• Rumson candidates running in 2017 November ballot

    Rumson candidates running in 2017 November ballot

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer RUMSON–Borough Councilmen Gary Casazza and Benjamin W. Day, Jr. have filed for reelection for the upcoming primary elections. Republican candidates Casazza and Day are both running for a three-year borough council term. The filing deadline for candidates seeking to run on a party line was April 3. For independent candidates,…

  • Knights’ baseball team to lean on pitching, defense

    Knights’ baseball team to lean on pitching, defense

    By Warren Rappleyea Pitching and defense will again be the keys for Old Bridge High School’s baseball team as it looks to improve on the 14-13 mark it posted a year ago. The good news for the Knights is that three pitchers are back, including staff ace Joe Papeo, who went 3-3 last season with…

  • Sayreville boys’ golfers aim for another winning season

    Sayreville boys’ golfers aim for another winning season

    By Warren Rappleyea With a growing reputation, Sayreville War Memorial High School’s boys’ golf team will look to put a fourth straight winning season into the books this spring. A year ago, the Bombers entered the season with high expectations and went on to post a 17-1 record, including a perfect 14-0 mark in divisional…

  • Bar remains high for boys’ tennis team at Holmdel

    Bar remains high for boys’ tennis team at Holmdel

    By Matthew Rocco The Holmdel High School boys’ tennis team may be young, but it appears the Hornets will be back in the driver’s seat this season. After cruising to a state group championship in 2016, the Hornets are one of the favorites to return to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Tournament…

  • South Amboy residents take issue with First Street property

    South Amboy residents take issue with First Street property

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY—Two South Amboy residents appealed to the city for assistance with a property maintenance issue that they say is a threat to public safety. Peter Scarola of 210 Church St. and his brother-in-law, Mark Messenger, who lives at 216 Church St., spoke about the garage at 221 First St. during the March 15…

  • Spotswood softball favored to repeat at Blue Division champs

    Spotswood softball favored to repeat at Blue Division champs

    By Jimmy Allinder Spotswood Spotswood High School is the two-time defending Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division softball champion and with most of the lineup intact, the Chargers are favorites to repeat. Untested junior Joey Bartusak inherits the vitally important pitching job from departed Alexa Raba, but Spotswood is bolstered by a lineup that has…

  • Lost experience could be challenge for Bears’ softball team

    Lost experience could be challenge for Bears’ softball team

    By Jimmy Allinder Kevin Brady knows better than anyone his East Brunswick High School softball team usually wins 20 or more games every season because of a well of talent that never runs dry. This spring might be different. The Bears graduated eight starters from last year’s 22-7 team, which won the New Jersey State…

  • Kenney optimistic about young Colts baseball team

    Kenney optimistic about young Colts baseball team

    By Wayne Witkowski Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) baseball coach Marty Kenney believes his young, relatively inexperienced — but talented — team has its best days ahead as it begins its 2017 campaign. Gone are record-setting pitcher Luca Dalatri, widely regarded as the best player in the state the past two seasons, and catcher Brandon Martorano,…

  • Vikings prepared to build off last year’s 20-win baseball season

    Vikings prepared to build off last year’s 20-win baseball season

    By Warren Rappleyea Several starters return from a squad that went 20-10 a year ago, but South Brunswick High School’s baseball team lost starting pitchers who accounted for 14 of those wins to graduation. Last season was South Brunswick’s first 20-victory campaign since 1979. In addition, the Vikings went all the way to the New…

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