Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Good Samaritan robbed of laptop at train station

    Good Samaritan robbed of laptop at train station

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A superhero feat was followed by a crime of opportunity, which Police Chief Thomas Bryan has called “nothing less than appalling and disgusting.” Last week Anil Vennavalli, 34, of Piscataway, dropped his backpack containing his laptop computer and leaped onto the Central Avenue train station’s tracks to rescue…

  • Dodgers pick up Somerset Patriots pitcher

    Dodgers pick up Somerset Patriots pitcher

    The Somerset Patriots have announced that left-handed pitcher Jeremy Bleich’s contract has been purchased by the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. Bleich appeared in two games this season and struck out two in 2.1 scoreless innings. He re-signed with the team in April after he spent time in spring training with the Arizona Diamondbacks. This was…

  • Performers of the Week for May 1

    Performers of the Week for May 1

    Rain and clouds outshined the sun during a week when the weather dominated play. But there were some performers who delivered bright results on the local scholastic athletic fields. On the baseball fields … Pitching was the name of the game on the diamond. Paul Birzin delivered a perfect game in a five-inning affair April…

  • Cipot has vision for football team at North Brunswick

    Cipot has vision for football team at North Brunswick

    By Warren Rappleyea Michael Cipot has big plans for the North Brunswick Township High School football program he was just hired to lead. Cipot was a player in 1990, when his alma mater halted a 19-game losing streak and turned in a winning campaign under Sal Mistretta. “I’ve been preparing for this for the past…

  • Huskies’ boys gear up for big meets with Lion Invitational win

    Huskies’ boys gear up for big meets with Lion Invitational win

    By Wayne Witkowski Matawan Regional High School’s boys’ outdoor track and field team has been lying low through the first month of the season. The Huskies are beginning to break out as they prepare for the big meets, starting May 10 and 12 with the Monmouth County Championships at Holmdel High School. Even without going…

  • Huskies focused on tough A Central baseball schedule

    Huskies focused on tough A Central baseball schedule

    By Wayne Witkowski Matawan Regional High School baseball, which is in hot contention for its first division championship since 2011 when it won a share of a division championship for the first time since the 1970s, refocuses its bid this week. The Huskies lost, 4-2, to Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) April 29 in the opening…

  • Advice on purchasing a home May 6

    Advice on purchasing a home May 6

    Preparing to Purchase a Home will be touched upon by local real estate agents and bank officials on May 6 at the Long Branch Public Library. The free event will run from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m.  

  • Mater Dei lacrosse teams see early results in 1st season

    Mater Dei lacrosse teams see early results in 1st season

    By Matthew Rocco Mater Dei Prep’s boys’ lacrosse program registered its first win last week, as the Seraphs move forward in their inaugural season. In January, Mater Dei announced plans to play lacrosse for the first time in school history, launching boys’ and girls’ junior varsity lacrosse teams for the 2017 season. Just a few…

  • Parents celebrate baby’s birth at body shop

    Parents celebrate baby’s birth at body shop

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Little did Seth Mandel know that 10 years after leaving Greater Media Newspapers, a precursor of Newspaper Media Group, that his family  would make its own headlines. Seth and his wife Bethany thought their third child was going to arrive on April 27, a day after Bethany’s…