• Months after Irene, some O.B. families still without a home

    Residents, some of whom are staying at a church rectory, find many setbacks in rebuilding BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Carole and Karl Seper look through a family photo album that was among the many possessions ruined when Hurricane Irene flooded their home. For Carole Seper, it’s all been a bad dream. “I just want…

  • Controversial Hare Krishna temple back on the table

    Planners to hear proposal to build 23,000-sq.-ft. religious center along Route 34 BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer A contentious proposal to build a Hare Krishna religious center along Route 34 will come before the Old Bridge Township Planning Board on Dec. 6 amid continued concerns from residents. The project, first submitted to the board in…

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    Toy soldiers march on during Monday’s dress rehearsal for the Main Street Theatre Company’s production of “Babes in Toyland,” which will run Dec. 2-11 at the troupe’s theater, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Ranney School athletic teams had productive fall campaigns

    This fall sports season was a memorable one for the Ranney School Panthers, whose Middle and Upper School athletic programs produced championships and perfect records. Ranney’s varsity girls tennis team not only earned its fourth straight NJSIAA Non- Public B South Sectional Championship at Moorestown Friends School on Oct. 17, but it also qualified to…

  • Blewett wins two features as auto racing season ends

    Shortly after promoters Diane and Cliff Krause announced that they have secured a deal to lease Wall Stadium in WallTownship for at least the next three years, Jimmy Blewett of Howell found a way to celebrate big time by winning both main events for Modified stock cars during Turkey Derby XXXVIII over the Thanksgiving weekend.…

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    Ranney School senior Natalie Cantave was recently named one of two state winners from New Jersey to receive the prestigious Wendy’s High School Heisman Award. Cantave was chosen for her outstanding excellence in academics, athletics, and community/ school leadership — she recently won the New Jersey Independent School State Tennis Championship at second singles, as…

  • RBC ends on high note; RFH playing for CJ II title

    BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Red Bank Catholic High School’s football team ended its season on a high note with a 21-0 victory over Rumson-Fair Haven on Thanksgiving Day, but the Bulldogs still have one game remaining. RFH is busily preparing for its meeting on Saturday against Matawan (8-3) in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II championship…

  • RFH harriers are state’s best after capturing MOC crown

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Rumson-Fair Haven’s Rachel Christ dashes toward the finish line at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions held at Holmdel Park on Nov. 19. Christ finished ninth overall, running the 5,000-meter course in a school record 18:35. She was RFH’s top runner and her finish helped the Bulldogs capture the MOC team…

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    At the Nov. 17 meeting of the Oceanport Garden Club, Victoria Grant, club president, presented the Random Act of Beauty award to Mr. and Mrs. Stuart MacGregor of Oceanport. The OGC’s next meeting, Dec. 9, will feature a demonstration by Helen Peoff on creating a holiday centerpiece for a buffet table. Call Maureen Chenoweth at…

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