Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Metuchen considers limits on new home size
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — With the borough becoming a more and more desirable place to live, a catch-22 has presented itself with the construction of new single family homes. “I feel they are being built too big and don’t fit with the historical character of some of our neighborhoods,” said Councilman Reed…
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Manalapan strings together win streak with success at plate
By Jeff Appelblatt Manalapan High School had been winning its games with its bats. Freehold High School had been winning with pitching. When it came down to the finish line, it seemed like the Colonials may have beaten the Braves with their own game. However, no deficit is too great for Manalapan. Trailing, 9-7, at…
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Cougars holding onto unbeaten boys’ volleyball record
By Jeff Appelblatt If exhaustion kicked in from playing each day, the perfect record of the boys’ volleyball team from Colts Neck High School could have been in jeopardy by the time it played its fourth match in four days. The team wasn’t used to daily competition, but when the Cougars took the court at…
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Revised plan for Wawa gas station will continue in June
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Owners of the Wawa on Route 27 presented an amended plan to add fueling stations to the property since the application was denied in October. However, North Brunswick Zoning Board members will not vote on the revisions until at least June. A plan to demolish the existing…
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Braves’ softball team starting to find win column
By Jeff Appelblatt Time could heal most any slump in sports. Catch a groove, and a few losses could be balanced out with some wins. That’s what Manalapan High School softball coach Christian Erbig hoped for after his team’s first win. The girls opened the season with four losses, but they managed to do most…
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School district plans for upgrades in 2017-18 budget
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer Property owners in Manalapan and Englishtown will pay a total of $64.65 million in property taxes to support a $92.11 million budget that has been introduced by the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education for the 2017-18 school year. Board members took the following actions at the time the…
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Colonials quickly move past roller-coaster game vs. Braves
By Jeff Appelblatt Freehold High School baseball coach Jon Block had his feelings shoot up and down tremendously in the recent game at Manalapan High School. One of his team’s top pitchers, Dan Chiusano, gave the Braves seven runs in the first two innings. The Colonials had Chiusano’s back, though. The team scored five runs…
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Wealth Acceleration Movement event on April 25
Healy Brokerage,LLC will be holding a wealth building event entitled “Wealth Acceleration Movement” (WAM) on April 25 at the Entrepreneurial Business Development Center, 704 W. St. Georges Ave., Linden. There are two sessions for the for the event —3 p.m. until 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. The event is free. To reserve…
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South River student’s design includes American flag
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER – After narrowing down 750 logo design submissions to five finalists, the votes have been tallied and the grand prize winner of the South River Police Department’s 100th Anniversary T-Shirt Design Contest is ninth-grader Ciara Baez. To celebrate a century of protecting and serving the residents of South…
