• Local school officials discuss use of extra aid

    School districts across county receive additional funds for coming school year BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Local school districts will see further increases in state aid for the 2011-12 school year, with school systems in Middlesex County alone getting $75 million in new aid. School districts in the county will now receive a total of…

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    Tony Riccobono tends to his crops at the East Brunswick Community Garden on July 13. The garden, adjacent to the municipal complex, is now in its third season. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Summer league is providing playing time for softball players

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Matawan Regional High School head coach Steve Eisenstein launched a new summer softball league last year, attracting some area schools looking for an alternative to travel teams. Eisenstein started the league to give local softball players a chance to play close to home during the summer, and now it has grown…

  • Section tournament next for Matawan all-stars

    11-year olds win District 11 title BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Matawan’s 11-year-old All-Stars will carry the mantle of District 11 champions as well as a recent North Edison tournament title when they host the Cal Ripken Babe Ruth state championships this week. Games begin today at Toomer Field on Middlesex Road. “We could’ve gone into…

  • Van Zandt Jam remains undefeated in Crazy Johnny Memorial League

    Through the first three weeks of the Crazy Johnny Memorial Basketball League, Van Zandt Jam remains the lone undefeated team. The Jam are 6-0 followed by Crazy Johnny’s, which is 4-2. E-Street Ballers (2-4), Springsteen Shooters (2-5) and Thunder Road Magic (2-5) complete the high school summer league standings. Playoffs are set to begin on…

  • Defense steals the show at All-Shore Grid Classic

    Ocean tops Monmouth on field goals, 6-3 BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Above: Matawan High School’s McArthur Underwood (4) tries to outrun Brick Memorial’s Shane Panuska on a return play during the July 14 U.S. Army All-Shore Gridiron Classic held at Toms River North High School. The game, which pitted the top graduated seniors from…

  • William E. Blanken

    Mr. Blanken, 76, of Sayreville, died June 16, 2011, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1995, he was employed for 30 years as a history teacher with the Matawan Board of Education, primarily in the middle school. Before that, he worked for E.I. Du Pont Photo Products, Parlin…

  • William Kemm Fischer

    Mr. Fischer, 82, formerly of Middletown and presently of Hightstown, died July 11, 2011, at home. He was a retired Navy Pilot with a rank of commander, having served during the Korean War. Mr. Fischer was a teacher at Middletown Township High School and a professor of physics at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, retiring in…

  • John W. Doerflein

    Mr. Doerflein, 69, a resident of Leonardo for more than 40 years, died July 7, 2011, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He worked as a meat cutter for Foodtown inAtlantic Highlands. Mr. Doerflein was a member of the Middletown Elks Lodge No. 2179 and the Meat Cutters Union Local 464A. He was preceded in…

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