• Annual Rook Run 5K, one-mile walk will be held Oct. 8

    Annual Rook Run 5K, one-mile walk will be held Oct. 8

    The fourth annual 5K Rook Run and Walk will take place Oct. 8 at the Great Lawn section of the Long Branch Boardwalk, 10 Ocean Ave., located between Cooper and Madison avenues, Long Branch. The 5K race begins at 10 a.m., followed by a one-mile walk at 10:15 a.m. The cost is $40 for runners,…

  • Mayor offers support for school project

    Mayor offers support for school project

    As you may be aware, the Marlboro K-8 School District will be holding a special election on Sept. 26 on the question of financing improvements to aging school infrastructure. The district’s proposal includes roofing, window replacement and heating and ventilation work, and also incorporates school security enhancements which are of the utmost importance in these…

  • Red Bank football players determined to rebound from slow start

    Red Bank football players determined to rebound from slow start

    The football players at Red Bank Regional High School blame only themselves for their 0-2 start to this season. The Buccaneers fell to Matawan Regional High School, 20-7, in their home opener on Sept. 15. “We need to prepare ourselves better,” Red Bank Regional junior defensive lineman Kashaun Turner said. “We practiced bad this week,…

  • Church to install new pastor

    Church to install new pastor

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Hope Lutheran Church, 211 Elton-Adelphia Road, Freehold Township, will install the Rev. Dr. Edward E. Kropa as its new pastor during a service on Sept. 24. Kropa, who is known as Pastor Ed to his congregation, spent part of his youth in Freehold Township. In 1967, when he was 11, he and…

  • A look at scholastic football in the region

    A look at scholastic football in the region

    Colts Neck Colts Neck High School looks to kickstart its offense when it plays against Long Branch High School on Sept. 23. The game will kick off at 12 p.m. in Colts Neck. Colts Neck dropped to 0-2 on the season after it fell to Freehold Township High School, 14-0, on the road on Sept.…

  • Matawan picks up first victory of football season

    Matawan picks up first victory of football season

    The Matawan Regional High School football team listened to the wisdom of its coach. The Huskies shook of a loss during opening week and focused on Red Bank Regional High School on Sept. 15. Matawan was guided by the powerful running of DeVonte Spann and scored a 20-7 victory at Red Bank’s field. “One game…

  • J.P. Stevens girls’ soccer team motivated by defeat

    J.P. Stevens girls’ soccer team motivated by defeat

    The John P. Stevens High School girls’ soccer team will rely on a loss to move on this season. Old Bridge High School delivered a 5-0 loss to J.P. Stevens on Sept. 14 in Old Bridge, but the Hawks will use that defeat as a motivating factor. “I think that we’re going to take this…

  • St. Matthew eighth graders to hold spaghetti dinner Oct. 13

    St. Matthew eighth graders to hold spaghetti dinner Oct. 13

    The eighth grade students of St. Matthew School will hold a spaghetti dinner to benefit the Tuition Angel Fund from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 13 in the school cafeteria, 100 Seymour Ave., Edison. Dinner includes spaghetti, meatballs, salad, bread and butter, soft drinks and dessert. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students ages 5-18 and…

  • Edison’s 2017 Fall Family Spectacular Street Fair Festival Sept. 23

    Edison’s 2017 Fall Family Spectacular Street Fair Festival Sept. 23

    Edison’s 25th annual 2017 Fall Family Spectacular Street Fair and Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sept. 23 along Amboy Avenue from Jackson Avenue to Waltuma Avenue by the Clara Barton section of the township. Admission is free. The fair and festival is sponsored by Mayor Thomas Lankey, the Edison…

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