• George G. Welisevich

    Mr. Welisevich, 82, of Monroe, died May 21, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement, he was a sales manager and mechanic at Wall Irwin Ford, Freehold. After that, he was the maintenance manager for the Clearbrook adult community, Monroe. Surviving are two sisters, Olga Ketchum of Wisconsin and…

  • Sports Shorts

    The third annual Bocce Invitational Tournament will be held 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Colonial Park, Mettlers Road, in Somerset, June 20. Hundreds of amateur and professional bocce players are expected to compete in the daylong event that features matches in both amateur and professional categories. The New Jersey Bocce Invitational is an Italian-…

  • SHS girls softball team ties record for victories

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Staff Writer Spotswood High School’s (SHS) softball team can look back at the season just completed with satisfaction and pride at mission accomplished. The Chargers finished with a 15-9 record, which tied the school record for victories in a season. And, the team managed its No. 1 goal and that was to…

  • Monroe girls softball achieved much in ’09

    Coach Hudak: Might have flirted with the 20-win mark BY JIMMY ALLINDER Staff Writer For the record, Monroe High School’s softball team finished 15-6, which to those associated with the Falcons’ program, is an average season. However, considering the untested talent on the squad, head coach Keith Hudak considers this past spring a “great year.”…

  • Trojans lose title game in extra innings

    CHRIS KELLY staff Bishop Ahr’s Julie Braun (14) tries to tag out Immaculate Heart Academy’s Victoria Grimshaw during the NJSIAA Non-Public Group A Softball Championship game held at Toms River East High School on June 7. Bishop Ahr lost 5-4 in 11 innings.

  • Politicians commended for bill to abolish COAH

    Iwould like to commend Assemblywoman Amy Handlin and Assemblyman Sam Thompson for co-sponsoring a bill that would, in effect, abolish the costly affordable income housing (COAH) program. Gov. Jon Corzine’s recent budget cut property tax rebates and property tax deductions for most families and municipal aid to Middletown, but did not cut unfunded mandates like…

  • Reinstate funding for deaf-blind services

    Recently, the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CBVI) refused to renew the contract for the New Jersey Association of the Deaf-Blind (NJADB) and thus cut off major funding for NJADB, which will result in its closing on July 1 NJADB provides such services for adult deaf-blind as transportation, support for medical appointments, shopping…

  • PETA mourns loss of pet advocate, Bea Arthur

    Bea Arthur had a truly golden heart and will be sorely missed by everyone at PETA. She joined our organization in 1987, when the Golden Girls did an anti-fur episode, and because of her unending compassion and tireless efforts to make the world a kinder place, she won multiple Humanitarian Awards. Bea never missed a…

  • Couple thankful for generosity of many

    We would like to thank each and every person who contributed to our May 2 fundraiser. This past year has been difficult, and without the help of family, friends and complete strangers, we would not have made it this far. We are absolutely overwhelmed by everyone’s generosity. So many people have donated their time, money,…

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