• SPORT SHORTS

    The Millstone United Travel Soccer Under-8 Strikers are competing in the Monmouth Ocean Soccer Association (MOSA) fall season, and they also participated in the Lacey Labor Day Soccer Tournament in preparation for the regular season. With a mix of players from Howell, Somerset and Millstone Township, the team, which has completed the first half of…

  • After time off, Sesely returns to win Spooky Spectacular at Wall Stadium

    A fter taking the majority of the 2013 auto racing season off to pursue other interests, two-time track driving champion Anthony Sesely posted an impressive comeback by winning the 75-lap Modified stock car Spooky Spectacular race at Wall Stadium on Oct. 19. It was the Matawan resident’s first stock car win of the year. Sesely…

  • Robbinsville’s Allentown players eager for the start of ice hockey season

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Hightstown High School’s Dakota Mills (12) gets her foot on the ball before Allentown High School’s Kirsten Littlefield can get to it during the Mercer County Soccer Tournament’s first-round match played on Oct. 25 in Allentown. The Redbirds advanced with a 3-1 victory. FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI ALLENTOWN H igh school ice hockey…

  • Leaders of the pack

    They may not be for everyone, but everyone is talking about a hot American sports car and an outrageously equipped luxury sedan this fall. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features CHEVROLET CORVETTE STINGRAY New-car sales are at their highest levels since the economic crash of 2008-2009, and automakers are enthusiastically welcoming buyers back to dealers’ showrooms…

  • ‘Luna Mexicana’ celebrates with dance, music and costumes

    Lustig Dance Theatre will open its season with a special presentation of its “Luna Mexicana” at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick. “Luna Mexicana” pays tribute to the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead, and this presentation will conveniently land at 7 p.m. Nov. 2, the second day of the annual festival. Colorful music…

  • Axelrod Performing Arts Center will present new programs at JCC

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Axelrod Performing Arts Center will return to its home at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Deal Park to present a program of cultural events that includes blockbuster musicals, concerts and film premieres. Two-time Tony Award-winner Christine Ebersole will perform in concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 9. The concert will also…

  • IBEW members will assist JCP&L in storm response

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer I n the wake of harsh criticism of its response to superstorm Sandy, Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) is set to join forces with union electricians in Monmouth and Ocean counties in order to more rapidly restore power if a storm knocks out power in any area of the…

  • The scenic route

    Visitors to Walnford Day enjoy a wagon ride around the grounds of Historic Walnford in Upper Freehold Township. Activities at Walnford Day, held on Oct. 6, took visitors back to a simpler time in the nation’s history. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Team gears up for marathon run

    The Central Jersey Dystonia Support and Action Group, which has been meeting at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, for 14 years, is racing to find the cure. For the first time, the support group has a team running in the Nov. 3 New York City Marathon. The CentraState Healthcare Foundation is one of the team’s…

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