• Mayor presses council to move forward with cell tower

    Beachfront facilities project hits snag with feasibility BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — It may take longer than expected for the Borough Council to iron out beachfront development plans, but that isn’t stopping Mayor Dina Long from pursuing another town project: a cell tower. The first-term mayor pushed the council to switch gears…

  • Fair Haven Centennial Regatta

    Young sailors compete in the Fair Haven Centennial Regatta sponsored by the River Rats, Fair Haven Sailing Club, on July 7. Participants listen as Joe Malik describes the course for the regatta, which was one of a series of events marking Fair Haven’s centennial. Zak (l-r) and Michael Dasaro prepare their sailboats for the regatta…

  • NJ American: Damaged water mains were due for repairs

    County rescinds state of emergency; outdoor ban modified BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer The collapse of a bridge at the N.J. American Water facility on Swimming River Road in Lincroft on June 27 caused three water mains to break, leading to a county-wide water emergency . KEITH HEUMILLER The three water transmission mains that collapsed…

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    Michael Dasaro, of the Monmouth Boat Club, competes in the Fair Haven Centennial Regatta, sponsored by the River Rats, Fair Haven Sailing Club, and held on the Navesink River on July 7. More photos Page 3 and gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Jr. Legion team prepares players for varsity baseball season

    BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent South Brunswick’s Alex Rizick rips down a rebound in traffic against Colts Neck during a Monroe Sports Center Boys Summer Basketball League game played June 28. The Vikings lost the game to the Cougars. Games are played Tuesday and Thursday evenings. SCOTT FRIEDMAN North Brunswick Township High School’s Junior American Legion team…

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    North Brunswick first baseman Ronald Myers talks to a teammate in the dugout during a recent Greater Middlesex Coaches Summer Baseball League game against Edison played July 5 at the North Brunswick Community Park. The Raiders and the other teams use the league to prepare their returning players for the 2013 high school season. SCOTT…

  • Peddie swimmers score podium finishes at long-course meets

    More than 100 Peddie Aquatics swimmers raced in two area long-course meets last month, andmore than 31 earned podium finishes. Peddie was represented by 24 swimmers at the championship-style Jeffrey S. Mace Memorial Summer Sizzle XXII, held June 22-24 at the Sonny Werblin Aquatic Center at Rutgers University, and by 82 swimmers at the Make…

  • Exhibit to honor artist-storyteller

    The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers, 71 Hamilton St. at George Street on the College Avenue campus of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, will offer a new exhibition titled “Lynd Ward Draws Stories: Inspired by Mexico’s History, Mark Twain, and Adventures in the Woods” through June 23, 2013. An artist-storyteller, Ward illustrated more than 100 books,…

  • ‘Zumba for Autism’ set for July 14

    A “Zumba for Autism” benefit will be held July 14 at North Brunswick Fire Company No. 1, 600 Cranbury Cross Road, North Brunswick. Parking is available by Chili’s and Barnes & Noble. Registration begins at 8 a.m. The cost is $10 per person.

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