Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Improving defense a focus for Redbirds’ football team

    Improving defense a focus for Redbirds’ football team

    By Wayne Witkowski Two returning rushers — quarterback Jordan Winston and running back Joe Mannino —  who are both headed to NCAA Division I programs and a third starter also Division I-bound means things should bode well for Allentown High School’s football team. But the Redbirds broke in a new offensive line in the Sept.…

  • JCC to host current event sessions

    JCC to host current event sessions

    Bob Galante will present current event sessions this fall at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Middlesex County on Fridays from 10-11:30 a.m. Session 1: Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct. 7 and 14 Session 2: Oct. 21, 28, Nov. 4, 11, 18, and Dec. 2 Each session costs $48 for JCC members and $60…

  • ‘The Jewbadors’ to perform on Sept. 6 at JCC of Middlesex County

    ‘The Jewbadors’ to perform on Sept. 6 at JCC of Middlesex County

    The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County will hold a show titled, “The Jewbadors: The Jewish Journey From There to Here,” the story of the emigration from Europe to the United States and Israel, on Sept. 6 at 1:30 p.m. The Jewbadors are in their fifth year of bringing entertaining shows to audiences in Middlesex…

  • Marlboro football finding a new identity with physical play

    Marlboro football finding a new identity with physical play

    By Tim Morris Jason Dagato is upbeat about Marlboro High School’s 2016 prospects on the gridiron. Some may wonder why, considering the team’s 1-9 campaign in 2015. However, Dagato knows his team and has reasons to believe it can change the perception of Marlboro football. “Our expectations are high,” Dagato said. “We have a lot…

  • Children’s fashion show to benefit NICU babies

    Children’s fashion show to benefit NICU babies

    The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, will host a children’s clothing fashion show to benefit its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 30, at the Hyatt Regency, 2 Albany St., New Brunswick. Tickets are $65 for adults and teens and $45 for children 12 and younger. Past NICU…

  • Rebels have potential to be more explosive on offense this year

    Rebels have potential to be more explosive on offense this year

    By Tim Morris Luke Sinkhorn is demonstrating that he is a flexible coach this season. Howell High School’s head football coach prefers a run-first, hard-nosed, physical brand of football, which he says is in his DNA. But he also knows that a team has to play to its strengths. “You have to adapt to your…

  • Patriots are building on last year’s state playoff appearance

    Patriots are building on last year’s state playoff appearance

    By Tim Morris The Freehold Township High School football team earned a state playoff berth in Cory Davies’ first year as head coach last season. This season, Davies wants to see his team back in the playoffs, making it a habit rather than a one-time blip. He also wants to secure a winning season, which…

  • Colonials looking to continue, improve on playoff tradition

    Colonials looking to continue, improve on playoff tradition

    By Tim Morris Having established themselves as a playoff team, the Freehold High School football team players would like to do more than just be there. After back-to-back seasons with records of 7-3 and 6-4 and state playoff appearances that have put the Colonials back on the map, Freehold would like to take the next…

  • Places To Be

    Places To Be

    School is starting up and so will be the scholastic athletic season for the fall of 2016. Catch these final scrimmages of the summer. On Sept. 1, high school football teams are holding their final dress rehearsal before the season begins in earnest. The defending state champion and New Jersey’s top-ranked team, Middletown South, is…