• Freehold sets state scoring record in football playoff opener

    Freehold sets state scoring record in football playoff opener

    Colts Neck The glory ride of the Colts Neck High School girls’ soccer team finally came to an end. Colts Neck’s bid to win the NJSIAA Group IV tournament championship, one year after the Cougars had captured the Group III state title, was denied by a powerful Hunterdon Central Regional High School team, 4-1. That…

  • Benefit concert will help fire company restore vehicle

    Benefit concert will help fire company restore vehicle

    MARLBORO – A benefit concert and dance will be held at the Morganville Independent Fire Company, Route 79, Morganville, at 8 p.m. Nov. 19. Proceeds from the event will benefit the “Bring Back the Mack” fund and will be used to purchase and restore the 1940 Mack firetruck that served the fire company from the…

  • Group calls for investigation into hateful graffiti on South Brunswick candidate’s campaign signs

    Group calls for investigation into hateful graffiti on South Brunswick candidate’s campaign signs

      By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) is calling on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate hate graffiti left on the campaign lawn signs of South Brunswick Board of Education member and successful candidate for re-election, Azra Baig. Campaign lawn…

  • Colts Neck voters reject hike in open space tax

    Colts Neck voters reject hike in open space tax

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – Voters have rejected a ballot question that sought to double Colts Neck’s open space tax in order to generate additional funds for the purchase and preservation of open space in the municipality. According to results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, 3,001 residents voted no…

  • Two new members join North Brunswick council

    Two new members join North Brunswick council

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – In North Brunswick, incumbent Democrat Councilman Ralph Andrews retained his seat on the Township Council, joined by Amanda Guadagnino, a former member of the North Brunswick Board of Education. Andrews received 9,541 votes, or 35 percent, along with Guadagnino’s 9,610 votes, or 35 percent, to defeat Republican challengers George Callan Jr. (4,218…

  • Middletown to hold  Turkey Soccer Shootout and food drive

    Middletown to hold Turkey Soccer Shootout and food drive

      Do you think you have soccer skills?  Do you want to help out those in need for the holiday season?  Middletown Township Recreation Department wants you to try your luck at its annual Turkey Soccer Shootout and food drive. The event will be held on Saturday Nov. 19, from 10 to 11 a.m.  Players ages six…

  • German exchange students experience U.S. presidential election

    German exchange students experience U.S. presidential election

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Because of the timing of a high school exchange program, more than a dozen German students were able to witness a historic presidential election. Ben Schmoll, a teacher at North Brunswick Township High School (NBTHS), welcomed 15 students and their teacher, Herr Michael Kohler, to the town…

  • Places To Be

    Places To Be

    November has arrived, and with it, the start of the football playoffs, and in the case of a few sports, state championships, which signals the conclusion of that athletic season. So get out, bundle up with the expected cooler temperatures and enjoy watching these matchups. The state football playoffs kick off  Friday, Nov. 11, and…

  • Girls on the Run of Central New Jersey holds annual Fall 5k

    Girls on the Run of Central New Jersey holds annual Fall 5k

    Girls on the Run of Central New Jersey will hold its annual Fall 5k race at 11 a.m. on Nov. 20 in Somerville. Details and sign up for the race can be found at www.gotrcnj.com. Girls on the Run of Central New Jersey (GOTRCNJ), offers a life-changing program for girls in grades three through eight.…

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