• Science-based business finds life in North Brunswick

    Orthobond expands life-science operations at Center for Innovative Technologies BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Start-up life-science businesses are thriving at the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s (EDA) Commercialization Center for Innovative Technologies (CCIT), which runs along the Route 1 research and development corridor. CCIT is part of the Technology Centre of New…

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    Brad Toroway reads his presentation on Hank Aaron during the John Adams Elementary School Wax Museum event on Feb. 13. In honor of Black History Month, second-graders researched the lives of famous black Americans, dressed in outfits representing their heroes and gave brief presentations about their lives and contributions to society. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT…

  • S.B. YMCA files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    Operations will not be affected as organization begins to restructure BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer The South Brunswick YMCA announced on Feb. 15 that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. According to YMCA Executive Director Tom Libassi, this chapter of the U.S. bankruptcy code will provide protection for the YMCA while it reorganizes in…

  • Ode to spring

    Out with the cold; time to prepare for the perennial rite of spring BY GOTTI KELLEY Correspondent Arletta Smith peruses some of the plants and flowers on display at the annual New Jersey Flower & Garden Show at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, Edison, on Feb. 14. The event attracts more than 25,000…

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    The New Jersey Section of The PGA of America (NJPGA) announced that Manalapan’s Chris Bauer will replace longtime Executive Director Scott Kmiec, who has accepted the position as senior director, PGA Foundation, at The PGA of America’s Corporate Headquarters in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Bauer most recently served as the section’s director of operations. Bauer,…

  • The Shore Athletic Club honors its best at Awards Banquet

    Freehold High School and Princeton University graduate Justin Frick received the Shore Athletic Club’s (Shore AC) Johnny Hayes Memorial Trophy at the club’s Awards Banquet on Feb. 15 at The English Manor. Frick, a state champion and All-American at Freehold who went on to claim Ivy League titles and college All-American honors at Princeton, set…

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    Ocean Township High School’s Zachary Hertling (r) tries to gain position on Brick Township High School’s Dean Sherry during their 138-pound match at the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III finals held on Feb. 15 in Brick. Hertling won by a decision, but the Spartans lost to the Green Dragons, 42-23. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Top seeds advance in girls basketball SCT

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent The top four seeds in the girls basketball Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) advanced to the semifinals last week. Red Bank Catholic High School, St. John Vianney High School, Point Pleasant Borough High School and Middletown High School South won their respective quarterfinals games on Feb. 16 at Brookdale Community College. Rumson-Fair…

  • Area wrestlers preparing for District 22 championships

    BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Long Branch High School’s Christopher Pappayliou (r) works toward a takedown of Voorhees High School’s Kyle Levy during their 195-pound match at the NJSIAA Group II semifinals at the Pine Belt Arena in Toms River on Feb. 17. Pappayliou won the match in overtime, 3-2, and the Green Wave advanced to…

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