• Newmaster plan to guide development in So. River

    Officials: Documents protect schools, parks while allowing for waterfront revitalization BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A fter working on it for the past year and a half, South River officials say their new master plan protects quality of life and provides opportunities for the future. “There is no redevelopment in this plan,” said planning consultant…

  • E.B. schools deficit to yield ‘hard cuts’

    Years of state aid cuts among factors that will lead to further staff reductions BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The alarming extent of financial damage brought on by last year’s massive state aid cuts has come to light as this budget season got under way, and the prognosis is grim for East Brunswick’s school district.…

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    Herman Parish, nephew of Amelia Bedelia creator Peggy Parish, talks with students Liana Yanchuck (l-r), Vincent Paella, Devir Ryan and Marin Bohinski during a Feb. 24 visit to the E.R. Appleby Elementary School in Spotswood. See story, page 12. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • SJV wrestling team forged program’s best season record

    Lancers had three 30-match winners BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent St. John Vianney High School’s wrestling team bounced back from a tragic season with a vengeance, posting a best-ever 24-5 record with three 30-match winners. “We’ve been good in recent years, but one of our wrestlers died before last season during football season and we never…

  • Meet of Champions

    Top: Matawan High School’s Dylan Spadaccini is up and over the bar on his way to winning the NJSIAA Meet of Champions pole vault championship on Saturday at the Bennett Indoor Complex in Toms River. Spadaccini raised his personal best to 14-6 in winning the state championship. Above: Christian Brothers Academy distance star Mike Mazzaccaro…

  • State playoffs next for SJV after falling in SCT final

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Above: St. John Vianney’s Jackie Kates tries to put up a shot before Neptune’s Shakena Richardson (r) can get a piece of it during the second half of the Shore Conference Tournament championship game played Feb. 25 at Monmouth University. The Scarlet Fliers prevailed, 57-48, in the battle between two…

  • Behind Aaman, Rockets win SCT tournament crown

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Above: Raritan High School’s Michael Aaman (center) leads the celebration after the Rockets defeated Rumson-Fair Haven, 43-35, to capture the Shore Conference Tournament championship on Feb. 25 in Monmouth University’s Multipurpose Activity Center. Left: Raritan’s Kevin Furlong tries to bring down a rebound during the first half of the game. PHOTOS…

  • Treasures of the Jersey Shore

    Allaire State Park is Wall’s treasure The Allaire Chapel at the Historic Village at Allaire Nestled away in the woods on Atlantic Avenue (Route 524) in Wall Township is Allaire State Park, home to the Historic Village at Allaire. The park is one of the major attractions in Wall Township, a gateway town to the…

  • GM Newspapers staff spreads ‘Greater Good’ at animal shelter

    Volunteers roll up their sleeves at Sayreville Pet Adoption Center BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Clockwise from above: Kyle, a Shih Tzu, gets all dolled up for his new owners during the Greater Media Newspapers’ Day of Greater Good at the Sayreville Pet Adoption Center Feb. 17. GMN controller Kathy McBain (center), an experienced groomer, gets…

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