• Church to sponsor Indoor Yard Sale

    Church to sponsor Indoor Yard Sale

    Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 568 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, will host its Indoor Yard Sale 8 a.m.-2 p.m. April 8. Vendors will offer new and gently used collectibles, clothes, accessories, household items, linens and toys. Lunch will be available for purchase. All proceeds go to the church to assist with its mission work in the…

  • Unlocked vehicles again targeted in Colonial Gardens

    Unlocked vehicles again targeted in Colonial Gardens

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Several vehicle burglaries were reported in North Brunswick over the weekend. The burglaries were mainly reported in the Colonial Gardens section of the township, specifically Revere Road, Williamson Road, Jackson Drive and Lynn Court, on March 18 and 19, according to information provided by the North Brunswick Police Department. Detectives are investigating…

  • Lancers induct new class into Athletic Hall of Fame

    Lancers induct new class into Athletic Hall of Fame

    By Matthew Rocco Saint John Vianney High School inducted head baseball coach Mike Morgan, former pitcher Scott Fitzgerald and the 1988 girls’ tennis team into its Athletic Hall of Fame. Morgan led the Lancers to a state championship in 2014, the program’s first New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) title since 1981. St. John…

  • Public urged to question purpose of hearing on energy project

    Public urged to question purpose of hearing on energy project

    On March 29, thousands of residents and local elected officials from Monmouth County will converge upon the Collins Arena at Brookdale to speak against the proposed Monmouth County Reliability Project as proposed by FirstEnergy and its subsidiary JCP&L. This additional hearing called for by Office of Administrative Law Judge Gail Cookson follows a meeting held…

  • Woodbridge’s Vazquez to play in GMC Senior All-Star Game

    Woodbridge’s Vazquez to play in GMC Senior All-Star Game

    By Jeff Appelblatt Each coach in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) had to select one player to play in the the Senior All-Star Game March 28 in Woodbridge. Woodbridge High School’s girls’ basketball team had four seniors this year that meant a lot to the Barrons: Najyah Adams, Emily Kolpuc, Joyce Loda and Jordan Vazquez.…

  • Shore Coaches Senior All-Star Game slated for March 23

    Shore Coaches Senior All-Star Game slated for March 23

    By JEFF APPELBLATT Correspondent Basketball season still isn’t entirely over for some of the seniors in the Shore Conference A North Division. On March 23 at the Toms River High School North’s Pine Belt Arena, top players will compete in the Shore Basketball Coaches Senior All-Star Game. First, at 6 p.m., will be the girls’…

  • Business network to hold dance party, social on March 25

    Business network to hold dance party, social on March 25

    The Professional and Business Social Network (PBSN) will sponsor a Dance Party and Social on March 25 at Town and Country Inn, 48 Route 35 at Broadway in Keyport. A Hustle Dance Lesson will begin at 6:45 p.m., and the social will be held from 8 p.m.-midnight. Invite your friends for an evening to “Mix, Mingle and Dance.”…

  • Patriots ready to start baseball season despite lack of practice

    Patriots ready to start baseball season despite lack of practice

    By Jeff Appelblatt Opening day for the high school baseball season is slated for April 1, though practices and scrimmages are usually going on daily by the middle of March. This March, however, has seen fields filled with snow and ice. As a result, practice has been minimal and scrimmages have been nonexistent. Freehold Township…

  • District full of girls’ basketball talent this season

    District full of girls’ basketball talent this season

    By Jeff Appelblatt Whether it was sparked by games against them, overall consistency or a combination of the two, the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD) girls’ basketball coaches remembered some opponents more than others. In turn, the six FRHSD coaches gave their votes on which players in the district presented the biggest challenges to…

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