• Momentum builds to keep fort commissary open

    Holt secures support of House leadership BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Efforts of local representatives to protect the commissary at Fort Monmouth are gaining steam in Washington, D.C. U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th District) said during a July 7 teleconference that House leaders have joined the fight to keep the post exchange open. He spoke on…

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    Taugh Lynch competes in the Monmouth Boat Club’s Independence Day Regatta held on the Navesink River in Red Bank on July 10. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Sky Blue rallies from two-goal deficit to earn 2-2 tie

    Team is home Sunday hosting Soccer Celebration Sky Blue FC overcame a two-goal halftime deficit on Saturday night at Yurcak Field to tie MagicJack, 2-2, in Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) action. By gaining the point, Sky Blue FC (3-4- 4, 13 points) stretched its franchise-record home unbeaten streak to six straight matches (3-0-3). The team…

  • South Brunswick 10U Black captures Central Jersey title

    The South Brunswick 10U Black Vikings travel team won the Spring 2011 Central Jersey Baseball League championship. The Vikings played some hard-fought regular-season games, beating Montgomery, Milltown, South Plainfield, Woodbridge and North Brunswick and finishing the regular season 6-4, clinching a playoff spot. The Vikings continued to play hard going into the playoffs, beating an…

  • Raider tri-captains teammates again for Snapple Bowl game

    Playing for Middlesex in July 21 game at Kean University BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent North Brunswick Township High School’s tri-captains (l-r) Ross Kurtz (3), Karim Sawyer (2) and Connor Pastrick (70), shown here leading the Raiders onto the gridiron prior to a game last fall, will team up once again at the July 21 Snapple Bowl…

  • All ages invited to enter film festival

    Kidz Filmz, a new film festival and joint venture between Algonquin Arts Theatre in Manasquan and the Garden State Film Festival, is seeking video submissions from the public. The films will be presented at Algonquin Arts Theatre in a festival-type event Jan. 27-29, 2012. Activities will also include a hands-on children’s workshop. Filmmakers of all…

  • Horseracing industry prevails, saves Meadowlands racetrack

    Agreement with state moves privatization of track forward There was a collective sigh of relief in New Jersey’s horse racing industry last week. Jeff Gural and the Standardbred Breeders and OwnersAssociation of New Jersey (SBOANJ) reached an agreement with the state on June 21 to take over the management of the Meadowlands in East Rutherford,…

  • Middlesex Hispanic Business Expo July 19

    Middlesex County, with the second largest population in New Jersey, according to the 2010 Census, has seen a steady increase in the Hispanic population over the past several years. In fact, according to the American Community Survey, Latinos made up 18 percent of the county’s population, up 45 percent since 2000. No doubt, this growing…

  • Edison IRS office open this Saturday

    Taxpayers who may have difficulty getting to an IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center during normal weekday business hours can visit the IRS office located at 100 Dey Place, Edison, 9 a.m.-2p.m. Saturday, July 16. The IRS is hosting the Saturday Open House to provide free assistance to taxpayers who need help getting information required to file…

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