• Manalapan committee adopts $31.23M budget

    Municipal tax rate stable; Roth calls spending plan ‘fiscally irresponsible’ BYMARK ROSMAN With a 4-1 vote, the Manalapan Township Committee adopted the 2011 municipal budget at its meeting of May 11. Manalapan Mayor Andrew Lucas, DeputyMayor Ryan Green, Committeeman Don Holland and Committeeman Jordan Maskowitz voted to adopt the budget. Committeewoman Michelle Roth voted no…

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    Harry Beals thinks his son, Christopher, 6, may have a bite, while friend Dylan Fisher, 9, looks on during a visit to the Monmouth County Outdoor Expo that was held at Turkey Swamp Park, Freehold Township, on May 15. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

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    Edison Township Youth Basketball will hold registration for the 2011-12 season from 7 to 9 p.m. May 18 and from 10 a.m. to noon June 4 at the Stelton Community Center, Edison. Registrations will also be accepted from 10 a.m. to noon May 21 and from 7 to 9 p.m. June 1 at the Minnie…

  • JPS boys volleyball has joined GMC’s best

    BY JIMMYALLINDER Correspondent I t’s not a misprint. J.P. Stevens High School was seeded ahead of traditional power East Brunswick High School when the teams met in their Greater Middlesex Conference Boys Volleyball Tournament quarterfinal match yesterday. That distinction came as a result of the Hawks’ 20-7 record, including a 2-0 win against the perennial…

  • Edison boys tennis team keeps its winning ways

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Wes Smith is in his 11th season coaching the Edison High School boys tennis team and hasn’t a clue what his career record might be. That should tell you what Smith thinks about personal records. His focus has always been about his current team and what it can do to improve.…

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    St. Joseph High School’s Michael Brandes (l) tries to get around South Brunswick High School defender Alex Lorber during the Greater Middlesex Conference championship game played at Lombardi Field in Old Bridge on May 12. St. Joe’s top-seeded Falcons won their fourth consecutive GMC title with an 8-4 victory. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Get a ‘Taste of Bradley Beach’ Saturday with food, crafts, music

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer Bradley Beach boardwalk The charm of a seaside town is proudly shown in Bradley Beach. With a stretch of beach neighboring Ocean Grove andAvon-by-the-Sea, Bradley Beach has a long history dating back to the 17th century. According to borough history, in the early part of the 20th century Bradley Beach became…

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    Lev Appell (l-r), Victor Appell, Harry Shuchat Marx and Ari Appell build a windmill with Legos as part of “Turn Turn Turn: Renewing Our Spiritual Energy for the Next 50 Years with Legos” at Temple Emanu-El in Edison May 7. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Program on back, neck pain at library

    Philip Chen, who holds a doctorate in physical therapy, will present “Getting Relief From Back and Neck Pain” at the North Edison Branch Library, 777 Grove Ave., at 3 p.m. May 24. All are welcome to this free event. Register online at www.lmxac.org/edisonlib or call 732-287-2298, ext. 1.

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