• Knights golf team not deterred by limited course time

    OLD BRIDGE By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Poor weather has limited Old Bridge High School’s boys golf team to just five matches, of which it has won three. The Knights will need to win five of their next seven matches before the May 2 deadline to qualify for the NJSIAA Central/South Jersey Group IV tournament. “That’s…

  • Protecting the ball

    FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI Old Bridge High School goalie Nick Marzullo tries to elude South Brunswick High School’s Aiden Burnett after making a save during the April 17 game played in Monmouth Junction. The visiting Knights won the game, 7-6, to improve to 7-1.

  • Rutgers Day, Ag Field Day, Folk Festival offer fun for all

    ENTERTAINMENT Rutgers Day will welcome new additions this year, including a parade along College Avenue, displays about Rutgers’ participation in the Big Ten conference and health sciences programming on Busch Campus. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 26, with programming taking place on the Busch, College Avenue and Cook/Douglass campuses…

  • Mini mud run on tap for Healthy Kids Day

    The Raritan Valley YMCA, 144 Tices Lane, East Brunswick, will hold its annual Healthy Kids Day celebration beginning at noon April 26. Community members are invited to attend. The day, which will introduce children and teenagers to obstacle-course racing with a mini mud run, will have a carnival atmosphere featuring music, food, sports and a…

  • Kiwanis sets murder mystery, tricky tray

    The Kiwanis Club of Old Bridge will sponsor its dinner fundraiser, “A Roaring ’20s Gangland Mystery,” April 26 at the Friendly Sons of Shillelagh, 15 Oak St., Old Bridge. The event will feature the murder mystery, a tricky tray, a 50/50 raffle and a hot buffet dinner. All proceeds will go to children’s charities such…

  • Fishing Derby for Sayreville youth is May 10

    The Sayreville Recreation Department will hold its annual Fishing Derby beginning at 9 a.m. May 10 at Kennedy Park, Washington Road. Registration is set for 8:30 a.m. at the site. The event is open to Sayreville residents ages 3-14. Prizes will be awarded. Admission is free of charge. For more information, call 732-390- 7092 or…

  • Family History Fair to explore genealogy, photo restoration

    Those interested in learning about their grandparents, great-grandparents and other ancestors may able to find answers to their questions during the East Brunswick Family History Fair, which will be held 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 26 at the East Brunswick Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 303 Dunhams Corner…

  • Foundations join forces to help those with cancer

    Two Middlesex County organizations that help families dealing with cancer are teaming up to expand their impact on local people in times of need. In 2008, Larry Perfetti and Mimi Hickman Perfetti lost their 22-year-old daughter Kiersten to a relatively rare form of pediatric cancer known as alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma after a four-year battle. Before she…

  • Keeping kids active once the school year ends

    KID ZONE I n many ways, today’s kids have busier schedules than any previous generation of youngsters. Many extracurricular activities, including sports, require a nearly year-round commitment, and the dual-income household has landed many kids in after-school programs where kids tend to their schoolwork or engage in various activities that keep them from resting on…

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