• FAAN Walk co-chairs thank all who helped on Sept. 12

    The city of Long Branch hosted the second annual Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) Walk for Food Allergy on Sept. 12. Despite the rain, nearly 1,000 people came out to walk along the boardwalk. Upon our 6 a.m. arrival, the storm’s disturbance to the beach was staggering. Although a tremendous amount of sand washed…

  • Tickets available for school’s gift auction

    JACKSON — The Rosenauer Elementary School will host its second annual gift auction at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Woodlake Country Club, 25 New Hampshire Ave., Lakewood. Tickets for the event are $35 per person and include a dinner of roasted sliced sirloin, roasted chicken or a vegetarian entrée. Raffle ticket packages can also…

  • Sport Shorts

    Howell’s David Hayes is the leading rusher for the University of Delaware football team. Hayes has rushed for 316 yards and two touchdowns while averaging 4.1 yards per carry for the Blue Hens. He has caught 10 passes for 81 yards through six games. Hayes, a Howell High School graduate, made the Blue Hens squad…

  • Warriors working for gridiron wins

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Quarterback Brian Hamilton, like the other players on the New Egypt High School football team, has experienced what coach Luke Sinkhorn calls “growing pains,” but has shown signs of coming of age along the way. “We started off kind of shaky, but throughout the season we are coming together as…

  • Robert W. Johnson

    Mr. Johnson, 82, of Jackson, formerly of East Brunswick and Old Bridge, died Oct. 2, 2009, at home. He was the owner of B & D Metal Fabricators and B & D Liquid Bulk, Old Bridge, for 44 years, retiring in 1993. He was predeceased by his wife, Doris, in 2004. Surviving are a son,…

  • 511 will provide motorists with traffic information

    There are many times during our frequent travels in our automobiles when we encounter serious and severe traffic delays which can be frustrating, annoying and often impede our ability to be on time to our destinations. Good news! I have just learned that the Federal Communications Commission has recently designated 511 as the single traffic…

  • Jags’ volleyball squad shoots for spot in states

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer The Jackson Memorial High School girls volleyball team, in only its third season, is becoming a consistently competitive team in Shore Conference A South Division. The team already has clinched a second straight trip to the Shore Conference Tournament and needs one win in its three matches this week to…

  • Zina Barraco Pugliesi

    Mrs. Pugliesi, 74, of Spotswood, died Oct. 3, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are her husband, Richard Pugliesi; three daughters, Lorraine Jones of Spotswood, Linda Ellison, and her husband, William, of Jackson and Patricia Wei, and her husband, George, of Colts Neck; a sister, Benita Battista of the Toms River…

  • Christie has been clear on commitment to police pensions

    As a police officer for nearly 20 years and a member in good standing of the largest police union in New Jersey, I know firsthand that our society works because we can rely on police officers to enforce the laws fairly and honestly. That we do, but many of our union bosses are spreading outright…

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