• SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Vikings get by Monroe 20-17, remain undefeated

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Vikings get by Monroe 20-17, remain undefeated

    By Ed Birch, Special Writer MONROE — The South Brunswick Vikings held on for a 20-17 come from behind victory last Friday night against the Monroe Township Falcons to remain undefeated with a 7-0 record. "It was really a great win. This team showed a lot of class and character," South Brunswick Head Football Coach…

  • MANVILLE: GOP campaign manager says power is in balance

    Letter to the editor To the editor: I’m writing to stress the importance of the Manville Council race on Nov. 4. The Manville governing body is currently made up of three Democratic and three Republican council people, with a Democratic mayor to break any tie votes concerning all the decisions made for our town’s future.…

  • Volunteering for Veterans

    Leanne New Jersey Governor’s Conference on Volunteerism and Service 680,000 veterans die every year in the U.S. – 25 percent of all deaths.  Hospice caregivers and volunteers are working to help these heroes at life’s end. Life Choice Hospice Volunteer Coordinator, Sharon Caccamo, along with Melissa A. Heinlein from the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center,…

  • ‘Doping and driving’

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: We live in Washington, where recreational marijuana is now being sold. I’ve been giving my 20-year-old warnings about doping and driving. But his position is that it’s safer than booze, doesn’t have the same effect on thought processing as alcohol does “or so he’s heard” (yeah, right) and DUIs simply…

  • Horse play

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features The all-new 2015 Ford Mustang ponies up with fresh styling and added sophistication A rguably the most anticipated car for the 2015 model year is a radically redesigned version of the venerable Ford Mustang, being released this fall to coincide with the original “pony car’s” 50th anniversary. While the Mustang…

  • Queens Gate apartments announces model opening

    Queens Gate, a brand new collection of luxurious apartments set in a charming Somerset County location, is now open for leasing, according to Tanya Mariotti. “Interested renters can now tour a beautifully decorated model and get a wonderful preview of how elegant this community is,” she says. Visitors to Queens Gate will be immediately impressed…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Jack Waters, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that the Metuchen office was recognized for outstanding performance in September. The office led both the company and the region, which is comprised of offices throughout Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, in new home dollar volume. Visit Weichert’s Metuchen office at 640 Middlesex Ave. or by…

  • Monroe eyes GMC finals match with South Plainfield

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent The undefeated Monroe Township High School (16-0-1) and South Plainfield High School (14-1-1) field hockey teams have clearly demonstrated they are the class of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) this season. Unless either team suffered a monumental upset in the conference tournament semifinals, they’ll get a chance to settle, once and…

  • Area teams battling for spots in state football playoffs

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Monroe Township High School’s Akeer Franklin (33) has his shirt grabbed by a South Brunswick High School defender as he tries to turn the corner and pick up yards during the Oct. 17 game in Monroe. The Falcons led at the half, 17-7, but they couldn’t hold the Vikings off in…

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