Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Experience pays off for Vikings in 20-win season

    Experience pays off for Vikings in 20-win season

    By Warren Rappleyea Thanks in large part to a veteran group that included 12 seniors, South Brunswick High School’s baseball team went 20-10 this spring and made it all the way to the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV tournament finals. A year ago, South Brunswick’s coaching staff opted to go with a young squad. The…

  • Rededication of Veterans Park highlights Memorial Day ceremony

    Rededication of Veterans Park highlights Memorial Day ceremony

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The path to honor is paved with red bricks in North Brunswick. The township celebrated the rededication of Veterans Park during its Memorial Day ceremony on May 30, encompassing the sacrifice and patriotism of the hundreds of veterans whose names now lay in front of a new monument on…

  • South Brunswick sets up safe zone for online sales

    South Brunswick sets up safe zone for online sales

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The South Brunswick Police Department has established a “safe exchange zone” for residents who are selling or buying items online. People can meet and sell their goods directly out of the police department lobby doors. The spots are marked with a sign which reads “Reserved Parking – Safe Exchange Zone – 15…

  • Rotoract, Rotary clubs honored for cleanup of North Brunswick

    Rotoract, Rotary clubs honored for cleanup of North Brunswick

    Jennifer Amato Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Rotary Club members have been recognized for their efforts to beautify the Township of North Brunswick. The Rutgers Rotoract Club and the New Brunswick Rotary Club have been cleaning up the two-mile area around Cozzens Lane off of Route 1 semiannually for the past three years. To show…

  • Robert Selover Sr.

    Robert Selover Sr.

    Robert Selover Sr. died May 27, 2016, at his home in North Brunswick. He was 85. Born in New Brunswick, he lived in Milltown before moving to North Brunswick over 50 years ago. He was a foreman for the North Brunswick Township Department of Public Works Water Department, where he worked for 38 years, before…

  • Weichert, Realtors’ Marlboro office to participate in Manalapan Day on June 11

    Weichert, Realtors’ Marlboro office to participate in Manalapan Day on June 11

    Barbara Berg, manager of the Weichert, Realtors Marlboro sales office, announces that the office will once again be participating in the Manalapan Day event, scheduled to take place on June 11, beginning at 3 p.m. at the Manalapan Recreation Center. The family-friendly event, organized by the Manalapan Arts Council (MAC), will include vendors of all…

  • Roche, Staklinski, Bock, Covington capture sectional track titles

    Roche, Staklinski, Bock, Covington capture sectional track titles

    By Tim Morris It was just a step toward the ultimate goal of winning at the NJSIAA Track and Field Meet of Champions (MOC) but for Freehold Township High School’s Ciara Roche, the Central Jersey, Group IV championships were a priority. The sectional meet at Hillsborough High School May 27-28 was the first meeting between…

  • Balanced Mustangs again ruled district’s boys tennis scene

    Balanced Mustangs again ruled district’s boys tennis scene

    The 2016 boys tennis season played out like it has over the last decade: with Marlboro High School as the top dog. Dave Kretzmer’s Mustangs made deep runs to the semifinals of the Shore Conference and NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV tournaments while holding onto their Shore Conference A North Division public school title. The…

  • Roche doubles, Kern takes javelin at group meet

    Roche doubles, Kern takes javelin at group meet

    By Tim Morris Ciara Roche has proven her fitness and her fortitude. Heading into the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) at Central Regional High School June 8, the Freehold Township High School standout is right where she wants to be and takes aim at the only individual championship to elude her during her scholastic career.…