• Rams confident they will contend for titles despite graduations

    Rams confident they will contend for titles despite graduations

    By Jimmy Allinder South River High School won the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Central Jersey, Group I and Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division baseball championships last spring, but repeating is going to be a challenge. Five from that championship team have graduated, four of which are playing in college. While five…

  • Hazlet Recreation sponsors egg hunt

    Hazlet Recreation sponsors egg hunt

    Hazlet Recreation is sponsoring  its annual egg hunt on April 15 at 11:30 am in Veterans Memorial Park in Hazlet. This is a free event for children ages 3-7.  Some of the eggs will have prizes inside , while prizes will be awarded for special eggs. Age groups will race through hay-covered fields as they…

  • Steenvoorden ready to fly in final season with Bears’ golf team

    Steenvoorden ready to fly in final season with Bears’ golf team

    By Jimmy Allinder Jeremy Steenvoorden has always been intrigued by how things fly, especially airplanes and golf balls. An East Brunswick High School senior, Steenvoorden is one of the top golfers in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) and following graduation, he plans on becoming an aerospace engineer. Steenvoorden has been accepted to and will attend…

  • Young lineup brings talent to Bombers’ baseball team

    Young lineup brings talent to Bombers’ baseball team

    By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville War Memorial High School’s baseball team will have a decidedly young look this spring, but the Bombers, nevertheless, have a group of talented players. Last season, the Blue and Gray went 12-13. Much of the starting lineup from that team, along with its two top pitchers, Pete Soporowski and Connor Johnson,…

  • Wrestling referee laying the smackdown to cancer with toy drive

    Wrestling referee laying the smackdown to cancer with toy drive

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Ryan Torok, who was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 4, was given a powerful visual to help him get through his life-threatening illness. Torok said his doctor picked up on his interest in wrestling and explained to him that “Hulk Hogan is your chemotherapy,” he said, adding that…

  • Lions to lean on pitchers early in baseball season

    Lions to lean on pitchers early in baseball season

    By Wayne Witkowski Middletown High School North’s baseball team showed signs last season of its young program coming of age. Now it’s ready for a breakout season. That is, if Mike Mercier can overcome early-season arm troubles. “We have pitching, great chemistry and a lot of leadership and varsity experience. Now, we have to play…

  • Monroe police to join in distracted-drivers crackdown

    Monroe police to join in distracted-drivers crackdown

    Law-enforcement officers from the Monroe Township Police Department will crack down on distracted drivers April 1-21 as part of New Jersey’s UDrive. UText. UPay. enforcement campaign. The high-visibility law-enforcement initiative will target motorists who engage in dangerous distracted-driving behaviors such as talking on hand-held cell phones and sending text messages while driving. The National Highway…

  • Library events to mark Women’s History Month

    Library events to mark Women’s History Month

    The Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, will offer two upcoming programs in celebration of Women’s History Month. New Jersey photojournalist Jim DelGiudice will present “Agents of Change: Famous New Jersey Women” 7 p.m. March 23. Topics will include Dr. Virginia Apgar, inventor of the APGAR score for newborns; Revolutionary…

  • Library to celebrate creativity with Makerfest

    Library to celebrate creativity with Makerfest

    The Monroe Township Public Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, will celebrate the creative community during its third annual Makerfest 11 a.m.-4 p.m. March 25. The event, which is designed to honor creativity, hobbies and interests, inventors, crafters and artists, will cater to a myriad of pursuits from woodshop to 3D printing to sewing to an outdoor…

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