Month: July 2011

  • Widows, widowers panel to meet Aug. 2

    A widows and widowers social group meets at 1:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at Congregation Beit Shalom, (formerly the Jewish Congregation of Concordia) in the Concordia Shopping Center, Perrineville Road, Monroe. The group offers discussions, dinner parties, shows, presentations and companionship. All are welcome to attend. TheAug. 2 gathering will feature…

  • Woman, 30, dies in Monroe crash

    MONROE — A 30-year-old Iselin woman died July 25 after sustaining injuries in a three-car accident on Spotswood-Englishtown Road. Christina H. Bettinger was pronounced dead after being transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick following the 4:40 p.m. accident, according to Monroe police. The accident initially involved two other vehicles, police said.…

  • New friendships grow at E. Brunswick garden

    Local gardeners plan cookbook with those in Brunswick East, Australia BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Donna McEvoy looks over her garden, which is designed to attract insects such as bees and butterflies that are beneficial to the growing ecosystem at the East Brunswick Community Garden, on July 13.|There’s a reason it’s called a “community garden.”…

  • Monroe board to restore early busing, sci program

    Members debate whether extra aid should have been used entirely for tax relief BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer The Monroe Township Board of Education will use some newly arrived state aid on amix of programs and tax relief. School officials learned earlier this month that the district would be receiving an additional $887,122 for the…

  • Fair all about tradition, and fun for the family

    Attendance has increased in recent years, with 75,000 attending last year BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Thousands of area residents will find their way to the Middlesex County Fairgrounds in East Brunswick next week for their yearly dose of live music, shows and attractions. From Aug. 1 through Aug. 7, the Middlesex County Fair will host…

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    Stewart Sacks of Maryland looks over the competition during the Tri-State Budgerigar Society’s 21st Annual Show and Exhibition at the 4-H Youth Center log cabin on Cranbury Road in East Brunswick July 23. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Matawan concludes Ripken play

    Ben DiSabatino grounded a single against a drawn-in infield in the sixth inning that drove inAustin Nappi with the winning run as Matawan’s 11-yearolds concluded pool play in the Cal Ripken 11-Under state baseball tournament with a 7-6 victory over East Brunswick at Toomer Field in Matawan. Nappi slapped a single and got into scoring…

  • sport shorts 

    The Lady Knights travel softball club, based in Middletown, is looking for competitive players for travel softball and tournaments. All teams are coached by former college players who have no daughters on the team. The teams are: Lady Knights 16U (birth date from Jan. 1 1996, to Dec. 31, 1996); 14U (born in 1997 and…

  • Young Matawan team displayed its potential in Legion baseball

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Matawan attracted enough interest this summer to field two Junior Legion teams, which were sponsored by American Legion Post 23 in Keyport. The younger of the two teams filled a roster with players in grades 8 through 11, leaving the team at a slight disadvantage from the start of the season.…