• South River playing winning basketball

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Sometimes you have to look beyond the scores to truly understand how a team is playing. Consider the South River High School boys basketball team. A generation ago, the Rams ruled the Bicentennial Athletic Conference (later merged into the Greater Middlesex Conference) despite the school’s small size and lineup to match.…

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    Middlesex County Department of Parks & Recreation is seeking teams for its annual Board of Chosen Freeholders Basketball Tournament, which starts in early March. This year’s tournament will be held at the Middlesex County Vocational- Technical School, 21 Suttons Lane, Piscataway. The tournament will consist of four divisions: Youth Division #1, for boys and girls…

  • Falcons have turned their basketball fortunes around

    BY JIMMYALLINDER Correspondent Monroe Township’s fortunes in girls basketball have rarely been cause for celebration but excuse Sandi Mascali, Falcon coach, for feeling proud about what her team has accomplished. The Falcons were 11-9 following a 60-38 GMC Tournament preliminary round victory over Colonia, Monday, which advanced them to the second round at South Brunswick…

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    Left: An East Brunswick High School sprinter dashes to the finish line of the 400-meter dash at the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV state sectional championships held Feb. 11 at the Bennett Indoor Complex in Toms River. The Bears’ Leonard Robbins won the sectional title, with teammate Evan Walton finishing second. That helped EBHS win…

  • Spotswood MOMS schedules meeting

    The Spotswood Area MOMS Club will meet at 10 a.m. Feb. 18. Prospective members are invited to attend. Boxed and canned food items will be collected for the Spotswood Food Pantry. For location and more information, email [email protected].

  • Knights to offer Feb. 18 Oldies Dance

    The next Knights of Columbus monthly Rock ’n’Roll Oldies Dance is set for 8-11 p.m. Feb. 18 at Knights of Columbus No. 4815 Council Hall, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. The event will feature music by a DJ and dancing to the oldies. Admission is $10 per person and includes coffee, tea, desserts and soda.…

  • Diabetes screening coming to YMCA

    Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge and Perth Amboy, will sponsor a Diabetes and Your Health: The First Step Is Knowing Screening Day 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 18 at the South Amboy YMCA, 200 John T. O’Leary Blvd. Family medicine physician Harleen Karu, M.D., of Anosonya Family Care, will provide diabetes screening using an HbA1c,…

  • Relay for Life kickoff scheduled for Feb. 17

    The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Old Bridge Kickoff Celebration is planned for 6:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Interested individuals are invited to attend the informational meeting, learn about the relay and join in the celebration. A light dinner will be…

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    Kelly Campbell Markowski and Keith Markowski of Old Bridge announce the birth of their twin sons, Brandon Joseph and Chase Robert, Nov. 15, 2010, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Brandon Joseph weighed 5 pounds, 8 ounces, and Chase Robert weighed 5 pounds, 8 ounces. The twins join their sister, Sheridan Hope, 3 1/2.…

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