• South Brunswick school budget has no tax increase

    Board of Ed. introduces only school tab in Middlesex County with stable tax rate Kathy Chang SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Unlike the grim predictions of last year, the South Brunswick Board of Education adopted its 2013-14 school year budget with no tax increase. The $138.5 million budget does a good job of balancing competing interests of…

  • Beriont, defense are key for Lancers’ softball team

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent St. John Vianney High School’s softball team is counting on a combination of dominant pitching and an emerging lineup to continue its winning ways one year after graduating four seniors. Last year, the Lancers won their Shore Conference division and the Monmouth County Tournament, in addition to making trips to the…

  • RBC’s Montano honored as conference Coach of the Year

    Joe Montano, who guided the Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School girls basketball team to the NJSIAA Non-Public A state championship this winter, was named the Shore Conference Coach of the Year by his peers. The Shore Conference Basketball Coaches Association released its year-end All-Shore and All-Division picks, led by the RBC’s head coach. Montano’s…

  • Bulldogs head into golf season eyeing fourth straight division title

    Rumson-Fair Haven opens campaign on April 1 at Wall Invitational BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School golf team hits the links this spring looking for its fourth straight Shore Conference A Central championship. The Bulldogs, which also won the NJSIAA Group II title in both 2010 and 2011, are coming off…

  • Photos

    Allentown High School’s Justin Pepe (r) tries to elude a Red Bank Regional High School defender during the March 22 scrimmage played in Little Silver. ERIC SUCAR staff Allentown High School’s Kevin Fingler (l) tries to direct the ball to a teammate during the Redbirds’ March 22 scrimmage against Red Bank Regional High School in…

  • ‘Daily Cross’

    “Apples at the A&P” Gallery 135 in Red Bank is exhibiting 366 digital photographs originally posted online as a yearlong project by local artist Gerda Liebmann. The Facebook project, entitled “Daily Cross,” presents crucifix-like images found in the natural and man-made environment by Liebmann and other collaborators around the world. The exhibit coincides with Holy…

  • Country Folk Art Craft Show celebrates 30th anniversary

    The 30th annual Country Folk Art Craft Show will be held at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, located at 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison. The event hours are Friday, March 29 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, March 30 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost of admission is $8. There…

  • Wanamassa Fire Co. holds fundraiser

    The Wanamassa Fire Company, 2001 Sunset Ave., Ocean, is hosting a Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament Fundraiser on Saturday, April 6, at 6 p.m. The cost of 2,000 chips is $100. Participants who register by April 1 will receive 500 additional chips and a coupon for a half-price rebuy. For more information, call Steve Grant at…

  • Study: Renters hit hardest by Sandy

    Lower-income residents, renters make up close to half of FEMA registrants BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer The main entrance to the Keyport Leisure Bay Apartments complex on March 12. Robert Laughlin, manager of the complex, said the senior living facility needs an additional $1 million to fund repairs, but he is unsure where the money…

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