• Highlands Bridge named for Capt. Joseph Azzolina

    State legislator, military serviceman and business owner remembered for service BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer The Captain Joseph Azzolina Memorial Bridge remembers the late state legislator, military serviceman, business owner and family man who grew up in the Highlands and dedicated his life to serving the community. PHOTOS BY KRISTEN DALTON Family members, veterans, colleagues…

  • Creative Monmouth revives plans for county arts corridor

    2014 Super Bowl in NY/NJ spurs Monmouth County branding ideas BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Members of a group session discuss unemployment issues facing recent graduates during the open space Creative Monmouth workshop at Monmouth University on May 22. KRISTEN DALTON Hundreds of thousands of people pouring into the region for the 2014 NFL Super…

  • Students watch as Red Bank Regional athletic trainer and Little Silver EMS member Christina Emrich (top) and Terence Scanlon (bottom) of Lincroft perform a simulated drunkendriving accident demonstration at Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver on May 25. More photos, page 8. ERIC SUCAR staff

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    Rutgers University-Newark’s 11th annual summer basketball program for children ages 7-17. The camp will be offered July 9-13, July 23-27 and July 30-Aug. 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Early drop-off and late pick-up times are available. Discount rates are available for those attending two or three weeks. For more information or a brochure,…

  • MCC student-athletes receive awards

    Middlesex County College honored its athletes at the annual sports banquet in May. Athletes from each team received awards, and All Region, All Conference and All American athletes were awarded their certificates. In addition, wrestler Paul Saraiva (Marlboro) won the Vincent DeSario Award for the most outstanding student-athlete at the college, combining athletic ability with…

  • SB’s Mantz steps down as Vikings’ football coach

    Led South Brunswick to Red Division crown BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The South Brunswick High School football team will enter the fall season with a new head coach following the unexpected resignation of coach Rick Mantz last week. Mantz was a huge factor in the football program’s rise to prominence. Last year he led the…

  • State playoff action

    East Brunswick High School’s Shelby Lipson tries to avoid the tag of North Brunswick shortstop Marylynn Muldowney (9) during the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV softball tournament game played in East Brunswick on May 23. The host Bears, seeded No. 2, advanced with a 9-1 win. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff North Brunswick Township High…

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    The New Jersey State Bar Foundation will hold a free public seminar on wills and estate planning 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, at the New Jersey Law Center, 1 Constitution Circle, off of Ryders Lane, New Brunswick. A question-and-answer session will follow each presentation. Registration is required by calling 1-800-FREE-LAW. UCEDC, a nonprofit, statewide economic…

  • Joseph R. Herbst Jr.

    Mr. Herbst, 49, died May 21, 2012. Born in New Brunswick, he had lived in North Brunswick and South Brunswick before moving to Hillsborough four years ago. He was a manager for Stop & Shop in Monmouth Junction, where he had worked for more than 30 years. Mr. Herbst is survived by two sons, Alex…

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