• Freehold Raceway fans happy that live racing is back

    Freehold Raceway fans happy that live racing is back

    By Tim Morris With his beach chair in place near the home stretch of Freehold Raceway and race program on his lap, Alan Small was right at home. Freehold Raceway reopened for live racing Aug. 26 and it couldn’t come soon enough for racing fans like Small. “I like being at the track, being out…

  • Our Lady of Peace to hold car show Sept. 10

    Our Lady of Peace to hold car show Sept. 10

    Our Lady of Peace Church is sponsoring its Third Annual Custom Car Show on Sept. 10 (rain date is Sept. 11) at the O.L.P. Parish Center Parking Lot, located on Amboy Avenue and Franklin Avenue, Fords. This event will take place from 5-9 p.m. Some 150 classic and custom cars from the tri-state area will…

  • Dinner, concert, raffle to aid youngster’s treatment

    Dinner, concert, raffle to aid youngster’s treatment

    A Tuscany Dinner, Basket Raffle and Jimmy Sabini Concert to support Zachary Nemeth, a Helmetta youngster who was born with multiple disabilities, is scheduled for 1-5 p.m. Sept. 18 at East Brunswick Elks Lodge No. 2370, 21-B Oakmont Ave. Food will be served at 2 p.m. Sabini is a keyboard artist and singer. The buffet…

  • Walk With Joe to be held in Manalapan on Sept. 10

    Walk With Joe to be held in Manalapan on Sept. 10

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – The passage of time has not dimmed the commitment of the men, women, boys and girls who converge on Manalapan each September to participate in the Walk With Joe. The 15th annual edition of the 5-kilometer walk which honors Patrick “Joe” Driscoll, Christopher Gray and Tom McCann, area…

  • Anti-addiction panel sets annual Dog Walk

    Anti-addiction panel sets annual Dog Walk

    Families Against Addiction will sponsor its second annual fundraising Dog Walk event 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 10 at Mannino Park, Old Bridge, behind the YMCA. The event will feature live music, food, exhibit tables and a pet-owner look-alike contest. Families Against Addiction is a nonprofit support group for families struggling with a loved one who…

  • It’s the most wonderful time of the year

    It’s the most wonderful time of the year

    By Lori Clinch It’s not a tangible thing, but you can feel it. It’s almost as if it rises from the east with great brilliance and beauty, bringing with it excitement, tension and a plethora of goose bumps. Birds sing, children laugh and sometimes grown men cry at the prospect. It’s what we have been…

  • Baig offers ‘unique perspective’ to South Brunswick school board

    Baig offers ‘unique perspective’ to South Brunswick school board

    I am reaching out to the South Brunswick community to show my support and encourage others to support the re-election of Azra Baig to the South Brunswick School Board on Nov. 8. I have witnessed Azra being an active participant in the schools and our community for many years. Having been involved in the schools as a…

  • Azra Baig is a ‘pillar of the community’

    Azra Baig is a ‘pillar of the community’

    I have known Azra Baig for [many] years. Azra and I live in the same community, and our children have gone to school together in South Brunswick Township.   Azra has an endless supply of energy and determination and gives 100 percent in everything that she does. Azra values academics and has instilled it in…

  • Residents air concerns over Clara Barton redo approval

    Residents air concerns over Clara Barton redo approval

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — The Township Council approved the Clara Barton Redevelopment Plan at the Aug. 24 meeting, although residents continued to express a number of concerns about how the town plans to proceed regarding issues such as parking. The process has taken the better part of a year, now culminating with a…

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