• More Americans looking to buy

    Both homeowners and renters are gaining confidence in the housing market Confidence in housing market is on the rise among both current homeowners and renters looking to buy. More than 5 million renters are planning to buy a home this year, according to Zillow Housing Confidence Index. This figure — which represents more than 10…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    The seventh annual Pancreatic Cancer Walk will be held 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. May 30 at Johnson Park on River Road in Piscataway. Individuals and teams are welcome to join the event. Registration for the 5K is $25 per participant and it is $15 for the walk. Donations are encouraged. All proceeds will benefit pancreatic cancer…

  • Monroe boys dominate in first 5 lacrosse matches

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Considering the Monroe Township High School boys lacrosse team finished 8-12 a year ago, head coach Joe Yannone has to be pleased with the Falcons’ 5-0 start this spring. However, he isn’t necessarily surprised. “One of our strengths is how quickly we matured since last season,” Yannone said. “We have a…

  • Horses arrive at Monmouth Park as training for opener begins

    Carrying seven horses for the John Mazza barn, the first van rolled through the Monmouth Park stable gate at 7:05 a.m. April 11, officially kicking off training for the 2015 meet, which runs from May 9 through Sept. 27. “We’re always happy to be back at Monmouth,” Mazza said in a prepared statement. “I ran…

  • Bears lacrosse seeks better days through early-season struggles

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent It’s hard to find a silver lining in a team’s 0-6 record, but Rory Murray, who coaches the East Brunswick High School boys lacrosse squad, believes the Bears are on track for better things ahead. “We have an experienced group on defense anchored by our [senior] goaltender, Tom Berzock,” said Murray,…

  • Running the distance

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN East Brunswick High School competes in the Distance Medley Relay at the April 11 Husky Relays held at Matawan Regional High School.

  • Gilbert Cohen

    Gilbert Cohen, 86, of Helmetta, formerly of Springfield, passed away on April 6, 2015, after a long illness. The middle of three brothers, Gil was born in the Bronx and grew up in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York. Delighted by books from an early age, his childhood joy became a life’s passion and 50-year career.…

  • Brighton Beach Memoirs

    TOP PICK Center Players, Freehold’s award-winning resident theater company, brings a little bit of old Brooklyn to downtown Freehold with its production of “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” written by Neil Simon and directed by Leslie Hochman of Matawan. This comedy-drama is an autobiographical play set in 1937, when Neil Simon was a teen living in Brighton…

  • Men’s Club to host trip to Atlantic City

    The Men’s Club of Sts. Peter and Paul R.C. Church will hold a bus trip to Caesar’s in Atlantic City on April 30. The bus will depart at 9 a.m. from the parking lot on Whitehead Avenue, South River. Tickets cost $30 per person, with $20 in return for slot play. For ticket information, call…

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