• Sayreville golf teams begin seasons seeking improvement

    BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent With several talented seniors back and an influx of younger players, the future looks bright for Sayreville War Memorial High School’s boys golf team. After three matches, the blue-and-gray own a 2-1 record, having defeated both Spotswood High School and North Brunswick Township High School. The Bombers dropped a match with…

  • Knights look to rebound after slow start on diamond

    BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent A fter losing just two of its starters to graduation, the Old Bridge High School baseball team was looking to become a factor in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division this spring, but the Knights have to rebound from a 1-3 start to make that happen. Coach Mike Anastasio’s team…

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    Old Bridge High School pitcher Miranda Wade delivers a pitch to a Point Pleasant Borough High School hitter during the Together We Believe a Cure is Possible Softball Classic held at Manalapan High School on April 6. The Knights kept the Panthers off the scoreboard in their 8-0 victory at the event that raised money…

  • Superstorm proves no match for Keansburg Amusement Park

    A s promised by its owners in the days after superstorm Sandy, the Keansburg Amusement Park was back in business on March 23 — just as spring arrived. Although a large part of the park was destroyed or damaged during the Oct. 29 storm, the Gehlhaus family, which owns the park, seized the opportunity for…

  • John F. Paccione

    Mr. Paccione, 57, of Old Bridge, died March 30, 2013, at home. Surviving are his wife, Madeline Paccione; a son, John W. Paccione; his mother, Rose Paccione; a stepson, Joseph Crystal, and his wife, Nicole; a stepdaughter, Wendy Kilroy, and her husband, Richard; two grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. A Mass was offered at…

  • Marion R. Morgans

    Mrs. Morgans, 95, of the Cheesequake section of Old Bridge, died March 29, 2013, in Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, John Morgans; a sister, Kathryn Ross; and a brother, Ralph Oertel. Surviving are three sons, William Morgans, Daniel Morgans and Howard Morgans; a stepson, John Morgans; a stepdaughter,…

  • Edwin John Meier

    Mr. Meier, 89, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died April 4, 2013, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1984, he was employed as a custodian for PNC Bank, South River, where he worked for 10 years. He was predeceased by his wife, Maryann Ray Meier; two sons-in-law, Thomas Baist and Robert Bender; and…

  • Evelyn Rose Coyle Bloodgood

    Mrs. Bloodgood, 90, of South River, formerly of Sayreville, died March 29, 2013, in McAuley Hall, Watchung. Prior to her retirement, she was co-owner and secretary of R. E. Bloodgood & Son Plumbing and Heating, South River. She was predeceased by her husband, Russell Bloodgood; a daughter, Marylou Molinaro; a sister, Sister Mary Louise, R.S.M.;…

  • Frank L. Santini

    Mr. Santini, 87, of East Brunswick, died March 30, 2013, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Rosa Bumbaca Santini; a daughter, Maria Santini of East Brunswick; a son, Joseph Santini of Monroe; a sister, Maria Santini of Italy; a sonin law, Vinnie; a daughter-in-law, Emily; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.…

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