• Rockets one win away from state football title

    By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Raritan High School’s roller coaster of a football season is about to enter its apex. The Rockets have come a long way since their five-game losing streak leading up to the NJSIAA tournament. A strong defense and a prolific running game spearheaded by Derek Ernst carried the Rockets to back-to-back upset…

  • Running away in first

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Christian Brothers Academy’s (CBA) Blaise Ferro, who is seen here placing second at the Meet of Champions on Nov. 21 at Holmdel Park, won the Nike Cross Nationals Northeast Regional Nov. 28 at Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls, New York. The senior clocked 15:45.90 for the 5K course. The meet was…

  • 25th annual Holiday Model Train Exhibit

    TOP PICK In the tradition of family exhibitions for the holiday season, the Barron Arts Center in Woodbridge will serve as the host to the 25th annual exhibition of model trains. The trains can be viewed through Dec. 27 on Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 2…

  • A knockout performance

    In theaters now By Paul Hall www.channelguidemag.com Creed is the latest installment of the extremely successful Rocky series of films. While Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is back for this film, the focus is on Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan), the son of the late Apollo Creed. Adonis never knew his father — Apollo died before…

  • Newcomer Shanice Williams shines in NBC’s star-studded live musical

    By Lori Acken, www.channelguidemag.com Somewhere over the Rainbow Room marquee that marks the eatery’s shared entrance with NBC Studios at New York City’s legendary 30 Rockefeller Plaza, a brand-new Dorothy prepares to make the “Wizard of Oz” story her own. During an intense, nationwide audition process this past June, 19-year-old, applecheeked charmer Shanice Williams —…

  • Lions Club roars to ‘Stop Hunger Now’

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer “Stop Hunger Now” Assistant Program Manager Ben Gerrish prepares to unload supplies at Middletown United Methodist Church for the Middletown Lions Club “Stop Hunger Now” event on Nov. 14. Since it launched its meal-packing program in 2005, Stop Hunger Now has distributed over 200 million meals in 71 countries.…

  • Steven Zlotkin

    Steven Zlotkin Steven Zlotkin, a resident of San Juan Bautista, California, formerly of Freehold, suffered a fatal heart attack on Nov. 10 while at work in his office in Gilroy, California. Mr. Zlotkin was 67 years old. He was born in Freehold in 1948, the son of Sidney and Ida (Steinman) Zlotkin, both now deceased.…

  • ‘Happy’ holidays? Maybe not for those with untreated hearing loss

    By Thomas J. Ouimet, BC-HIS People who live with untreated hearing loss are more prone to anxiety, depression, feelings of isolation, and even anger.The holidays can be especially trying for those with hearing loss because there’s usually a lot of laughter and sharing of stories, and the person with hearing loss often feels left out…

  • Customized physical therapy helps ease low back pain

    By Jerry Moczerniuk, P.T., D.P.T. Back pain is very common, but often it is ignored by patients until it begins to affect their day to day activities. Once the pain is bad enough, sufferers tend to seek advice and treatment from their primary care physician or orthopedic doctor, not seeing a physical therapist until weeks,…

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