• Chargers seek better division, playoff results

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent I t was the wrong place and wrong time for the Spotswood High School baseball team to be fighting for a Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division title last year. Not only did Middlesex High School dominate with an 11-1 mark in winning the division, but it went on to capture…

  • Losing control

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Monroe Township High School’s Andrea French, right, has the ball knocked away from her by Middletown High School North’s Eden Edelson during the March 28 preseason scrimmage played at Monroe.

  • Rutgers Theater Co. to show ‘Acting is Believing’

    Anna Lentz and Sam Urdang STELLA SOHN When all the world’s a stage, the line between playing a role and living one’s life can get a bit hazy (and murderous). Rutgers Theater Co. travels south of the border to explore the actor’s art of illusion in Lope de Vega’s “Acting Is Believing (Lo Fingido Verdadero),”…

  • PBA to sponsor Easter Egg Hunt

    East Brunswick Policemen’s Benevolent Association (PBA) Local No. 145 will hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt 11:30 a.m. April 19 at Warnsdorfer Elementary School, 9 Hardenburg Lane, East Brunswick. The rain date will be April 26. The event is open to children under age 10. There will be a special appearance by the Easter Bunny.

  • Car-wash proceeds to benefit track teams

    The East Brunswick High School boys and girls track teams will hold a car wash 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 5 at the high school, 380 Cranbury Road. Cost is $7 per vehicle. All proceeds will be donated to the track teams to support the season’s events.

  • Egg hunt, hat contest planned for April 12

    The annual Monroe Township Egg Hunt and Bonnet/Top Hat Contest will begin at noon on April 12 at the Monroe hockey rink, 120 Monmouth Road. Youngsters should bring their own basket or bag to collect egg-hunt goodies. Participants will be divided into the following divisions: ages 1-2 (parents will be allowed on the field in…

  • Granny’s Cellar craft show slated at church

    The Church of the Immaculate Conception, 23 Manalapan Road, Spotswood, will host its annual Granny’s Cellar Spring Craft Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 12. The event will feature more than 60 crafters displaying and selling handcrafted merchandise. A country kitchen will serve breakfast and lunch. Admission is $2 for adults. Strollers will…

  • ‘Meet N.J. Authors’ scheduled at library

    The Friends of the Jamesburg Public Library and the local Sisters in Crime group will sponsor a Meet New Jersey Authors Day from noon to 3 p.m. April 5 at the library, 229 Gatzmer Ave. The visiting authors will discuss why they write, their writing experiences and their new books. A Q-and-A session will follow.…

  • State cracking down on illegal dumping

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Department of Environmental Protection’s “Don’t Waste Our Open Space” initiative kicked off on March 27 with a cleanup at D&R Canal State Park in Franklin Township. KATHY CHANG/STAFF Those who dump garbage in parks or other state-owned lands are being warned: Prepare to pay steep criminal and civil fines.…

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