• ‘Harry Potter’ night to feature trivia, wand making on Feb. 4

    Barnes & Noble will hold “Harry Potter’s Night of Magic!” at 6 p.m., Feb. 4, at its North Brunswick location, 869 Route 1 south. There will be wand making, trivia games, a mystery raffle and a “Leaky Cauldron Cafe” featuring four specialty Hogwarts drinks. For more information, call 732-545-7966.

  • Legion hall available for party rentals

    American Legion Post 459 is currently booking hall rentals for 2016 at the post, 1015 Linwood Place, North Brunswick. The hall can accommodate 80 to 120 guests for events such as a shower, birthday, anniversary, retirement party or business meeting. The hall is also available for repast luncheons on a limited basis. Tables and chairs…

  • Rose sale set for Feb.11-14 at North Brunswick firehouse

    North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Co. No. 2 will hold a Valentine’s Day rose sale Feb. 11-14 at the firehouse, 2030 Route 130 north, North Brunswick.

  • Eastman joins governing body

    Eastman joins governing body

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – The Township Committee has appointed former committeeman Edward Eastman Jr. to fill a vacancy on the governing body. Eastman, who is an attorney with the firm of Davison, Eastman and Munoz, Freehold Township, was appointed at the committee’s Jan. 27 meeting and was sworn in by Township…

  • Friends offer support to teen’s family

    Friends offer support to teen’s family

    By Christine Barcia and Mark Rosman Staff Writers FREEHOLD – Friends and family members were stunned by the accidental death of a Freehold Borough teenager who died on Jan. 22. Waleed Warren, 17, who was a junior at Freehold High School, died in an accident at his home, according to Carol Stockel-Acosta, whose son, Eddie,…

  • Freehold school board considers modified realignment

    Freehold school board considers modified realignment

    By Christine Barcia Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Pupil overcrowding in the Freehold Borough School District has led to a discussion about the future placement of students in schools. At a Board of Education meeting on Jan. 25, the topic of realigning the school district was on the table. Superintendent of Schools Rocco Tomazic said, “The…

  • Rebels’ boys are ahead of schedule on hardwood

    Rebels’ boys are ahead of schedule on hardwood

    By Tim Morris There’s no surer sign a program is here to stay than when it can withstand the loss of talented players and not have to start all over. Last winter was a groundbreaking one for Howell High School’s boys basketball team, as it scored the program’s first state playoff win and also qualified…

  • Sports Shorts

    Sports Shorts

    Infielder Gabby Bram from Jackson is a member of the 2016 Hofstra University softball team. Hofstra returns 13 players off last season’s roster that went 38-14-1 and 17-3 against the Colonial Athletic Assocation (CAA) last season. The Pride won the CAA title and advanced to the NCAA Gainesville Regional in Larissa Anderson’s first season as…

  • Roche, Hayes, Konig and Amponsan win conference track titles

    Roche, Hayes, Konig and Amponsan win conference track titles

    By Tim Morris It’s not who qualifies the fastest — it’s who is fastest when it matters most. No one knows that better than Marlboro High School’s Kwaku Amponsan, who won the 55-meter hurdles finals at the Shore Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships. He did it despite having only the fifth-fastest time (8.09) during…

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