• Military gets break on tickets

    The Lakewood BlueClaws have announced a series of military-based initiatives for the upcoming 2010 season, including a discount for active and retired members of the United States armed forces. Members, or retired members, of the military can bring their military ID with them to the FirstEnergy Park box office windows and receive individual game tickets…

  • Start new anglers the right way

    Fish On • RON NUZZOLO With daylight savings finally here, I will start getting calls from friends who want to take their kids fishing. They are usually acting on what is called spring fever and spend money on unnecessary tackle. I decided to share with you the simplicity of getting the kids hooked on fishing.…

  • Cougar trio paces girls All-FRHSD hoop team

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer One of the greatest girls basketball eras in the Freehold Regional High School District came to an end this winter as the Colts Neck Cougars took their place among the finest the area has seen. Led by their senior backcourt trio of Lauren Clarke, Brooke Hampton and Tiffany DeTulio (BLT),…

  • Fraley, Rebels head All-FRHSD wrestling team

    As expected, Coach John Gagliano’s Howell High School Rebels and Colts Neck High School’s Tyler Fraley dominated the wrestling scene in the Freehold Regional High School District in 2009-10. Howell High School’s Brian Wilson, who won a District 21 championship and was third in the Region VI tournament during the 2009-10 season, has been named…

  • Meet author Micol Ostow on April 11

    Meet Micol Ostow when she comes to the Metuchen Public Library on Sunday, April 11, at 2 p.m. to speak about her life and work as a young adult author to an audience of both teens and adults. Her novels examine diversity and identity and are relevant to all young people as they face the…

  • Met.-Edison Women’s Club meeting April 7

    The Metuchen-Edison Women’s Club will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m. at The Heritage at Clara Barton, 1015 Amboy Ave., Edison. The program will feature Anne Topping, who will speak on “Protecting Your Identity.” There will also be a Mad Hatter contest. Each member will model a hat that they…

  • Compost workshops April 10, 13 in S.B.

    Middlesex County will hold a free backyard composting workshop at 10 a.m. April 10 and a free vermicomposting workshop 6:30 p.m. April 13, both at the Rutgers Cooperative Research & Extension EARTH Center at Davidson Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. Preregistration is required by calling 732-745-4170 or e-mailing [email protected].

  • Temple Emanu-El schedules events

    Temple Emanu-El has announced its schedule of events for April. They are as follows: April 5, Seventh Day of Passover/Yizkor service at 11 a.m. with potluck dairy lunch at noon; April 7, Lunch and Learn. Learners gather on Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. in the Temple library. Sessions will continue on April 14, 21 and 28;…

  • ‘Beyond the Israel Lobby’ lecture April 18

    The Congregation Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, the Israel Segal Fund and the Segal family announce the Israel Segal Memorial Lecture on Sunday, April 18, at 10 a.m. Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, will present “Beyond the Israel Lobby: American Jews and the Politics of National Security Since…

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