• E.B. residents organize to call for tax relief

    Group rallies to roll back property taxes, which nearly doubled over past decade BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Budget season is in full swing, and not all taxpayers are pleased with the 2011 forecast. Dozens of residents packed into town hall March 14 to tell the East Brunswick Township Council of their dissatisfaction with rising…

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    Shalom Ginsberg reads the Megillah while Zalman Goodman, 5, looks on during the Chabad of East Brunswick’s “Purim in Outer Space” family celebration, held March 20 at the Middlesex County 4-H Center on Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. The event included music, games and a moonwalk fashion show. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Jeffrey, Ballard among Hawks’ 2011 recruits

    A rea standouts Matt Jeffrey from Freehold Township High School and Tim Ballard from Middletown High School North are among the eight studentathletes who make up the Monmouth University men’s soccer team’s recruiting class of 2011. Joining them in this freshman class that was announced by head coach Robert Mc- Court are: Stephen Graziani (Roxbury),…

  • Rockets look to build on previous two seasons

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent The Raritan Rockets finished with a record of 19-9 last season, one year after breaking a school record with 22 wins. In 40 years of softball at Raritan High School, few seasons compare to the first two under head coach Aado Kommendant. “We are coming off probably the two best seasons…

  • Hitting remains the staple for Raritan baseball team

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Hitting has been a cornerstone for the Raritan High School baseball team’s success over the years, and pitching may be strong enough to carry the team to its 16th trip to the NJSIAA and Shore Conference postseason tournaments in 17 years, according to coach T.J. O’Donnell. “Raritan baseball usually swings the…

  • Sky Blue coach tests his club against overseas competition

    Cardia Clark (l) and Amanda Popoli participate in drills during tryouts for the Sky Blue FC women’s soccer team at the Metuchen Sportsplex on March 6. The team kicks off its season at Yurcak Field in Piscataway April 10. SCOTT FRIEDMAN The way to imprint your coaching philosophy is by testing it against the best…

  • Era ends for SJV girls in TOC semifinals

    Lancers fall in double OT to Neptune BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Above: St. John Vianney point guard Jackie Kates (r) and Neptune’s Nahja Carter battle for a loose ball during the fourth quarter of the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions semifinal played March 17 at the Poland Springs Arena in Toms River. The Lancers lost…

  • Magic on the court

    Left to right: Firefly Fisher and Scooter Christensen show off the ball-handling skills the Harlem Globetrotters are known for during the “Magicians of Basketball” world tour performance at Collins Arena at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft on March 16. More photos at gmnews.com. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Gregory A. Conley

    Mr. Conley, 22, of Union Beach, died March 13, 2011, at home. He was a student at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Lisa Conley and Peter Henshaw; a sister, Mary Conley of Matawan; two brothers, Shannon Conley and Peter Henshaw, both of Union Beach; many aunts, uncles and…

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