• Old Bridge candidates feud over retirement ordinance

    Dems, GOP candidates spar over potential savings BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer The Democrats say it will help Old Bridge avoid painful layoffs and save money by eliminating high-level salaries from the payroll. The Republicans call it a reckless ordinance that will bankrupt the township. As the days tick down to Nov. 8, candidates on…

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    The Micucci family, (from left) Dan, Frank, Matthew and Betty, show off their outdoor Halloween display at their Old Bridge home, a display that gets bigger and spookier every year. The family takes pride in creating most of the frightening cast of characters themselves. Story, page 3. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • KidZdent to offer ‘Cash for Candy’

    KidZdent, 2455 Route 516, Old Bridge, will sponsor a two-day “Cash for Candy” program 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 3 and 4. Patients of the pediatric dental and orthodontic office are encouraged to bring in their Halloween candy and receive bucks for their bubble gum, dollars for their milk duds and coins for their candy corn.…

  • Trainer Cibelli is positioned to make history at Monmouth Park

    Trainer Jane Cibelli, who is looking to become the first female to win the trainer’s title at Monmouth Park, has just two weeks to go and a six-win lead in the 2011 conditioner ranks. A 50-year-old native of Leicester, England, Cibelli has 31 winners this season, six more than Eddie Broome. Scott Volk is next…

  • RBC, RFH football teams closing in on division titles

    Both teams remain undefeated after wins BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer With wins on Friday night, the Red Bank Catholic and Rumson- Fair Haven high school football teams remained undefeated in 2011. The Caseys (5-0) received a scare at home on Count Basie Field before subduing Colts Neck, 28-21. That game gave RBC sole possession…

  • Ranney captures fourth straight state sectional tennis championship

    BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Ranney School’s girls tennis team completed a successful fall campaign by claiming its fourth straight NJSIAA Non-Public B South state sectional championship. Second-year coach Christel Contrera’s girls posted a 12-2-1 overall mark, which earned the Lady Panthers a first-round bye in the state tournament. Ranney then downed Trenton Catholic, 5-0, and Sacred…

  • RFH and Christ capture county x-c championship

    Christian Brothers Academy boys win again BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Rumson-Fair Haven High School’s Rachel Christ has distanced herself from the field as she sprints toward the finish line of the Monmouth County Cross Country Championships held at Holmdel Park on Oct. 18. Christ’s win helped the Bulldogs capture the team championship. Forty-five minutes…

  • Buzz at The Guild

    BYMARIE MABER Correspondent “Landscape” by Guido Guazzoni The pairing of two vigorous male painters in their golden years sets the stage for a rich display of art. That both were born in Italy adds a cultural layer to their upcoming exhibition. “The both of us were born in the northern part of Italy,” Guido Guazzoni…

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    Professional performers from the Grammy Award-winning vocal group New YorkVoiceswill join Ranney School’s Upper School Chorus and Jazz Ensemble on the Roberts Stage for a guest concert Oct. 28. The concert is free and open to the public. Doors open at 7 p.m. with an Upper and Middle School Art Exhibition in the RSPA Panther…

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