Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Holmdel holds fifth annual Unified Game Day
Local students participated in the Holmdel School District’s fifth annual Unified Game Day that was recently held at Cross Farm Park in Holmdel. According to the press release from the Holmdel School District, over 200 Special Needs and General Education Peers were involved in the event that attracted the Colts Neck, Little Silver and Upper Freehold…
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Community invited to visit restored historic church
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Members of the public are invited to attend an open house and to celebrate the restoration of an historic structure that dates back to the 1800s. Restoration work is being completed on the Clarksburg Methodist Episcopal Church, which was established in 1844 and is the second oldest Methodist…
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Accomplishments of retiring Sayreville staffers span generations
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – Retiring staff members in the Sayreville School District received recognition for their lengthy years of service during recent school board meetings. On May 16, the board honored the retirements of Gaetana Menzel, a lunchroom and playground aide at Eisenhower Elementary School, and Lori Rosen, a Spanish teacher at…
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Edison Eagle Scout earns award
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A sophomore at John P. Stevens High School received a 2017 New Jersey Preservation Award for his Eagle Scout project at the Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum. Last year, Steven Zederbaum, a member of Troop 17 of Metuchen and Edison, with inspiration from local historian Walter…
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Smith is silent
Congressman Chris Smith is exceptionally good at giving the appearance of caring about his constituents, but when it comes down to being a man of the people, it really pays to take a close look. Much has been written about the Congressman’s decades long failure to hold a town hall. And a sign held by…
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Middletown woman admits role in fraud scheme
NEWARK- A Middletown woman on May 17 admitted her role in a scheme to defraud a bank and bank regulators, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced. According to a press release from the United States Attorney District of New Jersey, Donna Conroy, 57, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty in Newark federal…
