Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Woodbridge’s Vazquez to play in GMC Senior All-Star Game

    Woodbridge’s Vazquez to play in GMC Senior All-Star Game

    By Jeff Appelblatt Each coach in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) had to select one player to play in the the Senior All-Star Game March 28 in Woodbridge. Woodbridge High School’s girls’ basketball team had four seniors this year that meant a lot to the Barrons: Najyah Adams, Emily Kolpuc, Joyce Loda and Jordan Vazquez.…

  • Lancers induct new class into Athletic Hall of Fame

    Lancers induct new class into Athletic Hall of Fame

    By Matthew Rocco Saint John Vianney High School inducted head baseball coach Mike Morgan, former pitcher Scott Fitzgerald and the 1988 girls’ tennis team into its Athletic Hall of Fame. Morgan led the Lancers to a state championship in 2014, the program’s first New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) title since 1981. St. John…

  • Wrestling referee laying the smackdown to cancer with toy drive

    Wrestling referee laying the smackdown to cancer with toy drive

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Ryan Torok, who was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 4, was given a powerful visual to help him get through his life-threatening illness. Torok said his doctor picked up on his interest in wrestling and explained to him that “Hulk Hogan is your chemotherapy,” he said, adding that…

  • Young lineup brings talent to Bombers’ baseball team

    Young lineup brings talent to Bombers’ baseball team

    By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville War Memorial High School’s baseball team will have a decidedly young look this spring, but the Bombers, nevertheless, have a group of talented players. Last season, the Blue and Gray went 12-13. Much of the starting lineup from that team, along with its two top pitchers, Pete Soporowski and Connor Johnson,…

  • Steenvoorden ready to fly in final season with Bears’ golf team

    Steenvoorden ready to fly in final season with Bears’ golf team

    By Jimmy Allinder Jeremy Steenvoorden has always been intrigued by how things fly, especially airplanes and golf balls. An East Brunswick High School senior, Steenvoorden is one of the top golfers in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) and following graduation, he plans on becoming an aerospace engineer. Steenvoorden has been accepted to and will attend…

  • Hazlet Recreation sponsors egg hunt

    Hazlet Recreation sponsors egg hunt

    Hazlet Recreation is sponsoring  its annual egg hunt on April 15 at 11:30 am in Veterans Memorial Park in Hazlet. This is a free event for children ages 3-7.  Some of the eggs will have prizes inside , while prizes will be awarded for special eggs. Age groups will race through hay-covered fields as they…

  • Hazlet Land Use Board decides on cases

    Hazlet Land Use Board decides on cases

    By KATHARINE FRIEDMAN Correspondent Hazlet’s Land Use Board met on March 16 to memorialize two old cases and decide on a new one. The board approved DeVimy Equities’ request for a use variance to construct a 2,688-square-foot Popeye’s restaurant with a drive-thru and Girgis & Girgis’ request for amending a site plan and variance to…

  • Family thanks first responders for livesaving measures during fire

    Family thanks first responders for livesaving measures during fire

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — There were rounds of applause all around as police, police dispatch, fire, emergency medical services and a quick-thinking neighbor were recognized for their selfless efforts in saving a man during a house fire in January. Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry presented proclamations for the neighbor and public…

  • Middletown tax rate to drop

    Middletown tax rate to drop

    By MICHAEL BENAVIDES Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — In a unanimous vote, the Middletown Township Council introduced a 2017 municipal budget that will decrease local taxes by nearly 3.49 percent. For the average homeowner, the new budget would make municipal taxes decrease by $5.31 this year. “I think our CFO and administration have done a fantastic…