Something Funny Happened On The Way To Winslow

A little of this and a little of that this Thursday morning:

It’s usually a bad omen when you get lost on your way to a destination…just seems like often it sets a tone for the trip. I’m sure Lakewood boy’s basketball coach Randy Holmes felt that way Wednesday when the team bus got lost and arrived late at Winslow Township High School for the Piners Group 3 state semifinal against Kingsway. The game was delayed but Lakewood never really found their stride, trailing by 12 after the first quarter and eventually losing 58-38. Despite the loss the Piners finish the season with 20 wins, a South Jersey Group 3 title and plenty of optimism for the future.

The Central Regional Alumni Association will hold their First Annual Alumni Night tomorrow night at the Sawmill Café on the boardwalk in Seaside Park. All Central graduates and retired teachers are invited to enjoy pizza, pasta, wings and getting together with old friends from 6-10pm. The cost is $15 per person and you can pay at the door. Call (732) 779-0179 for more information.

A benefit spaghetti dinner and gift auction for Natalie Shepherd and her family will be held on Saturday, March 20th at the Tri-Boro First Aid Squad building in Seaside Park. Nat’s Stomping Out Sarcoma Group is organizing the event to help Shepherd, a Beachwood resident who works as a MONOC Paramedic and is a Tri-Boro First Aid Squad volunteer. A wife and mother, she is being treated for a very rare and aggressive cancer. The March 20th fundraiser from 4:30-8pm will also include live music, tarot card readings, face painting and more. Tickets are available at Bayville Auto Care on Route 9 or by calling Patrick at (732) 674-6413,

March Madness is the term usually associated with college basketball but Manchester Township’s version of March Madness is set for tomorrow night in the High School Gym. It’s a basketball game between Manchester PBA 246 and the High School Faculty and all proceeds will go to the Rodney Copeland Scholarship Fund and Sgt. Gary Lowe of the Lakehurst Police Department who was severely injured in a fall a few months ago. Admission is $5 and there will be prizes, food, contests and more with the doors opening at 6:30.