• Successful Patriots help basketball coach through rough time

    Successful Patriots help basketball coach through rough time

    By Jeff Appelblatt On the surface, almost everything about the 2016-17 season seemed perfect for the boys’ basketball team at Freehold Township High School. The Patriots won the WOBM Classic on Toms River High School North’s home floor in the first month of the season, and they made it through the regular season without losing…

  • New Egypt boys’ lacrosse team looks to remain on upswing

    New Egypt boys’ lacrosse team looks to remain on upswing

    By Wayne Witkowski New Egypt High School’s boys’ lacrosse team, which went from doormat three years ago to winning a share of the Burlington County Scholastic League (BCSL) championship last season, is optimistic it can continue its upsurge this season. “The seniors went from winning four games as freshmen to nine games as sophomores to…

  • Warriors ready to player under new head baseball coach Corby

    Warriors ready to player under new head baseball coach Corby

    By Wayne Witkowski New Egypt High School’s baseball team opens its season with its third coach in four years. But two weeks before the preseason, things appeared in jeopardy. “I like the [coaching] opportunity. They did not have a coach [up to] two weeks before the start of preseason, and they asked me to do…

  • Weise focused on leading Redbirds against next season

    Weise focused on leading Redbirds against next season

    By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School girls’ basketball standout Ryan Weise figures to be working harder than ever in the months ahead after the Redbirds were eliminated from the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group III semifinals by Neptune High School earlier this month. “I think we had a memorable season. We had so much fun together,”…

  • District boys’ basketball players daunting to guard for opponents

    District boys’ basketball players daunting to guard for opponents

    By Jeff Appelblatt Reflecting on the boys’ basketball season, the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD) coaches gave their votes on which players in the division presented the biggest challenges to opposing teams. The top five players in the district as selected by the coaches are: Naseim Brantley, Howell High School (11-13): The junior led the…

  • Boyle joins Provident Bank, Old Bridge

    Provident Bank recently named Aileen G. Boyle of Monroe as banking center manager of the Old Bridge office. In her new position, Boyle is responsible for overseeing a broad range of financial initiatives, providing customer service while maintaining operational integrity, and growing existing client relationships and developing new opportunities. Boyle brings 28 years of experience…

  • Participants to make Miriam’s Cup at craft night

    Participants to make Miriam’s Cup at craft night

    The Sisterhood of the East Brunswick Jewish Center will sponsor its Multi-Generational Craft Night 7:30 p.m. March 22 in the Kiddush Room at the temple, 511 Ryders Lane. Participants will create their own Miriam’s Cup for their Passover Seder table, while learning the meaning of the cup. Mothers, daughters, sisters, grandchildren and others ages 10…

  • Community invited to Relay for Life kickoff

    Community invited to Relay for Life kickoff

    The American Cancer Society (ACS) Relay for Life of East Brunswick will hold its free kickoff event 7 p.m. March 21 at Carrabba’s Italian Grill, 335 Route 18, East Brunswick. There will be food and prizes. All are invited to learn how to help the ACS save more lives from cancer. The program will outline…

  • VFW to sponsor seafood lunch, dinner

    VFW to sponsor seafood lunch, dinner

    East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133 will hold its next Lenten Seafood Fest March 17 at the post home, 485 Cranbury Road, behind University Radiology. A lunch menu will be available noon-3 p.m. Dinner will be served 5:30-8 p.m. Dinner will feature soup; salad; a choice of corned beef and cabbage with…

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