• Police seek public’s help finding vehicle that struck pedestrian

    Sylvestre Tejada SOUTH AMBOY — Police are searching for a 2000 to 2003 Jeep Wrangler or Jeep Liberty to determine whether it was involved in the death of an 18-year-old Perth Amboy man who was struck and killed as he walked along the shoulder of Route 35 north two weeks ago. Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce…

  • Bands will jam to help Sayreville animal shelter

    BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The Sayreville Pet Adoption Center has taken some hits recently via municipal cutbacks. The center has only half a municipal contract left, and that is with the borough of South River, according to Director Barbara Keegan. For this reason, the shelter is depending more on public fundraising. Mike Lefton,…

  • Rock Solid Mud Run

    Left: Jennifer Bookbinder of Howell crawls through the slop during the Rock Solid Mud Run at Old Bridge Township Raceway ParkAug. 6. Middle left: Mud-runners climb their way across an obstacle during the event, which covered four motocross tracks, hundreds of acres of woods, three lakes and two asphalt racetracks. Rock Solid Sports donated a…

  • Old Bridge ShopRite continues battle against Wal-Mart

    Local store owner asks state Supreme Court to hear case BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer The Old Bridge ShopRite store is taking its fight against the construction of a new Super Wal-Mart on Route 18 to the state’s highest court. The Old Bridge ShopRite at Route 9 and Fairway Lane, owned by Shakoor Supermarkets, is…

  • Salt Water Day goes country this Saturday

    Carnival rides, live music, food, fireworks set for beachfront BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer This year, a Laurence Harbor tradition is getting a little bit of a country twang. Two country bands, Due South and Brian Clayton and the Green River Band, will headline this year’s Salt Water Day on Aug. 13 at the Laurence…

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    An athlete makes her way over a water crossing during the Rock Solid Mud Run at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park on Aug. 6. The all-terrain adventure involved running, swimming, crawling, climbing and jumping over courses of five and 10 miles. More photos, page 3. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Peddie swimmers achieve gold at state meet

    Peddie Aquatics’ swimmers raced to 39 finals finishes (top eight) and earned 16 “gold” times at the New Jersey 12 & Under and 13 & Over Silver & Bronze Championships. The 12 & Under meet was held at Princeton University on July 16 and 17, and the 13 & Over meet was at Rutgers University…

  • Hawks receive preseason Top 30 national ranking

    Men’s soccer ranked 27th The Monmouth University men’s soccer team will begin the 2011 season ranked 27th in the country by the College Soccer News Top 30 Preseason National Poll. Head coach Robert McCourt’s team was nationally ranked throughout the 2010 season. “It is wonderful to see Monmouth soccer mentioned as one of the nation’s…

  • Blue Devils got head start on 2011 in 7-on-7 tourney

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Breaking out of the usual summer routine, Shore Regional High School participated in the Monmouth County 7-on-7 Football Tournament on July 11. The Blue Devils normally do not participate in these types of tournaments as much as other teams do, so their appearance in the championship game came as a surprise.…

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