Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

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  • Matawan council looks to future water repairs

    Matawan council looks to future water repairs

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer MATAWAN – The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) will allow the Borough of Matawan to fix its water main during the reconstruction of Route 34 in the fall of 2020. The NJDOT is currently in the preliminary stages for the repaving Route 34, according to the Borough Administrator Louis Ferrara.…

  • Sayreville approves budget despite resident objection

    Sayreville approves budget despite resident objection

    By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent SAYREVILLE—Sayreville’s 2017 budget passed with its original figures, much to the dismay of one resident who disagrees with several line items. The final $57 million budget, unchanged from the introduced version in March, will raise taxes $53.46 on the average homeowner in the borough. The tax increase is a 3.9 cents…

  • North Brunswick student accepted to multiple colleges

    North Brunswick student accepted to multiple colleges

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Cynthia Liang has a difficult choice to make in the months ahead: which one of the nine colleges she was accepted to will be her destination for the next four years. Liang, a senior at North Brunswick Township High School, said she is leaning most toward the…

  • Metuchen to require restaurants to cut grease

    Metuchen to require restaurants to cut grease

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — The borough has a “greasy” problem on its hands and hopes to  prevent what Councilwoman Allison Inserro has called a “yucky” situation. At the next council meeting on May 1, borough officials are expected to introduce an ordinance on how restaurant businesses maintain their grease traps. “This is…

  • South River Green Team debuts on Earth Day

    South River Green Team debuts on Earth Day

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER– Aiming to create a more sustainable and greener community for residents, the South River Green Team held its first meeting on Earth Day, April 22. The Green Team was formed as a permanent advisory committee to the borough to encourage sustainable practices and become environmentally friendly within the…

  • Red Bank jazz project plans enchanted evening May 6

    Red Bank jazz project plans enchanted evening May 6

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer Traveling back in time to perform the songs and sounds of the Great American Songbook, the the Jazz Arts Project will present its fourth annual “An Enchanted Evening of Song” event. This one-night show, which is sponsored  by Total Financial Concepts and National Retail Systems, will take place at 8 p.m. on May…

  • Howell reaches out to aid people living in woods

    Howell reaches out to aid people living in woods

    By Michael Benavides Staff Writer HOWELL – Some residents of Howell have taken it upon themselves to provide food and supplies to people who are living in an encampment in a wooded area off Route 9 south. Township Council members recently passed a resolution acknowledging and approving the situation and naming a nonprofit organization to…

  • Freehold Borough seeks to create age-restricted housing zone

    Freehold Borough seeks to create age-restricted housing zone

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Members of the Freehold Borough Planning Board are attempting to ensure that if Freehold Raceway is sold, only age-restricted residences will be permitted to be developed in the harness track’s parking lot that is bordered by Park and Manalapan avenues. On April 12, members of the board recommended…