• International flair brightens FTHS

    BY NINAAMICONE Correspondent Freehold Township High School held its fifth annual International Day to celebrate the cultures of the foreign languages that are taught at the school — French, Spanish, Russian, Latin and Italian. Food and entertainment highlighting those cultures were presented. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff The Freehold Township High School cafeteria was transformed…

  • Police dept. report from consultant under wraps

    Freehold denies OPRA request; council formally appoints Capt. Glenn Roberts as OIC BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Municipal officials in Freehold Borough are declining to share the results of a comprehensive evaluation of the Freehold Borough Police Department with the public. In October 2010, the Borough Council retained Jersey Professional Management Company, (JPM), of…

  • Man charged with receiving stolen jewelry

    A resident of the Bucks Head housing development off Union Hill Road, Manalapan, has been charged with possession of and receiving stolen property. According to information provided by the Manalapan Police Department, on May 26, Gary Raffa Jr., 20, of Doe Drive in the Bucks Head development, was arrested on warrants out of Elizabeth for…

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    Manalapan High School pitcher Kyle Rubbinaccio and catcher Chris Baird celebrate the Braves’ 5-2 victory over Monroe Township High School in the championship game of the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional baseball tournament. The championship game was played in Manalapan on June 3. The win over the Falcons gave the Braves their first state…

  • Ryan pitches Bishop Ahr into state sectional final

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Megan Ryan rarely pitched as a freshman and threw just two innings this spring in place of regular starter Jess Gomez. Never had the sophomore faced the pressure of a state sectional semifinal. Ryan responded with a five-hit performance in Bishop Ahr’s 5-2 win over Notre Dame Friday to advance the…

  • Falcons two wins away from defending state title

    Volleyball team advances to state semifinal BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent I t was a different St. Joseph of Metuchen High School volleyball team that faced Southern Regional High School yesterday in the state semifinals at South Brunswick, unlike the one that previously lost twice to the Rams. Hillsborough, the top seed in the Central Jersey…

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    Left: Wardslaw-Hartridge School’s Taylor Gerhart slides into home as Gloucester Catholic’s Olivia Lawrence tries to make the tag. Right: Lian Cancryn, catcher for Wardslaw-Hartridge, Edison, snags a foul ball during the school’s NJSIAA South Non-Public B sectional semifinal match against Gloucester Catholic on June 2. Gloucester prevailed 13-1. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Bingo every Wed. at Congregation Beth-El

    Congregation Beth-El, 91 Jefferson Blvd., Edison, offers bingo every Wednesday. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., the early bird 50/50 is at 7 p.m., and regular games begin at 7 p.m. There are also 50/50s and Power Ball. Refreshments are available for purchase. For more information, call 732-985-7272.

  • Artists sought for senior citizen contest

    The Middlesex County Department of Senior Services’ annual juried Senior Citizen Art Contest and Exhibition is scheduled for July 18-Aug. 12 at the Studio Art Gallery at Middlesex County College Performing Arts Center, Edison. Any person age 60 or older residing in Middlesex County may submit one entry completed within the past three years. Entrants…

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