• One Metuchen school board seat to be won by a nose

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer METUCHEN — The race for the third post on the borough’s Board of Education remains too close to call in the case of two candidates. Three votes were all that separated Justin Manley from opponent JoAnn Sabatino-Falkenstein. Manley recorded 1,268 votes while Sabatino-Falkenstein received 1,265 in Middlesex County’s unofficial tally.…

  • Democrats keep control in Edison

    EDISON — The Democratic candidates swept the four seats on the council during the Nov. 3 election. Incumbents Michael Lombardi and Robert Karabinchak, along with newcomers Leonard Sendelsky and Ajay Patil, captured four-year terms on the Township Council dais. Lombardi led with 5,856 votes; Karabinchak recorded 5,849; Sendelsky collected 5,428; and Patil registered 5,277, according…

  • Democratic mayor prevails; running mates hold onto council seats in Metuchen

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer METUCHEN — A former councilman will take the helm of the borough as mayor in January. Democrat Peter Cammarano surged ahead of Republican opponent Daniel Lebar in the polls, garnering 72 percent of the vote. “It’s very exciting,” said Cammarano, who served on the council from 2008 through 2014, when…

  • Fountainhead: a 55+ community where your home personality can shine

    The benefits of living in a land lease community are best experienced in a site visit. Own a home that is affordable, that has carrying and ownership costs that fit a range of retirement incomes. From those who want to live in the northeast for only part of the year, to those who want to…

  • Sapone completes sweep of county and conference meets

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Lauren Sapone proved she is a complete runner when she won the Shore Conference Cross-Country Championship Oct. 29 at Lakewood’s Ocean County Park. The Red Bank Regional High School senior added the conference title at Ocean County Park to her Monmouth County championship won at Holmdel Park. “They’re very difference…

  • Spartans score a close, upset victory over Caseys

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent In a football game that actually came down to the last play, Ocean Township High School upset Red, Bank Catholic (RBC) High School, 42-35, at Count Basie Field on Oct. 30. The Spartans staged an exciting fourth quarter comeback to take the lead, but the Caseys valiantly tried to answer back…

  • Croddick’s late goal lifts Bulldogs to repeat conference championship

    By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent The Shore Conference Tournament field hockey championship between Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School and Shore Regional High School had the makings of a battle to the finish for two longtime rivals, and didn’t disappoint. The Bulldogs and Blue Devils were in a scoreless tie until Rumson-Fair Haven, after missing chances to…

  • Winning ball control

    Ocean Township High School’s Marlhens Nasanes, left, blocks out Shore Regional High School’s Brett Noram as he looks to win possession of the ball during the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals on Oct. 29 at the Summerfield School field in Neptune Township. The Spartans upset top-seeded Shore Regional, 2-0. In the final, Ocean Township bowed to…

  • Did you know …

    USA NETWORK USA Network will premiere its new comedy series “Donny!” on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 10:30 p.m. Starring Donny Deutsch, real-life chairman of Deutsch Inc., one of the world’s leading advertising agencies, the half-hour series takes a satirical look at the media, wealth and modern romance through the eyes of Deutsch’s fictional character based…

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