• They say life is sweeter for Twitterers who Tweet

    Coda • GREG BEAN The email message was enough to make little beads of sweat break out on my forehead and set my heart to thumping with dread. It said one of my brothers had invited me to join Twitter so he and I could Tweet. It’s not easy keeping true to my Luddite philosophies…

  • No injuries as train hits car

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A man whose vehicle wound up on the Amtrak railroad tracks off Livingston Avenue March 26 suffered no injuries. Police Lt. Roger Reinson said Joel Mangroo, 23, of New Brunswick, was driving a 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse off Route 1 onto Livingston Avenue around 9:56 a.m. when he…

  • Police investigating bomb threat at SBHS

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Township police are investigating a recent bomb threat that was written on the wall of a boys’ bathroom at South Brunswick High School. Detective Pete Burdick, the student resource officer at the school, said that an incident occurred last week, when a written threat was found at…

  • Facility offer variety of athletics, entertainment

    Grand Slam features batting cages, mini golf, arcade BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer It never rains at South Brunswick Grand Slam. That is the phrase that best captures the sports and activity center on Stouts Lane in Monmouth Junction, according to owner Vincent Munn. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Top: Joseph Leonardis, 8, of Kendall…

  • ‘Royal Rumble’

    PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff National Wrestling Superstars squared off for a Royal Rumble at Seashore Gymnasium in Long Branch on March 27. The All-Star Pro Wrestling Night hosted by the Long Branch Elks was a benefit for the Elks and the Center for Vocational Rehabilitation.

  • Lessons on the court

    PHOTOS BY FRANK GALIPO Above: Shore Regional High School teacher Casey Bartolf (l) tries to drive around student defender Liz West during the annual student-teacher basketball game March 24. Left: Shore Regional High School teacher John Remedios drives to the basket.

  • NOTES

    Monmouth Beach Fire Company, 24 Beach Road, will hold its 10th annual Easter flower sale 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.April 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12. ***** Historical romance author Kathleen Milmore, a Rumson native, writing as Kaitlin O’Riley, will be at Borders Books, Route 35, Eatontown, 7 p.m. April 7 to sign copies of…

  • Teens lead police on car chase

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Two Neptune teens are facing charges following a brief motor vehicle chase with township police last week. On March 18 at approximately 2:38 a.m., Ocean Township Police Officer John Hanna was on patrol in the area of the Seaview Mall when he observed a white Toyota traveling at a high rate of…

  • Ocean Twp. men among 50 arrested in drug bust

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — An eightmonth investigation by law enforcement authorities into a drug-trafficking scheme has led to the arrest of dozens of individuals, including two township men. The men, identified as Rufus Christopher, 39, of Ocean Township, and Raymond Jones, 32, also of Ocean Township, were arrested for their alleged involvement with the network, which…

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