• Lady Knights capture GMC indoor track and field title

    Team places third at CJ Group IV sectional BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Old Bridge High School’s girls winter track team has put together a highly successful season, winning the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Championship and also taking third place in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV sectional. “We have a very strong group of athletes…

  • ‘Ants’ on stage

    As seen in TheBeachBeat.com Mia, played by Maria Silverman, and Adam, played by Michael Samuel Kaplan, star in “Ants,” playing through March 10 at the New Jersey Repertory. The New Jersey Repertory Company is currently presenting the world premiere of “Ants” by Romanian playwright Saviana Stanescu, directed by Jeff Zinn. Starring Michael Samuel Kaplan, Maria…

  • Planning for camp now?

    Dear Mom and Dad, I’m a little sad. It’s the last week of camp. I’ve made a lot of new friends, learned how to throw a curve ball, and passed the deep water swimming test. I miss both of you a lot but I wish camp would last forever. See you Saturday. Love, Jennifer If…

  • Gearing up for the perfect camp experience

    The summer season is right around the corner, and for approximately 10 million children nationwide, this means one thing — it’s time to start gearing up for camp! There is a lot more to consider than just shorts and t-shirts when packing for camp.The American Camp Association (ACA) provides the following tips to help families…

  • Top 10 things you never knew about camp

    Camp has become a staple of the summer season. Each year, millions of children, youth, and adults head to the hills, lakes, valleys, and parks to participate in the time-honored tradition of camp.And, while most people easily conjure up images of campfires and canoes, there is a lot more to the camp experience. Here are…

  • Check out some of the area’s schools and camps

    Around the Corner Art Center Around the Corner Art Center is anxious for summer to arrive and art camp to begin.The Little Picassos (ages 5-8) and Master Monets (8-13) bring lots of excitement, energy and creativity to the art center. Classes in clay and ceramics, mixed media, drawing and painting, cartooning, fashion design, sewing, jewelry…

  • Author, musicians set for holiday gala

    Mike Farragher, published author and “Irish Voice” columnist, will read from his second book of essays about being the child of Irish immigrants, “This Is Your Brain on Shamrocks 2: 50 Shades O’Green!,” 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25 and 26 at Fiddleheads Restaurant, 27 E. Railroad Ave., Jamesburg. The author grew up in Monroe and lives…

  • Nikolaos Zaharias Papadakis

    Mr. Papadakis, 78, of Monroe, formerly of Manalapan, died Feb. 12, 2013, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was co-owner of McAteers Restaurant, Somerset section of Franklin. Surviving are his wife, Antonia; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Zachary and Patricia Papadakis of Weehawken and Felix Papadakis of New York City; a sister,…

  • Marie A. Zamorski

    Mrs. Zamorski, 81, of Sayreville, died Feb. 13, 2013, in JFK Hospital, Edison. Prior to her retirement, she was employed at Chicopee Manufacturing Corp., Milltown. She was predeceased by her husband, Eugene F. Zamorski. Surviving are three daughters, Janet Zamorski, Terri Payne, and her husband, Chris, and Carol Zamorski Sweeney, and her husband, Joseph; a…

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