• Freehold church plans Vacation Bible School

    The First Presbyterian Church of Freehold is accepting registration for its Vacation Bible School which will be held from July 18-22 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. each evening. The Vacation Bible School is open to the community, ages preschool thru adult. The theme this year is “SonQuest Rainforest: Following Jesus on a Life-Changing Adventure.” In addition to…

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    • CentraState Medical Center Auxiliary will run a trip to the Trump Marina Hotel in Atlantic City on July 2. The cost is $27 ($25 back in coin slots and $5 for food). No one under 21 allowed on the trip. Bus will leave from Manalapan at 9:15 a.m. Details and reservations: Florence, 732-536- 1006,…

  • NJSIAA Meet

    John P. Stevens High School’s Alan Broussard (1496) competes in the 110-meter hurdles final at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions held June 3 at Frank Jost Field in Plainfield. Broussard finished fourth in the race that went to Raritan High School’s Bennett Jackson (1412), who is on Broussard’s left. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Bishop…

  • J.P. Stevens proves to be ‘real deal’ in winning softball title

    BY SHAWN LAYTON Correspondent In what was one of the best single-season turnarounds in recent memory, the J.P. Stevens High School softball team went from a struggling 1-5 team to an NJSIAA State Group Tournament of Champions qualifier. The team’s magical postseason run ended last week after a 3-2 loss to eventual champion Morris Knolls…

  • Bringing science to life

    Top to bottom: Andrew Piccirillo performs for the young audience at the Ben Franklin Elementary School in Edison June 9, when Piccirillo Sciencetelling brought its interactive science experiment program to the school. Andrew Piccirillo shows the students a thing or two about science. Second-grader William Temple takes part in an experiment. More photos at gmnews.com.…

  • High school students sing for Sudanese refugees

    BY KRITHIKA VARAGUR Correspondent EDISON — On a balmy Friday evening last month, J.P. Stevens High School students raised over $1,000 for humanitarian aid to victims of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. The occasion was Project Darfur, an annual benefit concert now in its fourth year, organized by the school’s Social Studies Honor…

  • Community gives school an ‘A’ on first 10 years

    Past and present officials celebrate anniversary with parents, students, staff BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer It was only 10 years ago when Edgar Middle School in Metuchen truly became a middle school. Above: Bill Hanley and daughter Marnie enjoy a bite to eat during the 10th anniversary celebration at Edgar Middle School in Metuchen on…

  • Help search for a cure for pancreatic cancer on July 18

    Nearly nine years ago, my father wasn’t given a chance to live. A healthy adult who had never missed a medical checkup, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. With no early detection method and no cure, the disease was found in an advanced stage and he was only given months to survive. With his first…

  • Cutting PILOT money breaks public trust

    With New Jersey’s unprecedented budget deficit, Gov. Chris Christie is proposing unprecedented spending cuts. But cutting and possibly phasing out the Payment in Lieu of Taxes program breaks trust with the public and will discourage towns from protecting their critical open spaces and natural lands. When open space or farmland is acquired for preservation purposes…

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