• Brookdale women’s soccer team repeats as national champions

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Marti Stewart was understandably nervous. A freshman at Brookdale Community College, she was joining the defending National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III championship women’s soccer team. Whatever fears the Marlboro High School graduate had were quickly alleviated. “My teammates were very welcoming,” she said. “We became a family…

  • Old Bridge boys close season with solid MOC finish

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Old Bridge High School’s Kyle Zajaczkowski races to the finish line at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions on Nov. 22 at Holmdel Park. Zajaczkowski was the Knights’ No. 2 runner, completing the 5K course in 16:45 for 60th place overall. The Knights finished 11th as a team. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Old Bridge…

  • A Musical Parade

    TOP PICK The Oasis Players will return to the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County at 2 p.m. Nov. 30. “A Musical Parade” will take the audience through a century of music, celebrating composers such as Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern and Richard Rodgers. The cabaret salutes the 50th anniversary of Broadway’s “Hello Dolly,”…

  • Local comedian Vic DiBitetto prepares for breakout year

    ENTERTAINMENT By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Vic DiBitetto I n show business, it’s not “who you know,” but “who knows you.” At least, that seems to be the case for Manalapan resident Vic DiBitetto, who, after 30 years of fighting in the trenches of stand-up comedy, has finally made it big. “It’s a tough, beautiful,…

  • Food-pantry drive ongoing at church

    The First Presbyterian Church of South Amboy, 150 North Broadway, continues to accept nonperishable food and/or monetary donations to help support its community food pantry. Donations may be brought 9 a.m.-1 p.m. to the church office. Interested donors also may call the church secretary at 732-721-4516 for more information.

  • Minion memories

    Jeremy Grossman I hope everyone is lucky enough to have a perfect moment at some point in his or her life. I’m talking about one of those moments that remain untouched in memory, no matter what happens. My perfect moment lasted only 50 seconds, but it was witnessed by an audience of 50 million people.…

  • Vendors welcome at St. Ambrose event

    The St. Ambrose School Holiday Craft Show/Flea Market is set for 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 7 at the school, 81 Throckmorton Lane, Old Bridge. Vendors are sought. Spaces cost $25- $30. For an application, call 732-679-4700.

  • Master Gardeners honored for efforts

    The Rutgers Cooperative Extension is recognizing two Middlesex County Master Gardeners who were recipients of this year’s Awards for Excellence at the 2014 Rutgers Master Gardener Fall Conference, which honors volunteers from each New Jersey county. Linda Larson of Edison was recognized for her efforts in the Evergreen Garden of Memories. She graduated with the…

  • Knights to dance to raise funds for D-Day trip

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Old Bridge Marching Knights will host a dance marathon to raise funds for a trip to France to take part in ceremonies commemorating the World War II D-Day invasion of Normandy next June. According to a press release, the dance marathon will take place at Old…

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