Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Coldwell Banker plants sensory garden at Veterans Park in Kendall Park

    Coldwell Banker plants sensory garden at Veterans Park in Kendall Park

    Volunteers from Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in South Brunswick performed their annual planting of the sensory garden at Veterans Park in Kendall Park as part of the real estate company’s statewide Coldwell Banker Cares Day event in April. “This project is a small way for us to give back to this incredible community that has…

  • Team effort leads Raiders to top of White Division

    Team effort leads Raiders to top of White Division

    By Warren Rappleyea North Brunswick Township High School’s boys volleyball team is sitting atop the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) White Division and owns an overall record of 13-3. The Raiders are just two victories shy of matching last spring’s total of 15 wins and are coming off a solid 2-0 (26-24, 25-19) triumph over West…

  • Children make their mark in Earth Day contest

    Children make their mark in Earth Day contest

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – More than a dozen students were honored for their consideration of the environment through the North Brunswick Earth Day Bookmark Contest. The winners were presented with awards during the North Brunswick Council meeting on May 2: First grade, first place, Selma Elbenni from Judd Elementary Second grade, first place,…

  • Weichert of Marlboro to participate in May 15 Asian American Heritage Festival

    Weichert of Marlboro to participate in May 15 Asian American Heritage Festival

    Barbara Berg, manager of the Weichert, Realtors Marlboro sales office, announces that the office will be participating in the upcoming Asian American Heritage Festival, May 15 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the NJ Convention and Exposition Center, located at 97 Sunfield Avenue, Edison. The event, organized by Ultimate Media, Inc., will include eight…

  • Coldwell Banker hosts ‘Olympics Day’ for children at YMCA

    Coldwell Banker hosts ‘Olympics Day’ for children at YMCA

    Thirty-two volunteers from the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Marlboro/Manalapan real estate office sponsored an “Olympics Day” for the YMCA of Western Monmouth County after-school program as part of Coldwell Banker Cares Day on April 14. Volunteers organized Olympics Day events for children at the Freehold-based YMCA that included an obstacle course, cornhole toss, calisthenics, crab…

  • Manalapan to play in Rutgers’ High School Football Showcase

    Manalapan to play in Rutgers’ High School Football Showcase

    By Tim Morris The Manalapan High School football team gained further validation without even playing a game. The Braves, who were the 2014 NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group V champions and have been to the sectional finals or semifinals the last six seasons, were invited to play in Rutgers University’s inaugural High School Football Showcase. Inclusion…

  • Sport shorts

    Sport shorts

    Victoria Loehle (Freehold High School) competes for the the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) women’s rowing team. WPI finished second at the recent New England Men’s and Women’s Athletic Conference Championship held at Worcester. She was a member of the Third Team Varsity Eight. In the classroom, the junior earned Academic All-Conference Team status for the…

  • Young Cougars improving as they build chemistry

    Young Cougars improving as they build chemistry

    By Tim Morris This was expected to be a holding year for the Colts Neck High School girls lacrosse team. Having lost most of its starters — including the program’s all-time leading scorer, Hailie Keselman, who is playing at Ohio State University — from its division championship team, Colts Neck didn’t expect to be a championship-caliber club.…

  • Pallone seeks measures to limit brain disorders from NCAA, youth football

    Pallone seeks measures to limit brain disorders from NCAA, youth football

    Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6), the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is urging NCAA and youth football leagues to find ways to limit brain disorders associated with the sport. Speaking at the Marlboro Township Recreation Community Center, Pallone announced that he and several of his Democratic colleagues on the committee sent…