Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Braves silence Patriots to cap undefeated regular season

    Braves silence Patriots to cap undefeated regular season

    By Jeff Appelblatt Less than a week after one of its only true challenges of the year, Manalapan High School’s football team finished off the regular season on cruise control. Not much else was needed when Freehold Township High School sent its team to take on the undefeated Braves Nov. 4. It took solid defense…

  • Parting is such sweet … Oh, forget it!

    Parting is such sweet … Oh, forget it!

    By Lori Clinch Although I’m not one to brag, I believe there is not much about me that makes my husband crazy. Surely it isn’t because he’s not one to voice his opinion on such matters and he tends to let the little things go. I’m quite certain my Pat does not love my “catch-all”…

  • Despite postseason losses, Blue Devils proud of field hockey campaign

    Despite postseason losses, Blue Devils proud of field hockey campaign

    By Matthew Rocco Although its postseason run was cut short, Shore Regional High School’s field hockey team is looking back on the 2016 season with pride. The Blue Devils, having dropped the Shore Conference Tournament championship to Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in a 1-0 nail-biter, entered the state playoffs with a chance to erase…

  • Millstone’s Palladino sets records in Muhlenberg gridiron victory

    Millstone’s Palladino sets records in Muhlenberg gridiron victory

    Senior quarterback Nick Palladino from Millstone tied one record and broke two others before leaving in the fourth quarter when Muhlenberg College’s football team rolled past Ursinus College, 49-7, Nov. 5. The win was the fifth straight for the Mules (8-1) and gave the senior class, who was honored before the game on Senior Day, a…

  • New businesses planned for East Brunswick

    New businesses planned for East Brunswick

      By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Business is booming in the township, with a series of new stores planned to open through next year. In the Midstate Mall, located at 300 Route 18, a DSW (Designer Shoe Warehouse) will be moving into the old Staples building and a Raymour & Flanigan furniture store will…

  • Seniors stay active, feel like family in Marlboro program

    Seniors stay active, feel like family in Marlboro program

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – Residents age 60 and over have a place to go in Marlboro where they will be welcomed and where there is almost always something for them to do. The Marlboro Recreation Community Center is the home base for activities and a program for people over 60 that operates…

  • Survivor shares horrors of Nazi history

    Survivor shares horrors of Nazi history

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — It took a longtime for Eva Wiener to consider herself a Holocaust survivor. “When you think of a Holocaust survivor, you may think of a number on one’s arm, concentration camps and someone like Anne Frank,” she said. Wiener, of Neptune, said there are many stories of the Holocaust…

  • Community will honor veterans in yearly ceremony

    Community will honor veterans in yearly ceremony

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The Township of East Brunswick’s annual Veterans Day observance will thank and honor the men and women who served honorably in the military, in wartime or peacetime. The event will be held by the township, East Brunswick Veterans Alliance, Jewish War Veterans (JWV) Post 311, American Veterans (AMVETS) Post 34, Veterans of…

  • Pearl Harbor attack will be topic of lecture

    Pearl Harbor attack will be topic of lecture

    COLTS NECK – James Kane will present a lecture about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to mark the 75th anniversary of the event that launched the United States into World War II. Kane will speak at the Colts Neck Public Library, Winthrop Drive, from 2-3 p.m. Dec. 2. All are invited to attend…