• LAMBERTVILLE: New plan could cut electric expenses

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — A resolution authorizing the city to purchase electricity online, in an auction format, was passed by the City Council Monday night.    The electricity purchased in this way can be used by the city or by the South Hunterdon Regional Energy Co-op (SHREC), of which Lambertville is a member.…

  • CRANBURY: Cranbury may change controversial sign ordinance

    David Kilby, Managing Editor    CRANBURY — The enforcement of Cranbury’s sign ordinance has upset several small business owners who are trying to attract customers on Main Street in new ways.    The intention of the sign ordinance is to minimize the number and size of signs in the township while remaining consistent with safety and convenience…

  • Hawks advance in NCAA over Stony Brook on PK’s

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer For the past two weeks, the Monmouth University men’s soccer team has been focusing on penalty kicks. That’s because it’s tournament time, and the penalty kick shoot-out decides which team advances and which moves on if a match is still tied through regulation and two 10-minute overtimes. The Hawks got…

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    The Jersey Shore Running Club (JSRC) together with the Middletown Youth Athletic Association (MYAA) will host the 11th annual Navesink Challenge on Sunday, Nov. 27. The Navesink Challenge is one of New Jersey’s premier running events. It includes a 15K run and a 5K run/walk. Both courses start and finish at Bodman Park in Middletown,…

  • Blue Devils’ undefeated season is spoiled in TOC semifinals

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent I t took 25 games, but Shore Regional finally met its match. The second-seeded Blue Devils field hockey team lost its first match of the season in the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions semifinal round on Nov. 17, losing to West Essex, 4-1, in Robbinsville. Shore Regional (24-1) looked poised to move…

  • Caseys’ season concludes with disappointing loss in state final

    BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Red Bank Catholic’s Grace Cornell (r) blocks a kick from Pingry’s Carly Rotatori during the NJSIAA Non-Public A girls soccer state final played Nov. 15 in Ewing at The College of New Jersey. The Caseys fell 2-1 when Pingry scored twice in the second half. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff For the…

  • NOTES

    Team Kortney members Cindy Preslar, New Mexico (l-r), Jennifer Phillips and Lawrence Eno, Northport, N.Y., pose at the 17th mile of the ING NYC Marathon on Nov. 6. The team of 20 runners representing The Kortney Rose Foundation (KRF) raised more than $50,000 through participating in the 42nd annual marathon. Eno, who is currently in…

  • ‘Lit’

    “Pomegranate Self-portrait” A n exhibit of light paintings by local artist Gerda Liebmann will open at the Oyster Point Hotel in Red Bank on Friday, Dec. 2. The opening of “Lit” at 7 p.m. will also feature a video that incorporates both light painting and live action. Liebmann creates her light paintings by moving different…

  • ’Tis the season in Red Bank

    The lighting of the Menorah and visit from Santa are among the annual holiday festivities in Red Bank. ERIC SUCAR staff RED BANK — Kick off the holiday season on Friday, Nov. 25, with the Red Bank Town Lighting and Holiday Express Concert. For the 18th consecutive year, Holiday Express will be performing holiday favorites…

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