• Community grows with the help of master gardeners

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Matt Milburn, left, and Michele Bakacs work in the butterfly garden at Davidsons Mill Pond Park, South Brunswick, April 22. FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI School gardens are in high demand, as they cultivate more than fruits and vegetables. Bringing lessons in science, the environment and the community out of the classroom, these…

  • ‘American Idol’ contestant has happy homecoming

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer “American Idol” contestant Jax returns home to East Brunswick for a performance at the Playhouse 22 community theater in front of more than 1,000 friends and fans. For the story, see page 3. SCOTT FRIEDMAN / STAFF Los Angeles might appear to have everything, but for “American Idol” hopeful Jax,…

  • Weichert Workforce Mobility acquires Allegiance Relocation Services

    Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc., one of the world’s leading providers of mobile workforce management solutions, announces that it has completed its acquisition of Allegiance Relocation Services, a highly respected GSA Schedule 48 supplier of comprehensive relocation management, move management and property management services. For Weichert, this acquisition represents a new and exciting customer segment that…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Head PGA Professional Andy Brock and his amateur partners Don Stanzione, Bill Schinestuhl and Andrew Young won the first of two National Car Rental PGA Pro Am Series Events with a team combined gross and net score of 18-under-par, 126. After a 5-under front 9 start, the team from Metuchen Golf & Country Club heated…

  • SCT, division showdowns await area lacrosse teams

    By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Things are heating up in girls lacrosse, as Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, Shore Regional High School and Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School battle for supremacy. Rumson-Fair Haven and Shore Regional will square off May 8 in a game that could decide the A Central title. The Bulldogs handed Shore…

  • Brookdale lacrosse secures 6th straight Region 19 title

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer When Brookdale Community College men’s lacrosse coach Steve Heller first meets his team in September, he informs the players what the team’s goals are. He explained that one of them is to win two games in April. “Everything we do during the season is preparation for those two games,” he…

  • Balanced offense leads Caseys into conference tournament

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School girls lacrosse team has won its last two games after losing for just the second time this season in a match against Shore Conference rival Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School. Coach Lisa Caprioni’s second-seeded Caseys were scheduled to open the Shore Conference Tournament May…

  • Awaiting the throw at second

    Ocean Township High School second baseman Frank Henry awaits a throw to second base during the Spartans’ April 30 game against Red Bank Catholic High School in Oakhurst. The visiting Caseys won the Shore Conference B North Division encounter, 9-5. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR

  • Tour provides access to private gardens

    The Allentown Garden Club and Allentown Art Guild will partner on the Hidden Gardens Tour 9 a.m.-2 p.m. June 13, rain or shine. The tour, historically offered every two years, offers rare glimpses into area residents’ most exquisite private gardens. The 2015 tour features a number of gardens in Allentown and surrounding areas, and will…

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