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    Joe Mania of JLM Toy Trains puts the final touches on a large display during the “Raritan River Railroad Returns to South Amboy” event April 30 at the South Amboy Senior Citizens Center. South Amboy and Milltown groups organized the event as part of an effort to preserve the railroad’s last remaining station, which is…

  • Gillespie takes over as Old Bridge mayor

    Council votes along party lines for two fill-in appointments BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Mayor Patrick Gillespie Patrick Gillespie switched hats Monday from Old Bridge township councilman to mayor, a position he will hold at least for the remainder of the year. Gillespie, a Democrat, said it is with a heavy heart that he accepts the…

  • New chief will take helm at Sayreville P.D.

    Police Chief Michael Burns will retire on May 20 BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer By the end of the month, Sayrevlle will have a new police chief, its fourth in as many years. Officials announced during the May 9 Borough Council meeting that Sayreville Police Chief Michael Burns, who has served as chief since early…

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    Students from both of Old Bridge’s middle schools learned ways to lead healthier lifestyles by choosing healthy foods and incorporating physical exercise into their lives during sessions last week at Club Metro Fitness and Wellness Center, Route 516. Here, Salk Middle School eighth-grader Dylan Croker gets his kicks during a May 11 workout. JEFF GRANIT…

  • Shore’s Lippens always in control on the tennis court

    Blue Devil wants to repeat as state champion BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Michael Lippens Playing tennis against Shore Regional High School’s Michael Lippens is kind of like standing on the railroad tracks while a high-speed freight train bears down on you— at least it must seem that way to his opponents. Lippens has been nothing short…

  • Rumson-Fair Haven sailing team competes nationally

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent The Rumson-Fair Haven Sailing Team represented New Jersey in the Interscholastic Sailing Association (ISSA) High School National Championship on May 7-8, placing 16th out of 20 teams that competed in the event. Every team at the competition, which is held on Lake Travis inAustin, Texas, and includes a total of 38…

  • RBC girls run away with county track championship

    Ocean’s Andre triple winner; Monmouth’s Skove, LB’s Worsley win twice BY TIM MORRIS Red Bank Catholic High School’s Liana Marzano finishes her meet record victory in the 800 meters (2:11.38) at the Monmouth County Track and Field Championships held May 11 and 13 at Holmdel High School. Teammate Lindsey Bellaran finished second behind Marzano, who…

  • Shore maintains tradition by winning SCT lacrosse

    Blue Devils upend top seed Rumson in final BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Above: Rumson-Fair Haven High School’s Chrissy Lushefski (r) tries to go around Shore Regional High School defender Andrea Adams during the Shore Conference Tournament final played at Monmouth University on May 11. The defending champion RFH Bulldogs were beaten by the Blue Devils,…

  • Boro man charged in fatal accident

    RED BANK — A Red Bank man is facing charges in connection with a fatal auto accident, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Adam Sofio, 18, of Red Bank, was arrested May 9 and charged with vehicular homicide within 1,000 feet of a school zone and assault by auto within 1,000 feet of a…

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