Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • 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…

  • Monroe facing tougher competition in Red Division tennis

    Monroe facing tougher competition in Red Division tennis

    By Jimmy Allinder Life was good for the Monroe Township High School boys’ tennis team, as it regularly finished atop the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) standings. However, the Falcons were elevated to the Red Division this season and competition is tough — much tougher than in the past. “We now have to play John P.…

  • Bears contending with inconsistent volleyball season

    Bears contending with inconsistent volleyball season

    By Jimmy Allinder The East Brunswick High School boys’ volleyball team has experienced more ups and downs than an elevator this season, which is unusual for a program that finishes at or near the top of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) standings. The Bears were 6-7 overall and 5-3 in the conference behind front-runner Old…

  • 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…

  • Bombers looking to capture GMC White Division title

    Bombers looking to capture GMC White Division title

    By Warren Rappleyea The Sayreville War Memorial High School softball team is scheduled to host South Plainfield High School May 4 in a matchup that may decide the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) White Division championship. The Bombers are 11-2 overall but are tied with South Plainfield as each team has an identical 10-1 mark in…