• Chabad of E.B. to lease former McGinnis School

    30-year lease will be voted on at next Twp. Council meeting BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer The old McGinnis School in East Brunswick may soon have some new tenants. Though still pending formal approval, the Chabad of East Brunswick has reached an agreement with the township to lease the Hardenburg Lane school building for a…

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    Patrons examine the classic cars on display along Railroad Avenue in Helmetta during an Oct. 8 car show that raised funds for the borough’s volunteer fire department and the Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Jamesburg will keep high school students at Monroe

    Board members unaware how tuition will be funded BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer The Jamesburg Board of Education made a verbal commitment Monday to continue sending students to Monroe Township High School. The decision came based on feedback from other school districts that previously said they would consider accepting Jamesburg’s high school students. The Matawan-…

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    The Central Jersey Hawks basketball team will be holding tryouts for its third-, fifth- and sixth-grade boys teams, which have two teams, and their fourth-grade team, which may have a second team. The tryout schedule is as follows:  Oct. 16 at 4 p.m. — Fifth-grade boys (2010 NJ State Champs, finished top four in…

  • Brookdale soccer team undefeated, ranked No. 4

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Coach Mike Costa calls his Brookdale Community College soccer team “the best kept secret on the Jersey Shore.” The Jersey Blues began the week 15-0 and ranked No. 4 in the United States among Division III junior colleges. “This is the best team I’ve had at Brookdale in my six…

  • Young Hornets to be tested in tennis tournaments

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Holmdel The Holmdel girls tennis team was prepared for the new challenges this season would bring. For a program that lost four of its best players to graduation, it would be tough to keep pace with Shore Conference competition. But the young Hornets made strides this season, and now they are…

  • Colts capture Eastern States title at Van Cortlandt Park

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The only championship to elude the Christian Brothers Academy cross country team last season on its way to the NJSIAAMeet of Champions title and a fifth place at the Nike Cross Nationals, was at historic Van Cortlandt Park. The Colts finished second at the Eastern States Championships held in the…

  • Lions, Eagles getting it together on the gridiron

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Middletown South Football fever is back at Middletown — at both ends of town. Middletown South and Middletown North are both on an upswing after staggering out of the gate and share one thing in common — a two-game win streak. A NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III finalist the last three…

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    St. John Vianney High School keeper Laura Dramis (l) tries to get in front of Shore Regional’s Julia Luebe during the first half of a game played on Oct. 7 in West Long Branch. The teams played to a 2-2 draw. ERIC SUCAR staff

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