• S.B. council discusses park-and-ride locations

    Beekman Road not entirely off the table yet BY DEANNA McLAFFERTY Correspondent The South Brunswick Township Council continues to search for an appropriate location for a second park-and-ride planned for installation within the township. The council approved the project’s construction at the intersection of Route 27 and Beekman Road at its Dec. 13 meeting, with…

  • New contract with Xerox brings savings to N.B. schools

    District will save $12,000 each year for the next five years BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Through a newly renegotiated contract with Xerox Corp., the North Brunswick Township school district will save more than $60,000 over the next five years. The contract was approved during the June 27 Board of Education meeting. According to the…

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    Devon Hippeli, of East Brunswick, leads the moves during a Zumba fundraiser for Autism Speaks that she coordinated on July 14 at North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Company No. 1. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • SBPD investigates suspicious letters found on cars

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Police are investigating a series of letters that have been left on vehicles around the township, according to a posting on Nixle.com. The letters are typed on white plain paper and listed three points. One sentence reads, “Check the cabinet. It’s moldy.” The letters were wrapped in plastic wrap and placed on…

  • Area track stars move on from U.S. Olympic Trials

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The disappointment of not earning a place on the 2012 U.S. Olympic track and field team did not linger long with Ashley Higginson or Robby Andrews. They did not have time to dwell on their performances at the Olympic Trials as both were soon off to Europe to compete on…

  • Cavanaugh, Marino winners in Belmar 5-Mile Run

    Former high school standouts stole the show at the 36th annual Belmar 5- Mile Run on July 14. Rob Cavanaugh, who set school records while competing for Red Bank Catholic High School and resides in West Long Branch, was the overall winner of the race with a time of 25:47.07, averaging 5:10 per mile. Former…

  • Green Wave’s Baillie drawing attention on the gridiron

    BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent A lthough he has only played in two varsity games, Long Branch High School sophomore Hunter Baillie is already considered one of the top 15 prospects at defensive end in the United States for his age group. Baillie, who will turn 16 in August, was selected as a top-15 prospect after…

  • Well Spelled, Morrow Cove win Monmouth stakes races

    Well Spelled (4), with Pablo Fragoso riding, won the $100,000 Grade III Jersey Shore States at Monmouth Park in Oceanport on July 14. Sabrina Elkington/EQUI-PHOTO GSP Racing Stable’s Well Spelled became a first time stakes winner when he rallied through the stretch at Monmouth Park on July 14 to capture the Grade 3 $100,000 Jersey…

  • Big Brothers/Big Sisters looking for volunteers

    Looking for a place to volunteer? Enjoy mentoring young people? Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties might be just the right fit for you. The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders welcomed Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties to its workshop meeting last week and learned that the organization…

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