• Lincroft’s all-star team wins back-to-back district titles

    By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent The Lincroft Major League Softball All-Stars took home the District 19 Little League Championship with a big win over Sandy Hook in the title game. Lincroft defeated Sandy Hook twice on its way to becoming District 19 champions, avenging an earlier loss to Sandy Hook that knocked Lincroft into the tournament’s…

  • Taking the shot

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Raritan High School’s Katrina Wojtowicz, right, gets off a jump shot over Wall High School’s Nora Burdge during a High School Girls Varsity Summer Basketball League game played at Hoop Group in Neptune.

  • Gamble brings experience to Mater Dei head coach role

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Ben Gamble was recently named the new head boys basketball coach at Mater Dei Prep. Gamble, who served as an assistant for 15 years under Bob Hurley at St. Anthony High School, was head coach at Cardinal McCarrick High School last season, guiding that team to a 21-5 record. Ben Gamble,…

  • A Night of Music and Comedy

    TOP PICK Vinnie Medugno & Charlie Poveromo Legends Promotions presents a night of music and comedy, featuring “Americas Funniest Ventriloquist” John Pizzi, on July 18 at 8 p.m. at the Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church St. Middletown. Pizzi, a Manalapan resident, brings his unique brand of comedy, magic and ventriloquism to audiences at comedy clubs,…

  • Fun and funny, the Minions rock

    In theaters now By Paul Hall www.channelguidemag.com We know about Minions. They served Gru with honor in Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2, but what did they do in the years before they met Gru? Turns out Minions have been part of our world since the beginning and have always tried to serve the most…

  • Denis Leary is getting the band back together

    By Ryan A. Berenz, www.channelguidemag.com Remember when a rock band’s fame was measured in record sales and radio plays instead of Twitter followers and trending hashtags? Someone might as well stick us in a museum with a pole up our butts because we, like Johnny Rock, are fossils. Comedian and former Rescue Me star Denis…

  • Army’s 2nd Infantry Division reunion set

    The Second (Indianhead) Division Association is searching for anyone who served in the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division at any time for its 94th annual reunion. This year’s reunion is scheduled for Sept. 22-26 in San Antonio, Texas. For more information about the reunion, contact Bob Haynes, secretary/treasurer, at 224-225-1202 or [email protected]. For more information about…

  • Pallone seeks hopefuls for service academies

    Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) will host his annual U.S. Service Academy Day at 10 a.m. Sept. 26 at the Naval Weapons Station Earle, 801 Route 36, Leonardo. Presentations will begin promptly at 10:30 a.m. The event will provide a forum for students who are interested in attending one of the prestigious U.S. service academies.…

  • Victoria I. (Weber) Burlew

    Victoria I. (Weber) Burlew died on July 7, 2015, at Hamilton Place at The Pines at Whiting, Manchester Township, New Jerey. She was 97. She is happy to finally be home with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Born in Brooklyn, she resided in Old Bridge for 74 years until moving to Manchester Township in…

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