Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Seniors of Little Silver hold meet and greet at woman’s club

    Seniors of Little Silver hold meet and greet at woman’s club

    The Seniors of Little Silver will be meeting at 1 p.m., April 25, at the Woman’s Club, 111 Church St., Little Silver. There will be refreshments served and guests are welcome. For any questions, call membership chairperson Lois Symons 732-842-4960.

  • Rutkowski ready to lead Barrons in final season as ace

    Rutkowski ready to lead Barrons in final season as ace

    By Jeff Appelblatt Luckily for South Amboy High School’s baseball team, it won’t be trying to get hits off Woodbridge High School ace Harry Rutkowski in the season opener in Woodbridge April 1. The Barrons are saving the lefty for the next game at Piscataway Township High School April 3. Woodbridge isn’t trying to do…

  • D’Agostino to rely on deep pitching staff in 1st year as Trojans coach

    D’Agostino to rely on deep pitching staff in 1st year as Trojans coach

    By Jimmy Allinder Bishop Ahr Scott Runkel retired as head baseball coach after 33 seasons, but he certainly didn’t leave the cupboard bare for his successor at Bishop George Ahr High School, Tom D’Agostino. The Trojans (10-10-1 overall, 5-6-1 Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division) are deep in pitching, which is more important than ever…

  • Millstone Girl Scout infuses project with her love of pets

    Millstone Girl Scout infuses project with her love of pets

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – A young woman from Millstone Township has earned her Girl Scout Gold Award after creating a campaign to spread awareness to pet owners about the health and behavior of their animals. Sophia Cerri, a senior at Allentown High School, created a responsible pet owner awareness campaign for her…

  • March 16  RBC defeats Bound Brook  in Girls’ Basketball Tournament of Champions
  • Mounmouth County holding beach clean-up April 1

    Mounmouth County holding beach clean-up April 1

    The Monmouth County Park System (MCPS) welcomes members of the public to participate in a beach clean-up at Popamora Point, Henry Hudson Trail, Highlands. The clean-up will be held from 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. on April 1. The beach clean-up is open to individuals ages 14 and up. Those age 13 and under may participate…

  • Supermarket honors associates with special breakfast cereal package

    Supermarket honors associates with special breakfast cereal package

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD–Surrounded by a wall of cereal boxes, cake and Scrunchy the Bear, ShopRite officials gathered together to unveil a special-edition Cheerios box that features the local winners of its annual Partners In Caring Cheerios Contest, sponsored in partnership with General Mills. During the in-store ceremony on March 22, the contest winner,…

  • ‘Game of Thrones’ language creator at Brookdale April 6

    ‘Game of Thrones’ language creator at Brookdale April 6

    David J. Peterson, master language creator for the HBO series “Game of Thrones” and Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World,” will hold a free presentation on the art of invented languages at 7 p.m. on April 6 at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. Peterson, who has also created languages for Syfy’s “Defiance” and authored the book…

  • Plumsted officials oppose unfunded mandate

    PLUMSTED – Members of the Township Committee have lent their support to a complaint filed by the New Jersey Association of Counties which asserts that the state’s Criminal Justice Reform Act constitutes an unfunded state mandate in violation of New Jersey’s Constitution. The complaint has been filed with the New Jersey Council on Local Mandates,…