• Sayreville house a spooky treat for Halloween lovers

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Yvonne Foust’s home on Yale Road in Sayreville is decked out in scary and creepy fashion for Halloween. The decorations become more elaborate each year. SCOTT FRIEDMAN SAYREVILLE — Reaganomics may have passed hand-in-hand with the 1980s, but one just needs to drive along Yale Road in Sayreville to once…

  • Six candidates discuss issues facing county

    Three seats available on freeholder board BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer As the Nov. 2 election draws near, the six candidates vying for three seats on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders presented their views to Greater Media Newspapers on the issues facing the county. Stephen J. “Pete” Dalina The three Democratic incumbents seeking…

  • Pumpkins for Medical Center

    Old Bridge High School student Julian Yu, a member of the Interact Club, places another painted pumpkin into a box to be shipped to Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge on Oct. 19. More photos at gmnews.com. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Four vie to be first mayor of South Amboy since ’86

    Three independents, one Democrat seek four-year term BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Few races in central New Jersey are as hotly contested as South Amboy’s election, with the majority of seats on the governing body at stake.   Fred Henry No fewer than 10 candidates are seeking office, including four for the mayoral position, long held…

  • Residents to decide on open space tax

    Fund created 10 years ago up for renewal Nov. 2 BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer It has been a decade since Old Bridge residents passed a referendum establishing a township open space fund. Now the community will have to decide whether the open space tax is worth keeping in place. Members of the municipal Open…

  • Spartans excited about B North gym championship

    Shore Conference is next on Saturday BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent After finishing with a record of 14-1 last year, Ocean Township’s gymnastics squad came into the season with plenty of expectations. The bar was set high last season, and this year’s team has met the challenge, upsetting Freehold Borough on Oct. 7 to clinch a…

  • Brookdale women win Region XIX tennis title

    The National Junior College Athletic Association Region XIX women’s tennis championship came down to a tiebreaker. Brookdale Community College and Gloucester County College went back and forth throughout the tournament, and with one match remaining the Jersey Blues were in first place. With a win at second doubles, Gloucester’s Roadrunners would have been able to…

  • RBC captures state title; TOC is next for tennis team

    Caseys have advanced to Tournament of Champions semifinal BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The Red Bank Catholic High School girls tennis team continues to pile up the victories, with the latest win coming Sunday, 4-1 against Newark Academy in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions at Inman Sports Club in Edison. Dena Tanenbaum, Rocine…

  • RBC’s McNamara, Byrne sweep county x-c crowns

    RBC girls repeat BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Kevin Byrne threw his cross country coming out party at the Monmouth County Championships on Oct. 19.   Red Bank Catholic’s Kevin Byrne is in full sprint en route to his victory at Monmouth County Cross Country Championships on Oct. 19 at Holmdel Park. Byrne won county…

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