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Why Rutgers coach Greg Schiano anticipates bright future for Indiana football
INDIANAPOLIS — Rutgers football coach Greg Schiano was excited to hear that Curt Cignetti was joining the Big Ten ranks. Indiana football hired the former James Madison coach to replace Tom Allen at the end of November. Schiano only knows Cignetti in passing, but he’s familiar with the family’s long history in college football dating back to Frank Cignetti Sr.’s time as an assistant on Bobby Bowden’s staff at West Virginia. ...
Monmouth University put on lockdown for ‘dangerous device’ threat
WEST LONG BRANCH — The main campus at Monmouth University was locked down in the pre-dawn hours Tuesday after a threatening email was received by students and faculty. According to an alert sent by the school July 23 at 3:23 a.m., Monmouth University police and other agencies were checking "various areas on campus" including residence halls as part of an active investigation.
Ex-Military Police Officer Sentenced to Prison for Role in Capitol Riot
A former Army National Guard police officer was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Tuesday after admitting that he pepper-sprayed law enforcement officers, while a mob of former President Donald J. Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The sentencing of the...
RED BANK: COUNCIL HATCHES BIKE/PEDESTRIAN POLICY
A pedestrian takes his latte in his hands as he crosses Broad Street. (Photo by Brian Donohue. Click to enlarge.) A police officer reported 54 pedestrians have been struck by vehicles Red Bank streets in the past five years. A mother said she was “scared to death” for her children...
ACME Screening Room Presents- Lambertville Comic and Zine Con
Join the Acme Screening Room and Soupcon Salon on Saturday July 27 for the second annual Lambertville Comic and Zine Con. From 11am-4pm The Lambertville Comic and Zine Con is a celebration of DIY press, focusing on artists and writers creating self-published and small press works. The event draws artists from throughout the Mid-Atlantic region to Lambertville for one day only. The event is free to attend and family friendly.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER At 5pm join us for the film Married to Comics, with a post screening discussion with filmmaker John Kinhart....
LOCAL 9 TAKE TROPHY
After a long hot two days of baseball, the Red Bank area-based Jersey Shore Raiders emerged as champions of the United States Amateur Baseball League (USABL) 15U Central Summer Slam Tournament this past weekend. The tournament consisted of 8 teams who each competed in two games of pool-play throughout Saturday at both Count Basie Fields and Lawrence Harbor Little League Fields. On Sunday, the top six teams from pool play competed in a single elimination playoff held at Count Basie Fields. When all was said and done, the Raiders had marched through the playoffs with three consecutive wins of 6-5 over PRD Ghost, 9-7 over TKR Reds and a trophy-clinching 4-1 victory over the Trenton Thunder Baseball Academy.
See all homes sold in Manalapan, July 15 to July 21
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Manalapan reported from July 15 to July 21. There were 4 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 2,677-square-foot home on Ivanhoe Drive in Manalapan that sold for $975,000. 95 Arrowood...
Fake Old Bridge Doc, Wife Sentenced For Sex Assaults On Patients, Unlicensed Medical Practice
The medical practice of Orger Sibaja-Bolanos, 67, and his wife, Rosa Perez, 64, both of Old Bridge, came under investigation in 2022 after two patients reported being sexually assaulted by Sibaja-Bolanos, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said (scroll down for sentencings). An investigation found he posed as a doctor and...
Bound Brook library may not reopen until next year
BOUND BROOK – The Bound Brook Memorial Library may not reopen until next year after closing due to asbestos found during renovations, according to Mayor Dominic Longo. According to Longo, this year's municipal budget year didn’t cover the cost of abating the asbestos or bringing the renovations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ...
Happening Tomorrow: Join the Unprecedented Raiser’s Event
Tomorrow, July 24th, is the day we unite to save the future of Klal Yisroel. Gedolei Eretz Yisroel traveled to the United States recently and raised $84,000,000 to replace the budgets which the Israeli government took away from the yeshivos. Those numbers are staggering, but we still need to raise...
Cops say son found his murdered mom at home in Edison, NJ
EDISON — A 37-year-old township man has been accused of stabbing a woman to death in her home on Sunday, where her son made the gruesome discovery. Joan Franklin Polanco was charged with first-degree murder, in connection with the death of 37-year-old Edison resident Lizbeth Benitez-Rivera, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced.
Tessa Carman Verbal Commitment to Monmouth University Hawks Women’s Basketball
Class of 2025 Tessa Carman of Red Bank Catholic High School (N.J.) and Shoreshots AAU squad has verbally committed to Division I Monmouth University Hawks Women’s basketball program, today she announced on X. “I really like coach Wetmore and connect with her,” she wrote on X. “I trust her”...
Feds say ex-NYPD officer from Staten Island bought home in Texas near his sex-abuse victim
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A former cop from Staten Island already accused of sexually exploiting minors had at one point, according to a newly filed court document, purchased a second house in Texas to be closer to one of his victims. Christopher Terranova, 34, of Eltingville, is facing charges...
East Brunswick will spend $30 million to build ice arena
EAST BRUNSWICK - The Township Council has awarded two contracts totaling $30 million to build a municipal ice arena. But Mayor Brad Cohen said the bids came in less than what the Township Council approved a bond for. Last summer, the Township Council approved a $40.3 million bond to fund the project at...
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