• Church will host breakfast buffet

    By: centraljersey.com Sacred Heart Church Altar Rosary Society will hold its monthly all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet on Sunday from 7:30 a.m. to noon in the church auditorium. Someone special will be stopping by to say hello to the children. Santa will be making a stop at the breakfast and pictures will be taken from 9 to…

  • Scrap the draft!

    George Ackerman, Hopewell Township     Earlier this month Pennington’s Historic Preservation Task Force posted its draft ordinance on the borough’s website. I strongly urge all of the borough’s taxpayers to read the draft even if they do not live or work in the proposed historic district. For those lacking the time to read the entire…

  • sports short •••

    Ebony Jennings, a member of the Monroe Township High School girls basketball team, recently signed a letter of intent to attend Wagner College, located in Staten Island. Ebony is a transfer from Linden High School.

  • East Brunswick Ignite’s 4-2 comeback victory secures title

    The East Brunswick Soccer Club’s Ignite (U11-Girls) clinched their MNJYSA championship with a thrilling come-from-behind 4-2 victory over the Tewksbury Jaguars on Nov. 20. The Ignite got off to a great start just 25 seconds into the match as Kelly Goodger took a pass off the opening kickoff and carried the ball down the left…

  • Former Charger standout Harkins now in charge

    Spotswood’s new head coach of girls basketball BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Appointing Jill Harkins to succeed Kevin Brady as coach of the Spotswood High School girls basketball team was a no-brainer. After all, even Brady contends that his assistant for six years was “the brains” behind the Chargers’ success, including 20-win seasons (20-5 and 22-5)…

  • As competition improves, E.B. vb remains competitive

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent When boys and girls volleyball became a high school sport in New Jersey about two decades ago, East Brunswick High School led the pack and annually challenged for the state championship. Clearly, that is no longer the case since the rest of the state and, closer to home, some programs in…

  • Photograph

    North Brunswick High School’s Cullen Davis charges to the finish line at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions held Nov. 20 at Holmdel Park. Davis was the lone Raider to qualify for the season-ending meet. More photos at gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Memorial school project may come in under budget

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Construction has begun on the new Memorial Elementary School, and officials said the facility may have less of an impact on taxpayers than originally anticipated. At a Nov. 18 meeting, the Board of Education unanimously approved a stormwater maintenance agreement that was critical to proceed with the…

  • Board will ask voters if they want full-day K

    Program, at $700,000, will be on April ballot BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer MONROE — A question on the April school election ballot will give the community a chance to vote for or against full-day kindergarten in the district. Implementing the full-day program would cost the school district roughly $700,000 in the first year of…

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