• Power plant concept OK’d by O.B. board

    Plant would generate power for up to 560,000 households; hinges on BPU contract BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The Old Bridge Planning Board has given preliminary approval to a conceptual plan for a power plant that officials are looking at as a revenue boon for the township. The bare-bones plan, now being called the Old…

  • South Amboy board brings school tax cut

    $16.6M package holds line on staffing, programs BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent A n increase in state aid for the 2011- 12 school year will benefit South Amboy taxpayers. A tentative school budget approved by the Board of Education would reduce the tax rate by 1.6 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, or $42 on the…

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    Students paid tribute to their favorite book characters as the Alan B. Shepard Elementary School kicked off its spring reading incentive program in Old Bridge March 2. DJ Mickey performed with the theme of good character and reading habits. More photos, page 14. JEFF GRANIT staff

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    The Harlem Globetrotters, who have contributed countless innovations to the game of basketball, have implemented the first-ever 4-point shot as part of all of its games on the team’s 2011 “4 Times the Fun” NorthAmerican tour, the team’s record 85th season of touring. This game-changing innovation will be on display when the Globetrotters take on…

  • Competitive nature is what drives Falcons’ Skove

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent A competitor by nature, Monmouth Regional High School’s Stephanie Skove is a determined athlete, and her success during the indoor season is just another reason to believe she will find just as much success as a Division I athlete. Skove, a vaulter and high-jumper, completed a successful winter campaign at the…

  • More honors for Hawks soccer

    Monmouth University men’s soccer head coach Robert McCourt and senior standout Ryan Kinne (Naugatuck, Conn./Naugatuck) were named the BigApple Soccer College Coach and Player of the Year. McCourt, who also earned NSCAA/Mondo North Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year, led MU to a 14-2-4 record in 2010, claiming the program’s sixth straight Northeast Conference regular-season…

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    Central Jersey Travel Baseball League is taking registrations from teams interested in playing in the 2011 spring season, beginning March 27 and concluding with the championship on Sunday, June 19. Games are usually scheduled for Sundays. Divisions are divided by strength and geographical location, with divisions for select teams, town all-star teams and town B…

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    Above: Ocean Township High School’s P.J. Parrino (top) has control of Delran’s Travis McDowell during their 140-pound match in the third round of the wrestle-backs March 5 at the NJSIAA State Wrestling Championships held in Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. Parrino came away from the state championships a state place-winner, taking sixth in his weight class.…

  • BCC women back at NJCAA championships

    Basketball team won second straight Region XIX title; Blues begin play today Brookdale Community College’s women’s basketball team will begin its quest for a national title today. The Jersey Blues, co-coached by Marianne Campacci and Joanne Cobb, are seeded No. 4 in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III National Championship and will tip…

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