• Rich Fisher

    By: centraljersey.com MANALAPAN – If you look up in the air and see a bunch of soccer players floating by, rest assured it is the Hopewell Valley High boys team. "We’re on Cloud 9 right now," said Ryan Woods, after his first-half goal gave the eighth-seeded Bulldogs a 1-0 win over fourth-seeded Colts Neck in…

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    The Central Jersey Hawks girls U13 basketball squad seeks to complete its spring 2011 roster by adding one tall, talented eighth-grader to play center/power forward. For more information, email davedefillippo@ aol.com. The Cheesequake Baseball and Softball league will hold registration for the 2011 season on Nov. 20 and Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. to 1…

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    A pair of Spotswood harriers run side by side during the NJSIAA Central Jersey Cross Country Championships held Nov. 6 at Jamesburg’s Thompson Park. The Chargers finished eighth in Group II. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Bears, Rams look to answer questions in playoff games

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent As the high school football playoffs begin tomorrow night and Saturday for two area teams, questions abound. Can South River High School play like the team that won its first four games, rather than one that dropped the next four games, including a 34-7 defeat to Dunellen (7-1), its opponent on…

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    Above: East Brunswick High School’s Joseph Carrieri-Russo (r) and St. Joseph High School goalkeeper Ryan Callinan battle over the ball during the second half of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament final played Oct. 30 at Woodbridge High School. The Bears lost the final, 3-2. Below: East Brunswick’s Jake Weinreb (white shirt) is tripped up by…

  • CJ semifinals point to bright future for Monroe

    South River boys reach CJ I soccer final BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent The result on Monday was a state tournament loss that ended the season for the Monroe Township High School boys soccer team. But the way the Falcons dominated against a senior-dominated Old Bridge in the contest decided by penalty kicks has to infuse…

  • Shuttle-transit forum scheduled for Nov. 17

    A forum on the Middlesex County Area Transit (MCAT) community-shuttle transportation program will be held 2-4 p.m. Nov. 17 at Maher Manor, 2000 Route 18 north, Old Bridge. The presentation is designed to provide residents of Maher Manor, the Chuck Costello Complex, Old Bridge Housing, Birchwood and other surrounding areas with information on how to…

  • Wrestling group to bring hoots, hollers to Sayreville

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer The Nigerian Nightmares Ma-Fu and Ga-Ga are among the stars on the bill. SAYREVILLE — Body slams, cheers and boos. It’s all just another day’s work for the National Wrestling Superstars (NWS). On Nov. 13, the NWS will bring their show to the Sayreville Knights of Columbus (K of C)…

  • Walter Burzawa

    Mr. Burzawa, 90, formerly of East Brunswick and South River, died Nov. 1, 2010, at his daughter’s home in the Fords section of Woodbridge. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a machine operator with Triangle Cable Co., North Brunswick, where he worked for 30 years. Surviving are his wife, Eleanor Swierkowska Burzawa; six…

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