• Rockin’ show honors ‘Big Man’ Clemons; ‘Mad Dog’ Lopez recovering from crash

    By Amy Rosen Drummer Vini “Mad Dog” Lopez, a founding member with Bruce Springsteen of the E-Street Band, was in seventh heaven as he rocked out with fellow Jersey Shore music icons for two nights on Jan. 6-7 to honor the late E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons in Clemons’ hometown of Norfolk, Va., and…

  • Freehold concert will aid food pantry and arts council

    Mission Dance will host a Rockin’ Dance Party from 8:30 p.m. to midnight Jan. 14 at the American Hotel, 18-20 E. Main St., Freehold. Donations of nonperishable items for the local food pantry will be collected at the door. Admission is $10. In response to the Freehold Borough Arts Council’s Freehold mural having recently been…

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    Early registration for Midtown Little League Baseball and Softball will be accepted at the Midtown clubhouse, 14 Glenville Road, Edison, from 10 a.m. to noon on Jan. 14, 21, 28, Feb. 4, 11, 18, and 25. The cost is $75 for one child, $125 for two children, and $175 for families with three or more…

  • Tough schedule designed to prepare Trojans for states

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Don’t let the 4-2 dual-meet record fool you. Bishop Ahr High School wrestling coach Nick Tonzola purposely schedules matches against some of the toughest teams in the state, with each designed to prepare the Trojans for the endof the-season state team and individual tournaments. Tonzola hopes that waging battles against quality…

  • Hawks invited to MLS combine

    Monmouth University senior defender R.J. Allen (Old Bridge/St. Joseph’s) has been selected to take part in the 2012 MLS (Major League Soccer) Player Combine, that concludes this week in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Allen joins former Hawks Hugh MacDonald, Bryan Meredith and Ryan Kinne as recent Monmouth players to participate in the combine, which precedes the…

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    J.P. Stevens High School’s Marvin Crawford goes up for two against Colonia during the Jan. 5 game played in Colonia. The host Patriots nipped the Hawks by one, 61-60. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Hawks’ wrestling team has experience and leadership

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent There is a reason why the J.P. Stevens High School wrestling team has started the season with a 4-1 dual match record after finishing 9-10 a year ago—experience. The Hawks’ lineup, including the nine heaviest, are seniors, most toiled as junior varsity wrestlers before getting their chance to compete on the…

  • Metuchen to hold Citizen Police Academy

    The Metuchen Police Department is offering residents interested in learning about law enforcement an opportunity to become familiar with the day-to-day operations of their police department. The department will be conducting a 13-week Citizen Police Academy program for borough residents beginning 6:30 p.m. March 5 at Borough Hall. Classes will be held every Monday night.…

  • Metuchen council honors WWII veteran for service to country

    Joseph Perrino, a former police chief, saved fellow soldiers despite own gunshot injury BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Former Councilman Stanley Lease (l) reads a proclamation honoring WWII veteran and former Police Chief Joseph Perrino. METUCHEN — Joseph Perrino has spent his life in service to others — both abroad and at home. The 92-year-old born-and-bred…

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