• Knights end volleyball season with deep tournament runs

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Old Bridge High School’s boys volleyball team completed its spring campaign with a 21-6 mark and reached the semifinals of both the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) and NJSIAA Central Jersey tournaments. After scoring a pair of regular-season wins, the Knights fell to rival St. Joseph High School of Metuchen (31-11) in…

  • Vintage baseball returns to Plainfield next spring

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent While vacationing in Colorado about 20 years ago, Paul Salomone saw a documentary on vintage baseball; little did he know it would turn into a vocation of sorts. Salomone’s latest venture is the Central Base Ball Club of Plainfield. The new team will begin play next spring — playing by the…

  • Talk to shed light on handwriting analysis

    Calligrapher Terry Antoniewicz will offer a handwriting-analysis program 6:30- 8 p.m. July 7 at the Sayreville Public Library, Washington Road. Discussion will focus on personal traits and relationship connections that may be revealed through several styles of key letters in the alphabet. Antoniewicz has more than 40 years’ experience in analyzing handwriting to update and…

  • Holy Name Society plans ballpark outing

    The Holy Name Society of St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Route 18 south, Old Bridge, will host its annual Joseph Thornton Memorial Baseball/Picnic Outing June 27 at TD Bank Ballpark, Bridgewater, home of the Somerset Patriots. Cost is $35 per person, $150 for a family of five to seven, $240 for a family of eight…

  • Pink and Bloom seeks to ‘Kiss Away Cancer’

    The Pink and Bloom Foundation will sponsor its Hakuna Matata Kiss Away Cancer Summer Bash 1-5 p.m. June 28 at Lory’s Lakeside, 100 Church Lane, North Brunswick. The event will feature a barbecue, raffles and music by the Jersey Souls and Tommy and Friends. Tickets cost $25 for adults; youngsters ages 12 and under will…

  • Closure

    TOP PICK Wendie Malick and Gary Cole New Jersey Repertory Company announces the world premiere of “Closure” by Richard Dresser. Previews begin June 25 and will run through July 19 for a limited engagement. When Jane and Peter’s daughter mysteriously disappears while on spring break, Detective Roy Hadley steps in to save the day. But…

  • In theaters Friday

    MaxPGStars: Robbie Amell, Lauren Graham, Josh WigginsDirector: Boaz Yakin Nose of a dog, heart of a Marine. Max is a special dog with a special bond with his owner Kyle, but the dog who has served his country has experienced loss as much as anyone. Kyle’s brother Justin tries to re-create the relationship his brother…

  • Did you know?

    Halle Berry in “Extant” on CBS PHOTO BY DALE ROBINETTE/CBS “Extant”, a serialized mystery thriller starring Academy Award winner Halle Berry, will make its sophomore debut on CBS July 1 at 10 p.m.. The series is about a female astronaut trying to reconnect with her family when she returns after a year in outer space.…

  • The Dinosaurs Still Rock

    By Paul Hall www.channelguidemag.com In the new film Jurassic World, we are transported to Isla Nublar, the infamous island off Costa Rica that is home to the Jurassic World theme park. The park is a realization of former InGen head John Hammond’s dream of bringing dinosaurs to life. Now that the park has been open…

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