• Edison reviews rehab proposal for Roosevelt

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Changes could be coming to the Roosevelt Care Center site in Edison. A planning consultant was slated to present a rehabilitation plan to the township Planning Board on May 18 on behalf of Middlesex County. The Township Council passed a resolution May 13 requesting that the Planning Board review the matter…

  • Day of honor, remembrance

    By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer Korean War veteran Richard Pender says veterans were called upon to serve their country and did so out of necessity. His American Legion post seeks new ways to recognize their service each Memorial Day. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR To some people, Memorial Day is a nice day off from work…

  • Sociable — yet sedate — crossover

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features The redesigned 2015 Nissan Murano is stylish and comfortable in a grown-up kind of way While crossover SUVs are arguably the quintessential family vehicles, not all of them are designed solely for the juice box and backseat cartoon crowd. Take, for example, the Nissan Murano we recently spent a week…

  • Area standouts claim titles at Shore Conference meet

    Shore Regional High School’s Kevin Mazzella reaffirmed his standing as the Shore’s best 800-meter runner. The Blue Devil backed up his impressive win at the Monmouth County Track and Field Championships with another outstanding race at the Shore Conference Championships May 16 at Neptune High School. This time, Mazzella’s victim was Ocean County’s best, Ryan…

  • Lancers defend county title; conference, sectionals up next

    ST. JOHN VIANNEY By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent The St. John Vianney High School softball team, caught in its toughest battle of the season in the Monmouth County Tournament (MCT) final against Matawan Regional High School, got a flawless performance from pitcher Ashley Ventura. Ventura tossed a perfect game and blasted a home run to propel…

  • Defending the attack

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Ocean Township High School’s Sam DaCruz, left, and teammate Tugce Guven try to swat the ball away from Allentown High School’s Casey Provost during the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III playoff game at Allentown May 13. The Redbirds topped the Spartans, 14-6.

  • SPORT SHORTS

    State Fair Meadowlands, the largest fair in the New York metro area with over 150 rides and attractions, announced that for the first time ever, it will welcome the Lipizzaner Stallions & Horses of the World Show, featuring the stunning Royal Lipizzaner breed, as well as Friesian sport horse stallions and a dancing Andalusian horse.…

  • Rumson girls capture third straight conference crown

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Rumson Fair-Haven High School’s Emmett Jennings, left, tries to scoop up the ball during the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) championship game as Southern Regional High School’s Will Johnson tries to push him away. The SCT final was played May 12 at Monmouth University in West Long Branch and won by top-seeded…

  • Jersey Shore Food Truck Festival

    TOP PICK More than three dozen of the area’s best food trucks will converge on Monmouth Park for three days of food, fun and racing. The Jersey Shore Food Truck Festival will be held May 23-25 at the Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport. The participating food trucks include Ahh! La Cart, Amanda’s Bananas, Betty’s Icebox,…

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