• Falcons aren’t missing a beat thanks to seniors

    Monroe girls soccer is off to 4-0-1 start BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Let’s do some math. Soccer is played with 11 players per side. Following last season in which the Monroe Township High School girls team finished 12-5-2 and captured the Greater Middlesex Conference White Division title, the Falcons graduated them all. So what are…

  • It’s still all about defense for EB girls soccer

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent What is most associated with East Brunswick High School’s girls soccer team’s dominance since the sport became part of the high school landscape three decades ago is an offense that produces an avalanche of goals. That’s the case this season: the Bears had a goal differential of 17-1 as of Tuesday.…

  • Team Tackling

    Monroe High School’s Jahree Williams (3) and Elias McDowell (8) hit Sayreville High School’s Delon Stephenson high and low during the Sept. 24 game in Sayreville. The host Bombers prevailed in this Greater Middlesex Conference game, 51-7. More photos at gmnews.com. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Golfers needed to ‘save varsity team’

    The Spotswood High School Hole-in- One Club will host a golf outing fundraiser to “save the varsity golf team” Oct. 11 at Rossmoor Golf Course, Monroe. The event will feature breakfast, golf, beverages, dinner, contests and raffles. Foursomes and individual golfers are welcome. Cost is $140 per golfer, $560 per foursome. Corporate and individual sponsorships…

  • Rosemarie Garaffa Mandy

    Mrs. Mandy, 67, of East Brunswick, died Sept. 18, 2010, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was a real-estate agent in East Brunswick, most recently with Weichert Realtors, East Brunswick. She was predeceased by three brothers, John, Faust and Bill Garaffa. Surviving are a son, Ken Mandy of Milltown; two daughters, Jayne Odato,…

  • Isabel P. Geada

    Mrs. Geada, 77, of the Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge, formerly of Spotswood, died Sept. 5, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. She was predeceased by her husband, Jose Geada. Surviving are three children, Gill Geada, and his wife, Angela, of Old Bridge, Cristina Charleston, and her husband, Edward, of Monroe and…

  • Felix J. Sirgedas

    Mr. Sirgedas, 84, of the Somerset section of Franklin, formerly of Milltown, died Sept. 21, 2010, at home. His wife, Marcelene, died in 2006. Surviving are a son, Karl of Somerset; a daughter, Susanne Saccone of Milltown; and seven grandchildren. Services were held at Crabiel Home for Funerals, Milltown. Memorial contributions may be made to…

  • Ronald J. Butler

    Mr. Butler, 53, of Old Bridge, died Sept. 14, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. He was the owner of ARBE Landscaping, Old Bridge, since 1978, and ARBE Gardens and Gifts and Paintball Authority, also Old Bridge. He served as Middlesex County Utility Authority commissioner since 2009. He was predeceased by his…

  • Janet Varsolona

    Mrs. Varsolona, 71, of Manalapan, died Sept. 21, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Prior to her 2002 retirement, she was employed as a bakery clerk for Grand Union, Manalapan. Surviving are her husband, Raymond J. Varsolona; two sons, Raymond Varsolona of Manalapan and Richard Varsolona and his wife, Faye, of Scotch Plains; two…

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