• In the kitchen

    Simple fruit desserts By: Faith Bahadurian – Special Writer This is the perfect time of year for summer fruit desserts. Peaches, nectarines, plums, and apricots are in the markets. You might also find some local late-season berries at the farmstand, but even those from elsewhere seem to have extra flavor. Most of the summer was…

  • sports shorts

    Middlesex County College has named six athletes to the Academic All-America team for the 2009-10 academic year. They are Marissa DellaValle of South River, softball; Christopher Mooney of Milltown, baseball; Mark Parisen of South Amboy, track and field; Jonathan Siswo of Port Reading, baseball; and Paul Zygmund of Fords, baseball. Vincent DeSario of Edison received…

  • Canyons provide amazing experience

    FISH ON RON NUZZOLO Fishing remains a bit slow. With warm waters, most fish will shut down and look for deeper, cooler waters. Drifting for fluke and sea bass remain the only game in town. Piers, docks and rock piles are continuing to produce small snappers, porgies and all the crabs you can scoop up…

  • Falcons dealing with move up in division, CJ Group

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent What a difference a decade makes. The Monroe Township High School football program had to disband in 1994 due to a lack of players. Fast-forward to now, and the Falcons are legitimately among the best in the Greater Middlesex Conference. This was validated last season with a school-record 11 wins and…

  • Rams looking to improve based on their experience

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Rich Marchesi, entering his 24th season as head coach of South River High School’s football team, demands a lot from his Rams. When it comes to scrimmages, Marchesi believes the best way to prepare his Group I troops for the upcoming schedule is to scrimmage against larger schools like Group IV…

  • Medical students face uncertain future

    Soon-to-be doctors face paying off loans, impact of universal health care BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Pooja Shah spent four years at Rutgers University in New Brunswick pursuing a major in public health and a minor in biology. She then applied to medical school, accepting admission to St. George’s University on the island of Grenada.…

  • Keith Edward Lynch Sr.

    Mr. Lynch, 55, of Old Bridge, formerly of Sayreville, died Aug. 14, 2010, in Syracuse, N.Y., as the result of a boating accident. He was once employed with Hercules Inc., Parlin section of Sayreville, where he worked for 25 years. Surviving are his wife, Antoinette Ragonese Lynch; a son, Keith E. Lynch Jr., and his…

  • Joyce A. Pascocello Fullman

    Mrs. Fullman, 83, of Sayreville, died Aug. 25, 2010, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Gary J. Fullman. Surviving are a son, Craig, and his wife, Kristin, of Piscataway; a daughter, Caryn of Sayreville; and a brother, Robert Pascocello of the Bronx, N.Y. A Mass was offered at St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church,…

  • Fay E. Rubin Falcone

    Mrs. Falcone, 82, of East Brunswick, died Aug. 19, 2010, at home. Her husband, Dr. John Falcone, died in 1981. Surviving are three sons, John Falcone Jr., and his wife, Lisa, of Montclair, Richard Falcone, and his wife, Laurene, of Freehold and Paul Falcone of East Brunswick; three daughters, Patricia Chukala, and her husband, George,…

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