Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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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,…
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Ocean Township’s nine-hole golf course to open April 1
Ocean Township’s municipal golf course, the nine-hole William F. Larkin Golf Course at Colonial Terrace, will open for the season on April 1. The course, which is located at 1003 Wickapecko Drive, offers more than 2,600 yards of golf for both residents and nonresidents. Hours are 7 a.m. to dusk, seven days a week, weather…
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Tracts removed from Manalapan’s affordable housing plan
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Property that was identified years ago as a location for affordable housing in Manalapan has been removed from the municipality’s affordable housing plan. On March 8, members of the Township Committee adopted an ordinance that amended Manalapan’s zoning map and removed two lots on Cannonero Boulevard from being…
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Cell tower hearing postponed in Manalapan
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Manalapan Zoning Board of Adjustment will reschedule a hearing on an application from a company that wants to construct a wireless communications facility on Millhurst Road. An application proposing the construction of a cellular communications tower has been submitted by New York SMSA Limited Partnership, doing business…
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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…
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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…
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Rams confident they will contend for titles despite graduations
By Jimmy Allinder South River High School won the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Central Jersey, Group I and Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division baseball championships last spring, but repeating is going to be a challenge. Five from that championship team have graduated, four of which are playing in college. While five…
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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…
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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…
