Patriots edged the Lions, 6-5. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP W inning one-run games is the sign of a…

  • Jones birdies his way to county championship

    By TIM MORRIS Howell High School’s Dawson Jones watches his putt during the Rebels’ match with Manalapan High School at Howell Park Golf Course in Farmingdale, Howell’s home course. Jones won his second tournament of the year on April 22 when he captured his first Monmouth County championship at Hominy Hill Golf Course in Colts…

  • Historic sites open for Weekend in Old Monmouth

    Old Tennent Church in Manalapan The annual Weekend in Old Monmouth tour returns with 45 historic sites throughout Monmouth County opening their doors to visitors interested in local history. Hours for most sites are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 3 and noon to 5 p.m. May 4. “Weekend in Old Monmouth is a wonderful…

  • Grand jury indicts man in water pipe

    MANALAPAN — A Manalapan resident who entered a water company’s property and became trapped in a water pipe on Jan. 17 has been indicted by a Monmouth County grand jury. Asaf Mohammad, 27, was charged with criminal trespass and being a disorderly person following the incident earlier this year. Mohammad was recently indicted on the…

  • Author to speak at library

    MANALAPAN — The Monmouth County Library Headquarters will host a discussion by author Leah Vincent on May 4. Vincent will speak about her memoir, “Cut Me Loose: Sin and Salvation After My Ultra-Orthodox Girlhood.” The talk will begin at 2 p.m. at Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. According to a press release, Vincent was…

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