• Sandy Hook beaches are ready for summer

    BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer PHOTOS BY KEITH HEUMILLER In the wake of superstorm Sandy, after Sandy Hook was pounded by a massive storm surge and more than 13 feet of floodwaters, many feared that the popular Shore destination was doomed to a summer of rebuilding. Less than six months later, park officials and area…

  • Sea Bright must fund millions in Sandy projects

    BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Repairs to the Sea Bright municipal parking lot and the library are among the capital improvements being considered for funding by the Borough Council. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A short-term fix of storm damage to the sea wall could cost Sea Bright in excess of $10 million and is just…

  • Summer fun: New Jersey style

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Outdoor festivals and fairs signal summer in New Jersey. Here’s a compilation of some major events during June, July and August. Red Bank Riverfest: Red Bank’s Riverfest food and musical festival will be held rain or shine at Marine Park, Wharf Avenue, Red Bank, May 31 through June 2. The…

  • Obama, Christie announce the start of summer at Jersey Shore

    BY KEITH HEUMILLER and NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writers This text will be replaced President Barack Obama and Gov. Chris Christie reunited to tour the Shore Tuesday, addressing a crowd of hundreds gathered on the Asbury Park boardwalk and announcing to the nation that New Jersey is officially open for the summer. “There’s still a lot…

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    Four Middlesex County College student-athletes were named to the 2013 Academic All-American team, consisting of athletes who have a minimum of a 3.6 grade point average with at least 45 credits in three or more semesters. The four are Nicole Gibbons (North Brunswick), volleyball and softball; Morgan Brown (Edison), softball; Shannon Nulty (East Brunswick), women’s…

  • Vikings fall in first round of CJ IV baseball and softball tournaments

    VARSITY REPORT BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent South Brunswick High School’s Danny Joseph (l) is checked by Jackson Memorial High School’s Bobby Chitren as he tries to race upfield with the ball during the May 21 NJSIAA South Group IV quarterfinals played in Jackson. The Vikings’ season came to an end with the 15-3 loss to…

  • New Jersey International Film Fest to begin May 30

    The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center — in association with the Rutgers University Program in Cinema Studies, Jungle Software, Johnson & Johnson, Footage Firm, New Brunswick City Market, Jimmy John’s, and Eastman Kodak Co. — will present the 18th annual New Jersey International Film Festival Summer 2013 from May 31 to June 16.…

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    Training for Life LLC, 3171 Route 9 north, Suite 305, Old Bridge, has published an infographic on sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), prompt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). SCA strikes about 360,000 people annually but less than 10 percent of SCA victims survive. The infographic explains that an SCA…

  • Annual Bike Ride for Amy rolls into So. Brunswick June 2

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The sixth annual Bike Ride for Amy is set for June 2. The ride is named after Amy Feiman Behar, who died at the age of 49 after losing her battle with breast cancer in March 2007. Amy was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2000. Although…

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