• NCAA Tournament next for Hawks’ MAAC champion women’s team

    By NEIL BORENSTEIN Staff Writer The 2013 campaign has been one for the record books at Monmouth University, where the women’s soccer team secured the regular-season and conference championship titles during its first season as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). Attention now turns to the NCAA Division I Tournament, which begins…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    The NJ Marlins Baseball Organization will hold tryouts on Nov. 16 at Cross Farms Field, Longbridge Road in Holmdel, Field No. 4, for players ages 9-18. Tryouts for ages 9-12 will be held 1-2 p.m., and ages 13-18 will try out from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Those trying out must arrive 15 minutes beforehand. To…

  • Vikings cross-country looks to capture state group meet title

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent North Brunswick Township High School’s Ibe Nnenna (21) blocked this shot by Toms River High School North during the NJSIAA Group IV opening-round match played in North Brunswick. The Raiders were beaten in two sets on Nov. 6 on their home floor. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR SOUTH BRUNSWICK S outh Brunswick…

  • Rutgers troupe brings ‘theater of the senses’

    Kate Villanova, Dalton Gray and Gabriel Barre, foreground, rehearse for “Cyrano de Bergerac.” LARRY LEVANTI Good, old-fashioned romance is rhyming, swashbuckling and sword-fighting its way to the stage of the Philip J. Levin Theater. The Rutgers Theater Co.’s “Cyrano de Bergerac” opens Nov. 15. New Jersey residents involved in the production include cast members Shamsuddin…

  • COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD

    Legion hall to dish out comfort buffet Nov. 15 American Legion Post 459 will hold a comfort buffet 5-8 p.m. Nov. 15 at the post hall, 1015 Linwood Place, North Brunswick. The cost is $9 per adult and $5 for children between 5 and 12 years old. Children under 5 are free. For reservations, call…

  • Diwali filled with light, color and worship at local temples

    By DR. TUSHAR PATEL Correspondent People of Indian origin celebrated Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, with great enthusiasm and festive mood in area communities. The celebration of Diwali started Nov. 1 and ended Nov. 5. The temples in Central Jersey were decorated with colorful candles, lights and flower decorations. People went to worship and…

  • Little Rivka marries Yitzchak

    The Jewish Community Center of North & South Brunswick Nursery School recently celebrated the wedding of Rivka and Yitzchak, as portrayed by students Sophia and Noah. Rabbi Robert Wolkoff officiated the ceremony. PHOTO COURTESY OF PHYLLIS DENENBERG

  • SBA program helps veterans get loans

    The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced new measures to get small-business loans into the hands of veterans by setting the up-front fee to zero for all veteran loans — up to $350,000 — authorized under the SBA Express Loan Program. This initiative will start Jan. 1 and continue through the end of the…

  • Forum to empower residents to cover on-the-spot news

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer EDISON — As those who stared steadfastly at smartphone screens throughout the wake of superstorm Sandy are well aware, information is the best ally in a disaster situation or crisis. The Citizens Campaign is looking to arm residents with the skills and techniques necessary to investigate and report in the…

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