Author: BRUCE MORAN, Department Editor
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What’s Up
RESULTS Princeton U basketball The Princeton University men’s basketball team improved to 6-5 with an 81-79 victory at Lafayette on Dec. 21. Devin Cannady led the Tigers with 24 points, while Myles Stephens and Richmond Arizguzoh delivered 14 points apiece. The Tigers will play at Arizona State on Saturday. The Princeton women evened their record…
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Rumson-Fair Haven wins state football bowl championship
Rumson-Fair Haven High School completed the football season with a 26-18 victory over Woodrow Wilson High School of Camden, 26-18, in the NJSIAA Central/South Group 3 Bowl Game on Saturday, Dec. 1, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. Rumson-Fair Haven, the Central Jersey, Group 3 state sectional playoff champion, was sparked by Alex Maldjian, who…
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RBC wins Non-Public, Group 3 state football title
Red Bank Catholic High School capped an undefeated football season when it defeated Mater Dei Prep, 14-10, to win the NJSIAA Non-Public, Group 3 playoff championship on Saturday, Nov 24, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. Red Bank Catholic, which ended the year at 11-0, received touchdowns from Steve Lubischer, an 11-yard run, and Billy…
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Holmdel wins second straight Group 2 state boys’ soccer title
Holmdel High School repeated as the Group 2 state champion in boys’ soccer. Holmdel successfully defended its Group 2 state title when it defeated Glen Rock High School, 3-1, in the NJSIAA tournament championship game on Nov. 17 at Kean University in Union. Mark McStay and Anthony Arena each scored in the second half when…
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Sayreville wins state sectional football title
Sayreville War Memorial High School is the Central Jersey, Group 5 state sectional football playoff champion. Sayreville held off North Brunswick Township High School to post a 6-0 victory in the sectional playoff final on Saturday, Nov. 17, at Sayreville’s field. Sayreville relied on a strong defense behind Glenn Wright and Anthony Jackson to move…
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Reader questions why Board of Ed and council cannot agree on fields
We in Middletown seem to be unable to get the town council and the Board of Education (BOE) to agree to meet and arrange for the town’s soccer leagues to use BOE fields.Currently, the township council is moving to re-purpose Stevenson Park for use by soccer leagues. They claim the BOE has denied the league’s…
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Holmdel resident thanks Lea Shave
At the Oct. 19 Township Committee meeting, Holmdel’s mayor stated he had eliminated himself from potential conflict of interest on Holmdel’s Council On Affordable Housing (COAH) negotiated mandated housing quotas. Mayor Tom Critelli asserted he had “extinguished any conflict that could have been arisen from having an interest in the property moving forward.” The COAH negotiations…
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Aberdeen Day festivities on Sept. 29
Mayor Fred Tagliarini and the Aberdeen Township Council have announced that Aberdeen Day 2018, the township’s annual town-wide celebration, will take place on Sept. 29, featuring events at Matawan Regional High School and additional locations around town. This year’s lineup includes first-time events at Cliffwood Beach and other venues in Aberdeen, as well as…
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Matawan man and his sister sentenced for fraud
TRENTON – A Matawan resident and his sister were sentenced on Sept. 12 to federal prison terms for their respective roles in running a multi-million dollar fraudulent invoice scheme, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Shevandra Verasawmi, 38, of Matawan, was sentenced to 87 months in prison,…
