• South Brunswick raises municipal tax rate 2.5 cents

    Owner of house assessed at $200,000 will see $47 tax increase BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — It has been three years since Councilman Joseph J. Camarota Jr. last supported a municipal budget with a tax increase. However, this year is different, he said during a council meeting on May 14. Debating the…

  • Standout MCC grads look forward to bright futures

    BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Valedictorian Christina Catalano takes the stage to address her fellow graduates at the 46th commencement for Middlesex County College in Edison on May 16. PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR With spring comes rebirth and growth — not only in nature, but also for each fresh crop of graduating students…

  • Buckley trial date set for Sept. 16

    Prosecutors are preparing for the trial of North Brunswick police Lt. Keith Buckley, who is charged with vehicular homicide in the death of fellow Lt. Christopher Zerby in 2008. The trial date — tentatively set for Sept. 16 in front of Superior Court Judge Bradley Ferencz — was announced during a status conference in Superior…

  • Shore towns scramble to open for Memorial Day

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer This text will be replaced Visitors to Ocean Grove enjoy a stroll on the boardwalk, which has been fully repaired in some sections. In other areas, the damaged boards were removed and beach access points created. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Many of the Shore boardwalks, beaches and businesses are ready…

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    Middlesex County College graduates participate in the school’s 46th commencement in Edison on May 16. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR

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    This summer, RTC Training, in partnership with Fair Haven Recreation, is returning with its weeklong and six-week Cool Runners Fitness Camps for boys and girls entering grades K-8. The weeklong camp will be held July 8-12 from 8:30-10 a.m. The sixweek program will be held on consecutive Tuesday nights (July 23, 30; Aug. 6, 13,…

  • Lancers repeat in MCT, SCT and states are next

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent St. John Vianney High School’s softball team kicked off the postseason tournament slate with a title, winning the Monmouth County Tournament (MCT) championship for a fourth consecutive season. Amanda Durham went 4-4 with an RBI triple in the fourth inning, while pitcher Katie Beriont struck out seven on her way to…

  • Triathletes take over Red Bank

    More than 500 athletes completed the Red Bank Triathlon on May 19. Marine Park was the staging area for both the Olympic and sprint distance races. The Olympic distance was a 1.5K swim in the Navesink along the shore, a 40K bike ride and a 10K run. The Spring Triathlon distances are a 1/3-mile swim,…

  • Bulldogs capture third straight boys lacrosse SCT championship

    BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s boys lacrosse team brought home its third successive Shore Conference Tournament crown with an impressive 14-5 victory against top seed Shore Regional High School (15-1). Perhaps more important, though, was the Bulldogs’ 9-8 triumph over Jackson Memorial High School on May 11 in the semifinals. With…

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