• Red Bank seeks tree for Christmas display

    Red Bank RiverCenter is looking for a 20- to 25-foot-tall full evergreen, preferably a blue spruce, to use in the business district as Red Bank’s Christmas tree for the 2010 Holiday Season. Each year, RiverCenter sends out a request to the public to donate a tree that will be lit at the Dublin House Courtyard,…

  • ‘Marie Maber: Paintings, Prints & Combines’

    An exhibit of works by Marie Maber is at the Middletown Township Public Library. “Marie Maber: Paintings, Prints & Combines” will run through Nov. 28. An opening reception will be held Saturday, Nov. 6, 2-4 p.m. at the library, 55 New Monmouth Road. “Instinct” Several paintings on view combine acrylic paint with modeled polymer clay,…

  • JUST GO

    special events ••• Wine and Cheese Fundraiser benefits Holiday Express with live and silent auction Nov. 5 from 7 to 10 p.m. Sickles Market greenhouse Harrison Ave. off Rumson Road Little Silver tickets: $125 reservations: 732-741-9563 www.sickleswineandcheese.com 3rd Annual Diwali Mela group dance competition, food courts, fashion show, celebrity performances, children’s arts & crafts, games…

  • pick of the week ••• 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

    Brush off your dictionary and let the spelling begin! Join Playful Theatre Productions at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre for the irreverently endearing musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” on Fridays, Nov. 5 and 12, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, Nov. 6 and 13, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sundays, Nov.…

  • ‘Navesink 52: A River Year’

    The changing vista of the Navesink River viewed from Locust Point is the subject of a series of photographs by local artist Gerda Liebmann that will open Friday in Red Bank. The exhibit, titled “Navesink 52: A River Year,” captures a year of changing light and mood over the Navesink. The show will open at…

  • St. Joseph tops E. Brunswick to claim GMC soccer title

    BY SHAWN LAYTON Correspondent Despite being the top two soccer teams in the Greater Middlesex Conference for what seems like forever, the St. Joseph and East Brunswick high school boys soccer teams had yet to meet in the GMC Tournament finals in the 21st century — until Saturday. St. Joe’s made the most of the…

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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.

  • More Soccer Action

    South Brunswick High School’s Hailey Hendrickson (l) wins this battle for the ball with East Brunswick’s Cristina Estremera during the first half of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament championship game played on Oct. 30 at Woodbridge High School. Perennial champion East Brunswick was victorious, but not without a battle from South Brunswick, which took the…

  • Raiders, Vikings pick up big wins on the gridiron

    BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Both the North and South Brunswick high school football teams are coming off big wins this past weekend. For the Raiders, who head into a bye week, their impressive 29-12 success at home against Perth Amboy sets up a big game against Bishop Ahr on Oct. 22 that could well determine…

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