• North Brunswick found man guilty of harassing teenage boy

    North Brunswick found man guilty of harassing teenage boy

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – A township resident was convicted of harassing a teenage boy in the bathroom of a local restaurant in South Brunswick last year. George Daymond Shirley, 49, of North Brunswick, was convicted by a jury on July 10 of harassment while he was on parole or probation, a 4th degree criminal offense, according…

  • Freehold Township softball team suffers heartbreaking loss in state final

    Freehold Township softball team suffers heartbreaking loss in state final

    Freehold Township’s softball team played its final game of this summer in a manner that summed up its season. Freehold Township won two games last week in order to remain alive to win the New Jersey Little League Junior Softball State Tournament that was played at the Ocean Township Little League Colt Field Complex. Once…

  • Middletown’s Bodman Park receives two new basketball surfaces

    Middletown’s Bodman Park receives two new basketball surfaces

    Two basketball courts at Bodman Park in Middletown have been resurfaced and are ready for play. The two 12X12 outdoor courts now have a low-glare blue and green tile pattern, courtesy of Matéflex, according to a press release from the Township of Middletown.  According to the release, Matéflex is the oldest U.S. modular tile manufacturer. The…

  • KeyportFest 5K set for Sept. 23

    KeyportFest 5K set for Sept. 23

    Registration is now open for participation in the 11th annual KeyportFest 5K that will be run on Sept. 23. The race will start at 8:30 a.m. and begin at at 32 West Front Street in Keyport. Registration starts at 7 a.m. that day at the gazebo at the Waterfront. The early bird registration fee of…

  • Sunny’s Summer Songs at Lakeview School July 22

    Sunny’s Summer Songs at Lakeview School July 22

    The New Jersey Institute for Disabilities Access Arts will present Sunny’s Summer Songs at 2 p.m. July 22 at the Lakeview School, 10 Oak Drive, Roosevelt Park, Edison. The event will feature live music and songs for the entire family. The show is designed to be special needs friendly and there is no cost to attend. This…

  • South River police charge residents with cocaine, handgun possession

    South River police charge residents with cocaine, handgun possession

    SOUTH RIVER – Police seized more than 33 grams of cocaine along with marijuana and a handgun during a raid at a South River residence. Members of the South River Police Department and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Squad executed a court-approved search warrant at a residence on Ferry Street around…

  • Church honors former South Amboy police chief

    Church honors former South Amboy police chief

    SOUTH AMBOY – The First Presbyterian Church of South Amboy Missions Committee held a pot luck supper to honor former South Amboy Chief of Police Leroy Kurtz on July 8. Kurtz has been a member of the church for more than 85 years. The surprise party also celebrated his 91st birthday. The Missions Committee made…

  • Spidey is back!

    Spidey is back!

    By Paul Hall Spidey is back in the new film Spider-Man: Homecoming. We pick up with a story that has Peter Parker (Tom Holland) headed home after his battle alongside Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) during Captain America: Civil War. But his return home takes him from the adrenaline rush of being alongside the world’s…

  • Blood donors can win passes to Great Adventure

    Blood donors can win passes to Great Adventure

    The South River Community Blood Drive will be held from 3-7:30 p.m. July 31 at the Human Resources Building, 55 Reid St., South River. Donors must be 17-75 years old and in general good health. Bring ID and a donor card, if possible. Donors will receive a discount code and parking pass for Six Flags…

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