Dora Ramos retires with a legacy of community service and care
Dora Ramos, a recently retired attendance officer and advocate who served the Edison school community for three decades, was fittingly honored during the township’s Board of Education meeting on Tuesday night. “You are leaving a [...]
Hundreds of GMC swimmers make huge splash for Marisa Tufaro Foundation
Swimmers and coaches participating in an annual fundraiser benefiting The Marisa Tufaro Foundation enter the event knowing some background about the nonprofit’s namesake. But Mother Seton head coach Carolyn DeMaio had a personal connection through [...]
Kindness Counts Award Honors GMC Student-Athletes
Suddenly and without warning, a rare disease that causes damage to the heart of even completely healthy individuals claimed the life of Peter Bonn-Elchoness while he was sleeping. The 17-year-old was renowned throughout his school-community [...]
Toy drive brings joy to pediatric patients and children in need
The Marisa Tufaro Foundation donated hundreds of toys collected during a season-opening bowling tournament to pediatric patients and children in need. The Marisa Tufaro Classic was held Dec. 2 at Majestic Lanes in Woodbridge. Toys [...]
Howell wins Marisa Tufaro Classic girls tournament title
Nearly half of the state’s Top 20 high school girls bowling teams hail from the Shore Conference, so whenever league member Howell enters a tournament, the Rebels are likely going to be undaunted. “Every week [...]
Saint Joseph wins Marisa Tufaro Classic tournament championship
At the start of the Marisa Tufaro Classic, the Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen boys bowling team found itself in an unfamiliar position. The defending state champions, who went undefeated without losing a single [...]
Franklin Elementary School fundraises for Marisa Tufaro Foundation toy drive
The pun on a flyer promoting a fundraiser for The Marisa Tufaro Foundation playfully states that South Plainfield’s Franklin Elementary School “sticks” together. The wordplay referred to a schoolwide Squishmallow sticker sale to generate funds [...]
Jewish Community Center supports Marisa Tufaro Foundation toy drive
The Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Middlesex County partnered with The Marisa Tufaro Foundation to collect new and unwrapped toys for pediatric patients at Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center and children in need who [...]
Hundreds of GMC swimmers pool resources to make splash for Marisa Tufaro Foundation
The Greater Middlesex Conference swimming community is once again pooling its resources to make a splash for The Marisa Tufaro Foundation. Hundreds of student-athletes from the conference’s high school teams will become “Marisa’s Minnows” as [...]