• Sandy Hook Lighthouse celebrates 250 years

    Gateway National Recreation Area celebrated the 250th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Lighthouse, the nation’s oldest standing and operating lighthouse, on June 14. The celebration opened with The Fifes & Drums of the Old Barracks in Trenton playing Colonial-era music, and a color guard of students of the Marine Academy of Science and Technology. PHOTOS…

  • Districts work on school clubs agreement

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer The Howell K-8 School District is working with school administrators in Farmingdale on an initiative that would give Farmingdale students in sixth, seventh and eighth grades additional after-school and extracurricular opportunities. The Howell Board of Education’s facilities committee recently approved a motion that will be forwarded to the policy…

  • Professional baseball prospers in New Jersey

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Lakewood BlueClaws pitching coach Les Lancaster greets fans before a game against the Delmarva Shorebirds at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood. Accessibility to the players and coaches has helped with the success of New Jersey’s professional baseball teams. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR More than 1 million spectators walked through the turnstiles…

  • Sayreville ballplayers prepare for next year in summer league

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Sayreville War Memorial High School’s entry in the Greater Middlesex Coaches Summer Baseball League picked up its first victory on June 16, downing South Brunswick High School, 2-1. Trailing, 1-0, the Bombers knotted things up on freshman outfielder Marc Pearson’s RBI single. Sayreville took the lead in the bottom of the…

  • Frog Hollow to host 37th annual Independence 5K

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Between 150-200 runners are expected to compete in the Frog Hollow Swim & Tennis Club’s 37th annual Independence 5K Run June 28 in South Amboy, according to race director Dan McCrone. Over the past several years, either Greg Kucynski or Jeremy Stratton, both from Sayreville, have crossed the finish line first…

  • Brodeur repeats as winner of Sheehan Classic 5K run

    Top: It’s rush hour on Broad Street in Red Bank, as runners begin the George Sheehan Classic 5K on June 14. More than 1,250 runners completed this year’s 21st running of the race. Above: Andrew Brodeur captured the Sheehan Classic 5K, winning the 3.1-mile race in 15:19. Brodeur, who starred at Brick Memorial High School…

  • Dowdell Library accepting DVDs, CDs

    The Sadie Pope Dowdell Library Foundation is collecting unwanted DVDs, CDs and video games during its DVD and Recorded Media Drive. Collection boxes are located at the South Amboy YMCA, 200 John T. O’Leary Blvd.; Madura Pharmacy, 115 N. Broadway; and at the library, 100 Harold G. Hoffman Plaza. The ongoing program enables the library…

  • State Fair Meadowlands returns this summer

    State Fair Meadowlands will return to East Rutherford, bringing more than 150 rides and attractions to the 35-acre Meadowlands Fairgrounds near MetLife Stadium. Slated for June 20 through July 6, the fair will feature more than 50 food vendors, including favorites such as pizza, gyros, burritos, corn dogs, curly fries, corn-on-thecob, turkey legs, funnel cakes,…

  • Moms support group to meet at library

    The Moms Helping Moms Support Group will hold its next gathering 6:30-8 p.m. June 30 at the Sayreville Public Library, Washington Road. The group, which meets on the last Monday of every month, is facilitated by Dr. Colleen Georges, a work-at-home mom and licensed professional counselor. Registration is required. For more information or to register,…

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