• Classical double-threat

    Professional soloist returns returns to E.B. for day of teaching and performing BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff Anita Chen plays the violin in front of orchestra students at East Brunswick High School on Feb. 16. Chen presented master classes in township schools throughout the day and later performed a concert in the…

  • Matawan’s Spadacini wins Group II state championship

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Matawan High School’s boys indoor track and field pole-vaulter Dylan Spadacini hit his best height of the season at 14-0 to win the NJSIAA Group II state championship, and Sara Isaacson of the girls’ team likewise hit a personal-best height, 11-0, for second place, as both advance to the Meet of…

  • Region tournament next for Brookdale women

    The Brookdale Community College women’s basketball team, ranked fourth in the country among Division III junior colleges, earned a first-round bye in the Region XIX Tournament that begins this week. The Jersey Blues, 26-3 overall and cocoached by Marianne Campacci and Joanne Cobb, won the Garden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) title and are the top…

  • Matawan looking forward to state tournament

    BYMATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent The Matawan Huskies entered their Shore Conference Tournament match-up against St. Rose one win away from playing rival Raritan at Brookdale Community College. But St. Rose bested the Huskies, 65-63, in double overtime on Feb. 17. “It was like two heavyweight fighters battling it out until the end,” said Matawan head coach…

  • Rockets rule District 22 wrestling tourney

    BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Middletown High School South’s Jon Cook (l) and Middletown North’s Joseph Guarnieri (r) lock each other up as they look to gain an advantage in their 119-pound match at the NJSIAA District 22 Tournament held at Red Bank Regional High School Feb. 18-19. Guarnieri won this preliminary match by a decision. ERIC…

  • Colts win Non-Public A state indoor track crown

    Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) completed its sweep of the indoor championships bywinning the NJSIAA Non-PublicAstate championship Saturday. The Colts put on another thorough display of their overall balance in scoring points in all but one event (the 55-meter dash). CBAran up ameet record score of 99 points, which was 62 better than runner-up Union Catholic…

  • Michael Economides

    Mr. Economides, 70, of Middletown, died Feb. 12, 2011, at his residence. Born in Kent, England, he came to the U.S. in 1954 and had resided in Union City and Ocean Township before moving to Middletown in 2002. Mr. Economides worked as a senior maintenance mechanic for the Union City Housing Authority for 20 years.…

  • Betty (Wilderotter) Berger

    Mrs. Berger, 83, of Middletown, died Feb. 12, 2011, in New Brunswick. She had been a resident of Livingston before moving to Middletown eight years ago. Mrs. Berger worked as a representative for Furniture Classics, Edison, with her husband. She retired in 1991. She was preceded in death by her sister, Nancy O’Connell. Mrs. Berger…

  • Gene Francis Malleus

    Mr. Malleus, 70, of the Leonardo section of Middletown, and Naples, Fla., died Feb. 14, 2011, following a brief battle with cancer. He spent decades in the chemical engineering industry, consulting for various firms before starting the Malleus Company Inc. Mr. Malleus also volunteered at the YMCA, where he taught karate, as well as at…

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