• Church’s youth group reaches out to help community

    Church’s youth group reaches out to help community

    By Clare Marie Celano Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A local youth group ministry has taken the initiative to make things better for young people in their community. The St. Robert Bellarmine Youth Group, Freehold Township, has created a program its members call School Supplies for Scholars. The young people have collected and delivered school…

  • All-star field expected for Wall Stadium Turkey Derby

    All-star field expected for Wall Stadium Turkey Derby

    If the quality and quantity of race cars at the Nov. 12 Turkey Derby practice and the interest of other Modified stock car drivers can be any indication, the 43rd running of the Turkey Derby stock car classic at Wall Stadium Speedway will feature an all-star field. The event is presented on Friday, Saturday and…

  • Did you know? The most wonderful month of the year

    Did you know? The most wonderful month of the year

    Multi-talented entertainer Jennifer Nettles returns to host CMA Country Christmas for the seventh time. Taped in front of a live audience at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, we will be treated to some of the most powerful and emotionally moving voices in music when ABC airs this celebration of the holidays on Monday,…

  • Kristin Davis, Eric McCormack and Shirley MacLaine Share ‘A Heavenly Christmas’

    Kristin Davis, Eric McCormack and Shirley MacLaine Share ‘A Heavenly Christmas’

    By Kellie Freeze Kristin Davis, Shirley MacLaine and Eric McCormack star in A Heavenly Christmas, one of five festive films offered by Hallmark Channel this Thanksgiving week. In the star-studded Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, Davis plays Eve, a workaholic who, upon her untimely death, finds herself tethered to a guardian angel (MacLaine) and learning…

  • Caseys crowned co-champions in Non-Public A soccer

    Caseys crowned co-champions in Non-Public A soccer

    By Warren Rappleyea Everything came together at the right time for Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School’s girls’ soccer team, as the Caseys ended their season as NJSIAA Non-Public A co-champions. Coach Frank Lawrence’s team battled through an injury- and illness-riddled campaign to earn its stripes and end up at 15-10-1. Only two players —…

  • Edison, Metuchen set to renew Thanksgiving rivalries

    Edison, Metuchen set to renew Thanksgiving rivalries

    By Jimmy Allinder Football A pair of area high school football teams began the season hoping to qualify for the NJSIAA playoffs and finish with winning records. That didn’t happen, however, as Edison High School and Metuchen High School own 3-5-1 and 3-6 records, respectively, heading into their final games against Thanksgiving rivals. Edison will…

  • Josephine A. Dombrowski Strugala

    Josephine A. Dombrowski Strugala

    Josephine A. Dombrowski Strugala, age 94 of Sayreville, passed away on Nov. 2 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in South Amboy, she had resided in Sayreville since 1946. Before her retirement, Josephine worked for Squibb in New Brunswick, Du Pont in Sayreville in the Photo Products Department and then for Howard…

  • Robert E. Feldbaum

    Robert E. Feldbaum

    Robert E. Feldbaum, 86, of East Brunswick, passed away on Nov. 15 in New Brunswick. Born in New York, N.Y., he was a graduate of Rider University. Robert was a partner in Fair Haven Yacht Works, the owner of Asbury Fuel Company and FBR Realty in Spotswood. He was a proud Army Veteran, serving during…

  • Agriculture secretary tours Laurita Winery to commemorate Wine Week

    Agriculture secretary tours Laurita Winery to commemorate Wine Week

    PLUMSTED – New Jersey Agriculture Secretary Douglas H. Fisher visited Laurita Winery in Plumsted Township on Nov. 17 to help commemorate New Jersey Wine Week, a statewide celebration of Garden State wine making and grape growing. New Jersey Wine Week, observed Nov. 14-21, is a joint promotional effort between the state Department of Agriculture and…

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