• Literary figures will haunt Allaire hayride

    The haunted hayride takes a new turn at Allaire Village when it hosts “The Halloween Hayride: Horrors of Literature!” from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 15, 16, 22 and 23. The hayride will start in front of the General Store and will enter the haunted Allaire woods for a trip into classic gothic literature. Participants…

  • Old Bridge Speedway Reunion will relive track’s storied past

    This weekend at Thomas Warne Museum BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer When the first Old Bridge Stadium Speedway Reunion was held two years ago, a women from Whispering Pines Estates said she was there because she had heard a rumor that there used to be an auto racing track located where her development is. She…

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    Metuchen Grapplers wrestling teams will hold registration for students in grades 2- 8, 7-9 p.m. Oct. 13 and 20 at the Little League clubhouse on Oakland Avenue in Metuchen. Practices will begin Nov. 15. Teams will participate in a series of dual meets as well as several tournaments starting in December. The cost of registration…

  • JP Stevens Vs Old Bridge

    Top to bottom: J.P. Stevens High School running back Jared Mincey (r) tries to elude Old Bridge High School’s Christopher Soltis (24) and David Hobson (16) as he returns a punt during the Oct. 1 game in Old Bridge. The Hawks fell to the Knights, 28-7. Kalil Winn (3) of J.P. Stevens High School falls…

  • Metuchen tennis team facing busy schedule

    BY SHAWN LAYTON Correspondent Thanks to some topsy-turvy weather, it’s been slow going for the Metuchen High School girls tennis team. The Bulldogs completed just two matches in the month of September and now face the daunting task of playing four matches per week for the next four weeks. “We’re doing OK, but we’ve had…

  • Wardlaw-Hartridge girls soccer reflects on Tunnel to Towers run

    EDISON — Members of the girls varsity soccer team at the Wardlaw-Hartridge School in North Edison participated in the Firefighter Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Run in New York City on Sept. 26. The team donated $1,000 to the cause through their participation. Assistant Athletic Director Jackie MacLean coordinated the team’s trip. MacLean said that…

  • Rallying the Team

    The J.P. Stevens High School cheerleaders rally for the team prior to the start of an Oct. 1 game against Old Bridge High School at the Knights’ Lombardi Stadium. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Republican Women’s Club has a question for Democrats

    The Middlesex County Democratic machine has had a stranglehold on the people of Middlesex County, raising taxes and driving out ratable businesses. Now the Middlesex County Democratic machine was caught filming a campaign ad using public employees and equipment paid for by the taxpayers. They pulled the ad after it became public that the Democrats…

  • Honor Gandhi’s life by being kind to animals

    Mohandas Gandhi’s birthday, Oct. 2, is commemorated both as International Day of Nonviolence and as World Day for Farm Animals. Gandhi promoted peace and respect for all living beings. We should all strive to be more like him, and we can start simply by being kinder to animals. Gandhi believed that “the greatness of a…

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