• Knights get ready for GMC meet

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The Old Bridge High School boys’ cross-country team is gearing up for the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) championships Oct. 24 at Thompson Park in Jamesburg. A year ago, the Knights finished second to South Brunswick High School, and the Vikings are likely to be a contender again. However, Old Bridge is…

  • Tracking the ball

    FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI Meghan Luzetsky, right, of Sayreville War Memorial High School follows the ball during a game against Woodbridge High School at Sayreville Oct. 8. The Bombers were shut out by the Barrons, 4-0.

  • Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey

    TOP PICK Lighthouses and selected museums throughout the state will hold the Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey Oct. 17-18. Begin the challenge at any of the 11 participating New Jersey landbased lighthouses, one museum and two lifesaving stations. Purchase a $1 souvenir that will be proof of one’s visit. During the weekend, those age 11…

  • Did you know …

    Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood ABC/BOB D’AMICO For the eighth consecutive year, country superstars Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will return to host “The 49th Annual CMA Awards.” Country music’s biggest night will air Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 8 to 11 p.m. on ABC. Brad Paisley has won 14 CMA Awards since receiving the Horizon…

  • Five shakers of the ’60s

    By Lucie M. Winborne, ReMIND Magazine Twiggy The ’60s have achieved iconic status as a decade of youth culture, civil rights, unpopular war and Beatlemania, but what really comprises an era are the people who get — and keep — us talking for years to come. Here are five men and women who pushed the…

  • Run to the theater to take this walk

    In theaters now By Paul Hall www.channelguidemag.com Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is trying to find his way in the world in the new film The Walk. Philippe is an artist and marches to the beat of his own drum. He is introduced to Papa Rudy (Ben Kingsley), who is a master high-wire artist. Under Papa…

  • Catching up with Mark-Paul Gosselaar of NBC’s ‘Truth Be Told’

    By Kellie Freeze, www.channelguidemag.com For the first time since he was the epitome of 1990s cool in Saved by the Bell, Mark-Paul Gosselaar is starring in a sitcom — NBC’s Truth Be Told, premiering Oct. 16. It’s not like he hasn’t been busy, though, as Gosselaar previously starred in Steven Bochco’s legal drama Raising the…

  • Dog walk to benefit those with addictions

    Families Against Addiction will sponsor a charitable dog walk from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 25 at Mannino Park behind the YMCA in Old Bridge. There will be a dog costume contest, live music and refreshments. For more information, call Maureen McLoughlin at 732-991-1022 or email [email protected].

  • Pancake Breakfast to aid Lions projects

    The Sayreville Lions Club will hold its semiannual Pancake Breakfast 8 a.m.- noon Nov. 1 at Sayreville War Memorial High School, 800 Washington Road. Proceeds will help support Lions projects including local community needs and scholarships for high school graduates. Admission is $7 for adults, $3 for children. Tickets, which are available from any Sayreville…

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