• Rotary 5K, Kids Run to benefit veterans

    The Old Bridge-Sayreville Rotary Club will host a 5K Run April 24 at the Sayreville sports complex, 4441 Bordentown Ave. Proceeds from the event will benefit veterans. Cost is $25 for advance registration by April 22; price increases to $30 after that date. Race-day registration will begin at 8 a.m. The 5K will kick off…

  • Mater Dei working new players into softball lineup

    Mater Dei working new players into softball lineup

    By Wayne Witkowski Jeanne Dickinson has seen it all in her 35 years as Mater Dei Prep softball coach, which includes Shore Conference division titles in 15 of the last 18 years and a state championship in 2008. “I’ve seen a lot of changes,” Dickinson said. When asked about the biggest change of late, she…

  • Sport shorts

    Robby Andrews finished fourth in the 1,500-meter run at the IAAF World Indoor Track and Field Championships held in Portland, Oregon, March 17-20. Andrews, who finished second at the USATF national championships to make the USA World Team, clocked 3:44.77 in the 1,500 final. The race was won by the Matt Centrowitz of the U.S.,…

  • Oceanport tabs Scotch Plains rec director as administrator

    Oceanport tabs Scotch Plains rec director as administrator

    By Kenny Walter Staff Writer OCEANPORT- Ray Poerio, the recreation director for Scotch Plains, has been hired as the Oceanport Business Administrator. The Borough Council approved Poerio from a list of five candidates during the March 17 Borough Council meeting to replace outgoing Business Administrator John O. Bennett III. “After we did the interviews, Ray…

  • Metuchen School District’s Music Education Program receives national recognition

    Metuchen School District’s Music Education Program receives national recognition

    Metuchen has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the NAMM Foundation (National Association of Music Merchants) for its outstanding commitment to music education. Metuchen joins 476 districts across the country in receiving the award in 2016. The Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding…

  • Smashball games to be held in North Brunswick

    Smashball is a new, fun, up-and-coming version of volleyball that focuses on the technique of spiking. The North Brunswick Department of Parks and Recreation will offer smashball games for children in grades 4 to 8 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, April 6-May 25, at the North Brunswick High School Auxiliary Gym 2, 98 Raider Road, North…

  • Exhibit shows how artists’ works have evolved

    Exhibit shows how artists’ works have evolved

    LINCROFT — The Monmouth Museum is currently exhibiting, “Artists Emerged: New Jersey Emerging Artists Series New Works,” through April 17 at Brookdale Community College’s campus at 765 Newman Springs Road. The alumni exhibit features the new work of former artists from the New Jersey Emerging Artists Series and offers an inside glimpse into their evolution…

  • New sites added to Weekend in Old Monmouth tour

    New sites added to Weekend in Old Monmouth tour

    FREEHOLD — The annual Weekend in Old Monmouth returns with 43 historic sites throughout Monmouth County opening their doors to visitors interested in local history. Tour sites will be open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 30 and 12-5 p.m. May 1, unless otherwise noted. “Weekend in Old Monmouth is a wonderful event for anyone interested…

  • Mediterranean Fusion restaurant opens in Shrewsbury

    Mediterranean Fusion restaurant opens in Shrewsbury

    Greekamolé brings new tastes and style to Monmouth County. At Greekamolé, food is not food. It’s an experience. “At our restaurant, the customer is really the chef,” said Dimitrios “Jim” Elenis, owner of Greekamolé Mediterranean Fusion restaurant, 1130 Broad St., Shrewsbury. “Each customer is going to create their own special meal according to their taste.…

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