• Deep Caseys baseball team enters season with high expectations

    Deep Caseys baseball team enters season with high expectations

    By Warren Rappleyea Coming off a 22-win season and with six starters and several other key players back, expectations are high this spring for Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School’s baseball team. A year ago, the Caseys made it to the semifinals of both the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Non-Public, A South…

  • Tucci to lead Raiders’ lacrosse team in search of another GMC title

    Tucci to lead Raiders’ lacrosse team in search of another GMC title

    By Warren Rappleyea After picking up its second Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) championship in three years, North Brunswick Township High School looks to make it three out of four this spring. The Raiders will once again be strong in the middle with four-year starter Victoria Tucci leading the way. Tucci has career totals of 177…

  • Jaguars relying on experience to make mark in conference lacrosse

    Jaguars relying on experience to make mark in conference lacrosse

    By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School’s boys’ lacrosse team is looking to get back into the Shore Conference Tournament after falling short of qualifying the past four years. In stark contrast, the Jaguars reached the championship game two straight years prior to that. Veteran starting goalkeeper Dylan Furnback remembers those glory years when he…

  • Returning players hope to lead Warriors to better lacrosse season

    Returning players hope to lead Warriors to better lacrosse season

    By Wayne Witkowski New Egypt High School’s girls’ lacrosse team may surpass last year’s 9-12 record with half of its lineup back. The team was slated to open the season at home March 29 against East Brunswick High School. Despite being the team’s third coach in three years, Lisa Malloy feels it has not affected…

  • Fleetwood Mac tribute band to perform in Monroe

    Fleetwood Mac tribute band to perform in Monroe

    The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission will present “TUSK: The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute” 4 p.m. April 30 at the Richard Marasco Center for the Performing Arts, 1629 Perrineville Road, Monroe. General-admission tickets cost $28 per person, $25 for patrons; students under age 12 will be admitted free of charge. Tickets are available by logging…

  • Panel will offer free seedlings to residents

    Panel will offer free seedlings to residents

    The East Brunswick Shade Tree Division will distribute free tree seedlings to East Brunswick residents 8 a.m.-1 p.m. April 8 at the East Brunswick Recycling Center, 357 Dunhams Corner Road. The program is part of the New Jersey Tree Recovery Campaign designed to help communities replace trees damaged or destroyed by superstorm Sandy. Seedlings, which…

  • Medieval, ancient gardens to come to life at library

    Medieval, ancient gardens to come to life at library

    Dr. Michael Norris, formerly of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, will present a program titled “Eternal Spring” 2 p.m. April 6 at the Jamesburg Public Library, 229 Gatzmer Ave. The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Jamesburg Library. Norris will take audience members on a stroll through ancient to medieval…

  • Meeting to feature watercolor workshop

    Meeting to feature watercolor workshop

    The Suburban Artist Guild of Central New Jersey (SAG) will meet at 2 p.m. April 7 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Artist and teacher Pat Morgan will demonstrate how to paint a landscape that includes figures. Participants should bring watercolor supplies to the event. For more information, email Joyce Williams…

  • Senior-led Redbirds’ lacrosse team aims for postseason success

    Senior-led Redbirds’ lacrosse team aims for postseason success

    By Wayne Witkowski Senior defenders Jason Rider and Jeremy Kleinwaks are looking to end their careers as four-year starters for Allentown High School’s boys’ lacrosse team the way they started: in the championship game of the Mercer County Tournament. With 12 of 21 players back from last season, the team is looking to qualify for…

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