• Proceeds from RBR’s first alumni game to benefit current athletes

    Proceeds from RBR’s first alumni game to benefit current athletes

    LITTLE SILVER — Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) held its first football alumni game at Count Basie Field against Long Branch, reuniting the oldest rivals in the Shore Conference. Over 2,000 people attended the match, making it the most well-attended alumni game in recent history. The May 14 game did not go well for the…

  • Fair Haven authorizes new equipment, discusses road projects

    Fair Haven authorizes new equipment, discusses road projects

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer FAIR HAVEN — New purchases for the Department of Public Works and just completed or upcoming road projects were focused on during the Borough Council’s recently held meeting. At a July 18 meeting, Borough Administrator Theresa S. Casagrande  said that Ordinance No. 2015-12 was adopted Sept. 28, 2015, and…

  • News Transcript On Campus, Aug. 3

    News Transcript On Campus, Aug. 3

    Stockton University, Galloway Township, announced that the following students have been named to the dean’s list for the 2016 spring semester: from Colts Neck: Mackenzie Grillo, Elaina Stewart and Allison Timmons; from Englishtown, Veslyne Vincent; from Freehold: Lindsay Brennessel, Kayla Cassandra, Justine Centner, Jessica Corsentino, Danielle Da Cunha, Amanda DelQuaglio, Nicole Droppa, Tara Elia, Gina…

  • Motorcyclist suffers fatal injuries in Old Bridge

    Motorcyclist suffers fatal injuries in Old Bridge

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A 23-year-old Old Bridge man died after his motorcycle collided with the side of a motor vehicle at the intersection of Route 516 and Cottrell Road. According to Police Capt. Steven Daroci, Vincent M. Rossi was pronounced dead at the scene around 7:39 p.m. on July 19. After an investigation, police found…

  • Barron ‘Barry’ Kenneth Hopman

    Barron ‘Barry’ Kenneth Hopman

      Mr. Hopman, 71, of Old Bridge, passed away on July 22, 2016, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge. Born in Salem, Mr. Hopman lived in North Jersey until moving to Old Bridge in 1978. He enjoyed going golfing, had a pilot’s license when he was younger, was a member of Friendly Sons of…

  • Lightning strike damages South Amboy building

    Lightning strike damages South Amboy building

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — A lightning strike from heavy thunderstorms damaged the city’s Board of Education (BOE) building on John Street during the evening of July 25. At about 6 p.m., lightning hit the chimney of the building, a converted house, at 240 John St., causing bricks to scatter on both sides of…

  • DuPont retirees celebrate final reunion picnic

    DuPont retirees celebrate final reunion picnic

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — For 75 years, DuPont retirees and long-term employees have gathered together for an annual picnic to relive the memories of working for the local manufacturer. But this year’s event would be the last one, and for chairwoman Sandra Fogler, the July 9 event was bittersweet. Fogler had been the…

  • Sayreville players make impact at Snapple Bowl

    Sayreville players make impact at Snapple Bowl

    By Warren Rappleyea Although the Middlesex County All-Stars fell, 13-7, in the 23rd annual Snapple Bowl July 21, three Sayreville War Memorial High School football players were key members of the team. The game pits all-stars from Middlesex and Union counties against each other. The victory was Union’s ninth overall, but Middlesex still leads the…

  • Ryan Phillippe has swagger In USA’s conspiracy thriller ‘Shooter’

    Ryan Phillippe has swagger In USA’s conspiracy thriller ‘Shooter’

    By Lori Acken Yes, USA Network’s Shooter (premiering Tuesday, July 26) is inspired by the 2007 Mark Wahlberg thriller culled from Stephen Hunter’s 1993 novel Point of Impact. Yes, Wahlberg’s back — this time as an executive producer with Ryan Phillippe (Secrets and Lies) taking over the role of retired star Marine sniper Bob Lee…

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