• Sixth Annual Holiday House Decorating Contest scheduled

    The Recreation Department is accepting applications through Dec. 18 for the Edison 6th Annual Holiday House Decorating Contest. Houses will be judged on originality and creativity on Dec. 21-22. Edison’s top three selected houses will win bragging rights and gift cards to area restaurants. Applications can be picked up from and returned to the Stelton…

  • Holiday Bake Sale set for Dec. 20

    St. James’ Church will sponsor a Holiday Bake Sale from 9 a.m.-noon Dec. 20 in the Parish Hall, 300 Broadway, Long Branch. Items include Eggnog cake, Christmas pound cake and holiday pies. Parking is available behind the church. For questions, please call the parish administrator at 732- 222-1411 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and…

  • Special needs Boy Scout accepting applications

    Boy Scout Troop 926 meets every Monday at St. Martha’s Church, Herbertsville Road, Point Pleasant, 7:30-8:30 p.m. On Jan. 4 at 7:30 p.m. the troop will be accepting applications for differently abled and boys with special needs who want to join Boy Scouts. It is an opportunity to make friends and have fun while learning…

  • Hopeful buyers’ big question: Help?

    Many potential buyers seek help with down payment. But asking for it can be difficult How do you ask a question when no one wants to talk about the subject? Often, it’s quite clumsily, without much effort at sparking an honest exchange. That’s what Dave Hardin, of Hardin Financial Group in Troy, Mich., has observed…

  • Sports Shorts

    Due to popular demand, the Mansfield University baseball program will host an expanded nine sessions of its Christmas Baseball Clinics this year, including a Mini Camp option for those seeking a more intensified experience. A long-time stocking stuffer tradition, the seven sessions are broken down into age groups of 5-6, 7-8, 9-11, 12-14 and 15-18,…

  • Changes being considered by NJSIAA for non-public schools

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent High school football in New Jersey may change dramatically in 2016 as a result of the NJSIAA’s vote to create a separate conference for non-public high schools. NJSIAA members voted, 215-128, Dec. 7, with two members abstaining, to make the change. However, there is a possibility that the decision could be…

  • Lancers await challenges as defending Non-Public A champs

    By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent The St. John Vianney High girls’ basketball team, armed with a full slate of returning players, will embark on the new season with high expectations. All of the Lancers who carried St. John Vianney to the NJSIAA Non-Public A title last season will be back in action. So a year after…

  • Young Jersey Blues positioned for region hoops tourney run

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Brookdale Community College’s Jordan Little goes up between two Ocean County College defenders during a Dec. 10 game played on Brookdale’s home floor, Collins Arena in Lincroft. The Jersey Blues held on to beat the Vikings, 71-69. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The Brookdale Community College men’s basketball team has had…

  • Awards open to people with disabilities

    VSA New Jersey (VSA/NJ), a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the creative power of people with disabilities, is accepting applications for the 2016 Arts Achievement Awards through Jan. 22. The annual VSA/NJ Arts Achievement Awards include the Student Arts Excellence Awards, presented to students with special needs (mainstreamed, inclusion, self-contained classes or activities), 14…

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