• Monmouth County Genealogy Society meeting set for Nov. 13

    Monmouth County Genealogy Society meeting set for Nov. 13

    “Tunneling Through German Immigrant Research: A Case Study,” will be the topic of the Monmouth County Genealogy Society meeting at 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 13 at the Community Center, 72 Broad St., Eatontown. The speaker will be Richard Haberstroh, a founding member of the New York-based German Genealogy Group. Dr. Haberstroh, whose six German ancestral…

  • Performers of the Week

    Performers of the Week

    This autumn has delivered summer-like temperatures but the athletes have been turning in some hot performances at our local scholastic fields and gyms. Check out who remained hot this past week in our area. Ashante Worthy appears to be able to do it all on the football field. As the quarterback for Freehold’s football team,…

  • Seraph Players present ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’

    Seraph Players present ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’

    The Seraph Players of Mater Dei Prep, announce the production of “Peter and the Starcatcher”, under the direction of Mrs. Cindy Dwyer and Mr. Gary Alan Powell, will run from Oct. 28 through Oct. 30 at the Middletown Arts Center. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30. The play tells…

  • Bombers hope to rebound from losses in GMC Tournament

    Bombers hope to rebound from losses in GMC Tournament

    By Warren Rappleyea Despite a three-game losing streak, Sayreville War Memorial High School’s girls’ soccer team enters the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament as the fifth seed and will play a first-round game at home Oct. 22. The Bombers host the winner of a preliminary match between 12th-seeded Woodbridge High School and 21st-seeded Mother Seton…

  • Mater Dei Prep receives model classroom grant

    Mater Dei Prep receives model classroom grant

    MIDDLETOWN — Mater Dei Prep is building towards the future. The school received a $10,000 model classroom grant on Oct. 13 from the OceanFirst Foundation to purchase integrated technology. That funding will be used for the high school’s Emerging Global Leaders Institute EXCEL Program. The EXCEL (Educational Experiences Creating Emerging Leaders) Program teaches real-life resolution…

  • Sodano does it all in Knights’ gridiron win over Chiefs

    Sodano does it all in Knights’ gridiron win over Chiefs

    By Warren Rappleyea Trailing by three points with just under two minutes to play and visiting Piscataway Township High School facing a third-and-6 situation — knowing a first down would enable the Chiefs to run out the clock — Old Bridge High School coach Anthony Lanzafama called a timeout. The Knights’ mentor reiterated the importance…

  • Fewer homes

    Fewer homes

    14 Consecutive months of annual home inventory decline. Source: National Association of Realtors © CTW Features

  • A study-ready home away from home

    A study-ready home away from home

    Ditch the dorm and purchase a property for your college student By Erik J. Martin Most families that send a child away to college face two costly housing choices: either commit to a dorm room or other university-owned residence, or lease an apartment, condo or house on or off campus. In both scenarios, the associated…

  • ISCJ to hold National Mosque Open House Day on Oct. 23

    ISCJ to hold National Mosque Open House Day on Oct. 23

        The Islamic Society of Central Jersey (ISCJ) invites all residents to National Mosque Open House Day from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 23 at the center, 4145 Route 1 at Promenade Boulevard, Monmouth Junction. Discussions will include the past, present, future and architecture of masajids; creating an inclusive, welcoming, dynamic masjid;…

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