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    The Cheesequake Baseball and Softball League will hold registration for the 2012 season. In-person registration will be held 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 7 at the Cheesequake ball field, Route 9 and Schulmeister Road, Old Bridge. Mail-in registration is available by going to www.leaguelineup.com/cqba; click on handouts for an application. U12 will play 50/70.…

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    The Middlesex County College men’s basketball team beat Sussex County Community College 69-46 on Dec. 22. The win improved the Blue Colts’ record to 7-9. Here, Tyreek Gregg of Edison drives to the hoop.

  • Trotters on for 2012 at the Meadowlands

    Horsemen in New Jersey got the best of all gifts right before Christmas: the guarantee that there will be racing at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford in 2012. The New Jersey Racing Commission awarded a license to operate harness racing at the Meadowlands to Jeff Gural and partners on Dec. 20, according to the Standardbred…

  • Knights’ swim teams have deep, experienced rosters

    BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Old Bridge High School’s boys and girls swimteams have both started the winter season by winning three of their first five meets. Both the girls and boys have downed Sayreville and Union. Coach Bob Weiss’girls picked up their third win against Mother Seton, while the boys earned their third over North Brunswick.…

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    Cardinal McCarrick’s Candice Turner runs to get to the ball ahead of Mater Dei’s Taylor Curti (232) and Jordan Donahue (10) during the Bayshore Holiday Basketball Tournament. The game was played Dec. 29 at Holmdel High School and won by Mater Dei, 54-38. PHOTOS BY CLAIRE SHEPROW Alyssa McDonough (10) of Cardinal McCarrick drives past…

  • Bomber track teams ready for GMC Relays

    Meet is Friday in Toms River BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Sayreville War Memorial With a slew of talent on his roster, Sayreville War Memorial High School winter track coach Gerry Carney has high expectations for his team this season. The Bomber girls will be particularly strong in the sprint and middle distance events. Top runners include…

  • William C. Hansell

    Mr. Hansell, 44, of Monroe Township, died Dec. 18, 2011, at Somerset Medical Center. Born and raised in SouthAmboy, he had lived in Dover and Hoboken before moving to Monroe in 2005. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and was a database administrator for HBO, New York City, for more than…

  • Edward J. Kaminski

    Mr. Kaminski, 87, of East Brunswick, died Dec. 25, 2011, at Sunrise Assisted Living, East Brunswick. He was born in South River and had lived in East Brunswick for the past 61 years. Prior to retiring 28 years ago, he was a lab technician at DuPont, Parlin section of Sayreville, for more than 25 years.…

  • Debra Ann Battaglia

    Ms. Battaglia, 42, of South Amboy, died Dec. 24, 2011, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy. Born in Livingston, she had resided in SouthAmboy for most of her life and was a communicant of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, South Amboy. She was predeceased by her mother, Joy J. Battaglia, in 2007. Surviving are…

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