Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Places To Be

    Places To Be

    The NJSIAA state football sectional playoffs have entered its semifinal stage. And while it is still the semifinals, there are some matchups that could rival championship showdowns. Here is a look where area teams will be in action this upcoming weekend as they seek berths into the championship round that will be held in two…

  • Safety the difference in Patriots’ state playoff defeat

    Safety the difference in Patriots’ state playoff defeat

    By Jeff Appelblatt No athlete wants to end a season on a loss, especially in heart-wrenching fashion, like ones that are decided on one of the most unique, late-game plays some of the participating athletes will ever see. The football team from Freehold Township High School knows all too well what a loss in that…

  • Voters send casino ballot question down to defeat

    Voters send casino ballot question down to defeat

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer Garden State voters have soundly rejected a public question that if approved would have allowed casino gambling to be established in two counties other than Atlantic County in southern New Jersey. Before the issue went to voters on Nov. 8, supporters of and individuals affiliated with the state’s horse racing…

  • Incumbents, newcomer win BOE seats in Woodbridge

    Incumbents, newcomer win BOE seats in Woodbridge

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Two incumbents and one newcomer, who were running on the McCormac Team, grabbed the three, three-year seats that were available on the Board of Education in the election Nov. 8. Incumbent Joseph Velez, who was appointed in January to fill Brian Small’s remaining term, garnered the most votes…

  • Bulldogs, Blue Devils head to semis in state football playoffs

    Bulldogs, Blue Devils head to semis in state football playoffs

    By Warren Rappleyea Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School got off to an excellent start in its effort to win a fourth consecutive state sectional football championship. The fourth-seeded Bulldogs built a 14-0 lead in the first quarter over fifth-seeded Cranford High School in the opening round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group III playoffs. Thanks…

  • Metuchen boys, girls capture Group I cross-country crowns

    Metuchen boys, girls capture Group I cross-country crowns

    By Jimmy Allinder Cross-country It’s an accomplishment for a high school team to win an NJSIAA state group championship in any sport, and both the Metuchen High School boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams did just that Nov. 12. In the girls’ Group I race, which covers 5,000 meters, the Bulldogs finished with 66 total points,…

  • Sons are the perfect eating machines

    Sons are the perfect eating machines

    By Lori Clinch If there is one thing I have learned from our four sons, it is the amount of food it takes to keep them going. In one sitting they can put away a pound of meat (each), a plethora of vegetables, they are all about pasta and potatoes, and “Whoa! Is that garlic bread?!”…

  • Division champion Warriors fall in state playoff opener

    Division champion Warriors fall in state playoff opener

    By Wayne Witkowski New Egypt High School quarterback Kyle Frimel felt the frustration shared by many players on his team, losing in the opening round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group I playoffs to Asbury Park High School, 33-14, Nov. 14, just a week after the emotional high of claiming only its second football division…

  • Election brings familiar faces, newcomers in Edison

    Election brings familiar faces, newcomers in Edison

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — Councilman Joseph Coyle has gone from an appointed councilman to an elected councilman after last week’s election. Coyle, who was appointed to his council seat in June following now-Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak’s departure, defeated Republican Gaetano (Guy) Gaspari by a two-to-one margin of the more than 30,000 votes. “I think…