• SPORT SHORTS

    It’s time again for the Spotswood 5K Race and 1-Mile Fun Run, which takes place on Sept. 13. Those who haven’t signed up for the 5K race yet can still register to guarantee receipt of a race day T-shirt. Visit spotswoodrecreation.com/5krace.html and follow the “Registration” link to sign up.

  • Bears’ Goldwasser develops into GMC-winning golfer

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Ross Goldwasser Before he entered East Brunswick High School, Ross Goldwasser’s experience playing golf consisted of a few rounds at local courses and watching professionals on television. Then, three months before spring tryouts for the Bears’ golf team, the freshman became serious about the game and began taking lessons. Now entering…

  • Brodeur continues Jersey Shore grand prix dominance

    The Jersey Shore Golden Grand Prix has been golden for distance runner Andrew Brodeur. The former state champion at Brick Memorial High School and star at Duke University has won every race that he has entered in the Grand Prix series this summer. His latest triumph was in the Asbury Park 5K on Aug. 9.…

  • Announcers add to excitement of area games

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Spotswood High School football announcer Ron Mazzola has been behind the mic at high school games for 20 years — 15 at Old Bridge High School and the last five at Spotswood. Looking through the glass, Mazzola tries to be enthusiastic for the home team while also being fair to the…

  • Palestinian activist, rabbi to hold open dialogue

    A dialogue between a Palestinian activist and an Orthodox rabbi settler will take place at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at Congregation Beth Mordecai, 224 High St., Perth Amboy. The discussion is free and open to all. For more information, visit www.timesofisrael.com/settlers-and-palestiniansbreak their-fast-together.

  • Murder-mystery dessert event held at temple

    Congregation Etz Chaim-Monroe Township Jewish Center will present a murder-mystery dessert, “Cake and Crime: Leis, Lies and Alibis,” at 8 p.m. Sept. 13 at the temple, 11 Cornell Ave. Tickets cost $15 for members in advance, $20 for nonmembers and $20 for all at the door. For more information, call 732- 251-1119 or email [email protected].

  • Crime prevention

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR C.J. Crespo of Monroe explores one of the Monroe Township Fire Department trucks on hand during National Night Out at Thompson Park in Jamesburg on Aug. 5.

  • Swing time

    PHOTO COURTESY OF MEGAN BLANK/THE PGA OF AMERICA PGA Club professional Frank Esposito Jr. of Monroe tees off on the 13th hole during the first round of the 96th PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., on Aug. 7.

  • Spiritual medium sets reading at Forsgate

    Forsgate Country Club will welcome well-known spiritual medium and medical intuitive Marisa Liza Pell at 7 p.m. Sept. 4. The evening will feature a 90-minute “experience” where selected guests will receive messages of strength, hope and love from the other side, according to a press release. General admission is $40. Forsgate members may register by…

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