Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Redbirds figuring out lineup as boys soccer season nears

    Redbirds figuring out lineup as boys soccer season nears

    By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School boys soccer coach Andrew Plunkett said he has all but a handful of players back from last season, including all but one leading player. But he says he’s still trying to figure out where to set them in his 4-4-2 formation, as the Redbirds prepare for their opener at…

  • Sports shorts

    Sports shorts

    The Brookdale Community College Foundation’s Education Open Golf Outing will be held this year Sept. 15 at Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club in Farmingdale. This annual event helps raise funds for the “Building Minds, Building Futures” scholarship Fund. This year’s honoree is Peter Grandich, president/CEO of Peter Grandich and Co., which provides business, retirement…

  • Woodbridge Library holding free film series on Fridays

    Woodbridge Library holding free film series on Fridays

    The Woodbridge Main Library will be presenting a free film series on Friday afternoons at 2 p.m. beginning Sept. 9. The first film is Dial M for Murder, Alfred Hitchcock’s sinister thriller with Ray Milland, Robert Cummings and Grace Kelly. On Sept. 16, they will screen You’ve Got Mail, Nora Ephron’s romantic comedy about online…

  • Freehold Raceway fans happy that live racing is back

    Freehold Raceway fans happy that live racing is back

    By Tim Morris With his beach chair in place near the home stretch of Freehold Raceway and race program on his lap, Alan Small was right at home. Freehold Raceway reopened for live racing Aug. 26 and it couldn’t come soon enough for racing fans like Small. “I like being at the track, being out…

  • Our Lady of Peace to hold car show Sept. 10

    Our Lady of Peace to hold car show Sept. 10

    Our Lady of Peace Church is sponsoring its Third Annual Custom Car Show on Sept. 10 (rain date is Sept. 11) at the O.L.P. Parish Center Parking Lot, located on Amboy Avenue and Franklin Avenue, Fords. This event will take place from 5-9 p.m. Some 150 classic and custom cars from the tri-state area will…

  • Walk With Joe to be held in Manalapan on Sept. 10

    Walk With Joe to be held in Manalapan on Sept. 10

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – The passage of time has not dimmed the commitment of the men, women, boys and girls who converge on Manalapan each September to participate in the Walk With Joe. The 15th annual edition of the 5-kilometer walk which honors Patrick “Joe” Driscoll, Christopher Gray and Tom McCann, area…

  • It’s the most wonderful time of the year

    It’s the most wonderful time of the year

    By Lori Clinch It’s not a tangible thing, but you can feel it. It’s almost as if it rises from the east with great brilliance and beauty, bringing with it excitement, tension and a plethora of goose bumps. Birds sing, children laugh and sometimes grown men cry at the prospect. It’s what we have been…

  • Residents air concerns over Clara Barton redo approval

    Residents air concerns over Clara Barton redo approval

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — The Township Council approved the Clara Barton Redevelopment Plan at the Aug. 24 meeting, although residents continued to express a number of concerns about how the town plans to proceed regarding issues such as parking. The process has taken the better part of a year, now culminating with a…

  • Andrews looks ahead after disappointment at Olympics

    Andrews looks ahead after disappointment at Olympics

    By Tim Morris Robby Andrews is looking forward. That’s why the Manalapan High School graduate, whose Olympic experience didn’t go as he expected with a disqualification in the 1,500-meter semifinals run, is getting right back to racing. He will running in the Fifth Avenue Mile in New York City Sept. 2, looking to put Rio…