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    A fundraiser for Christine’s Hope For Kids Foundation will be held 2-6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 24, at The Headliner in Neptune. Proceeds will directly benefit underprivileged children and children with differences in the local community. The event, for ages 21 and over, will include a gift auction, prizes, drink specials and live entertainment. There will…

  • Fair Trade Showhouse is open Oct. 22-24

    Fair Trade Red Bank presents a free, threeday event Oct. 22-24 in collaboration with several local Red Bank businesses to demonstrate that a beautiful and unique style should not sacrifice environmental and social responsibility. The Fair Trade Showhouse, 12 Broad St., will showcase a fair trade home filled with unique décor and household items that…

  • John Powell show at Beacon Fine Arts

    Aacclaimed painter John Powell will open Friday at Beacon Fine Arts Gallery in Red Bank. “Red Autumn Pears” Powell, a lyrical realist painter, will be present at opening receptions 7-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, and 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23. Powell’s paintings reflect a varied life’s work of collecting and selling antiques, collectibles and artifacts…

  • sport shorts •••

    The N.J. Marlins travel baseball team will hold tryouts for players ages 9-18 on the following Sundays from 10 a.m. to noon: Nov. 14 and 21, Dec. 5, 12 and 19, and Jan. 9 and 16, 2011. The tryouts will take place at Frozen Ropes, 120 Kenyon Drive, Lakewood. The cost to try out will…

  • Vikes win third straight, shutting out Monroe, 26-0

    BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent After having the unenviable task of opening the season with games against Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division powerhouses Sayreville War Memorial High School and Piscataway High School, the South Brunswick High School football team has bounced back with three straight wins and is in the hunt for a berth in…

  • Vikings looking forward to soccer playoff season

    BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The South Brunswick High School girls soccer team, 9-1-3 to date, is busily preparing and looking to make its mark in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) and NJSIAA Central Group IV playoffs. Coach Beth Barrio’s team is tied for second with Piscataway in the GMC Red Division, despite knocking off division…

  • Loose Ball Play

    North Brunswick High School’s Vanessa Garcia (l) and Rebecca Letbetter (r) and Wall Township High School’s Jackie Diefenbacher (center) battle for a loose ball during their Oct. 16 match at East Brunswick High School. The game was part of the Greater Middlesex Conference-Shore Conference challenge. Wall scored one for the Shore with a 6-0 victory.…

  • on campus •••

    Ilana Rockman of Edison was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in human development from the College of Community and Public Affairs at Binghamton University, State University of New York. Kimberley M. McGrath of Kendall Park was recently inducted into the Alpha Lambda Delta freshman honor society at Susquehanna University. McGrath, a sophomore majoring in…

  • Nicola Recine

    Mr. Recine, 82, formerly of North Brunswick, died Oct. 1, 2010, at his home in Commerce, Ga. Born and raised in New Brunswick, he had been a resident of North Brunswick for over 30 years before moving to Georgia three years ago. Mr. Recine was a partner in R&R Iron Works in New Brunswick. He…

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