• Barrons offense coming around as regular season winds down

    Barrons offense coming around as regular season winds down

    By Jeff Appelblatt First-year head coach Kevin Coleman emphasized the need to score to his football team at Woodbridge High School. Proven by a number of losses early in the season, the Barrons weren’t going to win when relying solely on their defense. Following the team’s fourth game of the season — a 28-6 loss…

  • Woman’s Club plans holiday dinner, raffle

    Woman’s Club plans holiday dinner, raffle

    The East Brunswick Woman’s Club will host its Seasons of Holidays Dinner and Gift Raffle 6 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Cranbury Inn, 21 Main St. Cost is $45 per person. All proceeds from the event will go to local needy families. Reservations are required. For more information or to reserve, call Judy at 732-254-7319…

  • Woodbridge gym holds mammogram fundraiser

    Woodbridge gym holds mammogram fundraiser

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Blackhearts CrossFit in Port Reading is gearing up for its fourth annual Barbells for Boobs event to raise money to help fund mammograms. Last year, the gym was named New Jersey State Champs by Barbells for Boobs, a nonprofit organization based in Santa Ana, California, having raised the…

  • ‘The Odyssey’ to open Nov. 18 on EBHS stage

    ‘The Odyssey’ to open Nov. 18 on EBHS stage

    The East Brunswick High School (EBHS) Drama Club will present its fall drama production, “The Odyssey” by Mary Zimmerman, 7 p.m. Nov. 18 and 19 and 3 p.m. Nov. 20 at the school, 380 Cranbury Road. Reserved-seating tickets, which cost $14 for adults and $7 for students and senior citizens, may be purchased online at…

  • Forest trail hike set at Cheesequake Park

    Forest trail hike set at Cheesequake Park

    A guided hike through the trails at Cheesequake State Park, Old Bridge, will begin at 1 p.m. Nov. 12. Participants should meet at the park’s Nature Center. The event is open to individuals ages 9 and up. For more information, call 732-566-3208.

  • Rosarians to offer grave covers, wreaths

    Rosarians to offer grave covers, wreaths

    St. Stan’s Altar Rosary Society will take orders for Christmas grave blankets and wreaths Nov. 12, 13, 19 and 20 at the church, MacArthur Avenue, Sayreville. Three grave-blanket sizes are available: small, $23; medium, $28; large, $38. Wreaths cost $22 each. Payment is due when the order is placed. Checks should be made out to…

  • Freehold Township looks for share of A North football crown

    Freehold Township looks for share of A North football crown

    By Jeff Appelblatt The football team from Freehold Township High School looks to make history in its next game, Nov. 4 at Manalapan High School. A win would result in a share of Freehold Township’s Shore Conference A North Division championship. Thinking that far ahead, though, made the goal near impossible. When the Patriots stepped…

  • ‘Mom isn’t sick. She’s faking it!’

    ‘Mom isn’t sick. She’s faking it!’

    By Lori Clinch Back in the day when our sons were young and they were sick, I did my level best to nurse them back to health. I canceled appointments, rearranged my schedule and stood guard as I tended to their every need. “Get some rest,” I would tell them as I kissed their brow,…

  • Fundraiser slated at Red Bank theater

    Fundraiser slated at Red Bank theater

    “A Night to Remember” fundraiser to support Project Write Now will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Nov. 29 at Two River Theater, 21 Bridge Ave., Red Bank. The first annual event will support Project Write Now’s student writing classes. The evening will include a live performance of shared memories and stories collected by the community and translated into the spoken…

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