Manalapan Committee Recognises Baseball Team And Other Residents

MANALAPAN, NJ — The young players from the Manalapan Braves 7U Travel baseball team were some of the community members recognized by the Manalapan Township Committee in a ceremony on Wednesday.

They played "incredible back-to-back undefeated seasons," according to a statement on the township social media.

Recognized last night were manager Justin Colletti, coach Michael Ferraro, coach Michael Lazzaro, coach Dave Lee, coach Anthony DiTomasso and players Andrew DiTomasso, Christian Ferraro, Dylan Reuter, Gianni Sullivan, Jake Glazer, Joey Colletti, Joey Lazzaro, Justin Lee, Max Rhine, Michael (MJ) Ratta and Paul Cosentino

The Manalapan Township Committee also honored two young men who recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, Devon Kennedy and Armaan Vakahria.

The founder of Jar of Hope James Raffone and Martin Cintron, who recently completed a long journey walking to raise awareness and one day hopefully a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, were also celebrated.