• Sayreville gives go-ahead for solar-panel installation

    BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Borough officials are moving forward with long-proposed plans to install solar panels on and around several borough owned buildings. At the Borough Council’s Oct. 24 meeting, members authorized Business Administrator Jeff Bertrand to seek developers who would be responsible for the installation and maintenance of the panels. A request…

  • An apple day in Old Bridge D-19 candidates state case for election

    Fest celebrates long history of agriculture in township Election pits incumbent trio of Dems against GOP challengers BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer The New Jersey Apple Growers Distillery building on the Herbert Cottrell property distilled applejack before eventually being sold to Laird & Co. in 1955. The building was later…

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    Taryn McGrane, 18, a senior at Old Bridge High School, sprays the hair of English teacher Jamie Brown during the school’s annual Pink Out on Oct. 28. A variety of fundraising activities were held during the school day to raise money for breast cancer research. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Early retirement ordinance won’t be on the Old Bridge ballot

    Court ruling declares GOP petition deficient By Chris Zawistowski Old Bridge’s hotly debated retirement ordinance will not be on the ballot Election Day. Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Lawrence Lawson dismissed a complaint filed by Attorney Jordan Rickards on behalf of Old Bridge Republican Chairwoman Anita Greenberg, ruling that the party’s petition to put the…

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    Rutgers University-Newark will run a two-day basketball clinic for boys and girls from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 10 and 11. (Public schools will be closed). The cost is $65 for both days or $40 for one day. Call Joe Loughran at 973-353-1483 for details. The NJ Marlins baseball organization will hold tryouts for…

  • Shore extends its SCT winning streak to 13

    Field hockey team beats Freehold, 1-0 BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Shore Regional continued its stretch of dominance in Shore Conference field hockey, winning a 13th straight conference tournament championship on Sunday afternoon at Toms River North High School. In the Shore Conference Tournament final against Freehold Borough, Alyssa Ercolino scored an early goal for the…

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    Red Bank Catholic High School’s Jackie Cajigal (4) out-jumps Wall’s Abby Musto (14) to win control of the ball during the Shore Conference Tournament semifinal match played Oct. 26 in Neptune. Wall rallied from two goals down to stun the top-seeded Caseys in a shoot-out. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Rumson-Fair Haven field hockey team continuing to progress

    State tourney next for Bulldogs BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent The Rumson-Fair Haven High School field hockey program continued to move forward this season, and the team fell just short of reaching the Shore Conference Tournament championship game. Now the third-seeded Bulldogs are in the middle of an NJSIAA state tournament run. The 8-0 loss to…

  • RBC tennis teams falls in TOC final to Millburn

    BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Red Bank Catholic High School’s Dena Tanenbaum rips into a forehand return during her Tournament of Champions match at first singles with Millburn’s Maddie Stearns on Oct. 26 at the Garden State Tennis Center in Edison. Tanenbaum rallied to defeat Stearns, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-0, but Millburn captured the TOC title, 4-1.…

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