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Anglers hit pay dirt with season’s best fishing
Ron Nuzzolo Fish On Capt. Steve from Reel Fantasea Charters, Barnegat Light, reported back-bay fishing remains on fire. Dave Hook, with girlfriend Becky Wilson, was out for nonstop action, snagging large blackfish up to 9 pounds and also caching striped bass as well. Bucky Hayes from Princeton was out for a double-digit bass night catching…
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Rems leads hungry Bulldog team to state semifinal round
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer BY SHAWN LAYTONStaff Writer METUCHEN – Left-handed pitcher Jack Rems is putting up some impressive numbers this season as his Metuchen High School baseball team is a game away from playing for the Central Jersey Group I state title. After a 7-3 win over Dunellen in the quarterfinal round, the…
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Edison team feeling good about its chances
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer BY SHAWN LAYTONStaff Writer EDISON – After exiting the state tournament with a quarterfinal loss the last three seasons, the Edison High School baseball team is headed to the North Jersey Section II Group IV semifinals for the first time under head coach Vin Abene. Edison won its quarterfinal match-up…
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Mustangs put focus on winning state title
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer BY SHAWN LAYTONStaff Writer ISELIN – The top-seeded John F. Kennedy High School softball team fell a game short of reaching the title game with a 1-0 loss to No. 5 South Plainfield last week in the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament semifinals. While its quest for a county title came…
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A healing Healing leads RU to Big East title
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer BY WAYNE WITKOWSKIStaff Writer As Steve Healing of Brick left the mound in the ninth inning at Keyspan Park in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Saturday, he was greeted with a rousing standing ovation. “I was all smiles; guys were hugging me. It took a tremendous weight off my shoulders. I was…
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Falcons fall in GMCT final to (who else?) Bears
ERIC SUCAR staff St. Joseph’s Steve Bradenburg (l) and Drew Colon try to block an East Brunswick spike during the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament final against the host East Brunswick Bears on May 23. The St. Joseph High School volleyball team knows what it takes to be the top team in the Greater Middlesex Conference.…
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National Parks seeing fewer visitors than they were 10 years ago
With the release of the “next generation” of video-game consoles, much has been made about who the losers will be: will the high price of Sony’s new PlayStation cost it market share? Did Microsoft release its new Xbox too soon? Will Nintendo’s gamble on the innovative Wii pay off by expanding the market for video…
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Wall hoping GOP voters will forget about the past
Greg Bean Coda Greg BeanCoda Well, here we are at Wall Watch, Week 71. Time sure flies when you’re having fun. I hope that constant – and even occasional – readers of this column will remember back to January 2006, when Holmdel Committeeman Terence Wall jumped the shark by turning on his running mate, Holmdel…
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Revoking license won’t stem underage drinking
Assemblywoman Amy Handlin’s call for the state to revoke the liquor license at the PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, is a misguided attempt to quash the problem of underage drinking at the amphitheater. The reason she’s off the mark is because it is unlikely that the concert venue’s staff or its alcohol sales are responsible…
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