Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Manalapan will lower speed limit on portion of Woodward Road

    Manalapan will lower speed limit on portion of Woodward Road

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Woodward Road between Valley Road and Lamb Lane will have a 25 mph speed limit if an ordinance introduced by the Manalapan Township Committee becomes law. At a meeting on April 5, committee members voted 5-0 to introduce an ordinance to establish a 25 mph speed limit on…

  • Millstone officials introduce $6M budget for 2017

    Millstone officials introduce $6M budget for 2017

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – The Township Committee has introduced a $6.12 million budget to fund the operation of Millstone Township this year. A public hearing on the spending plan has been scheduled for 8 p.m. May 17 in the governing body’s meeting room, Millstone Road. The committee may adopt the budget that evening. Mayor…

  • Marlboro teens support children through Comfort Cases

    Marlboro teens support children through Comfort Cases

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – Marlboro High School students Seth Goldstein, Brandon Lehner and Michael Lehner have been volunteering for the Maryland-based charitable organization Comfort Cases to collect donations for children in foster care. Comfort Cases is a nonprofit organization based in Rockville, Md., that provides newborns through 18-year-olds who are in the…

  • Healthy Vega places first in bars at Region 7 competition

    Healthy Vega places first in bars at Region 7 competition

    By Wayne Witkowski Olivia Vega spent most of the last two frustrating years recovering from early-season injuries for Action Gymnastics in Freehold but made the most of her opportunities in a healthy campaign this spring. The 13-year-old eighth grader at Howell Middle School South finished first in the uneven bars and was third in the…

  • Holmdel teenager achieves rank of Eagle Scout

    Holmdel teenager achieves rank of Eagle Scout

    BY MICHAEL BENAVIDES Staff Writer A Holmdel teenager was full of confidence in his pursuit of attaining the highest rank a Boy Scout can achieve – Eagle Scout. Trevor Kiss, 14, said he felt confident that he was going to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout, which he received on Nov. 29, 2016. “I remember…

  • Spring computer classes at Edison Public Library

    The Edison Main Public Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., will offer computer classes from 2:30-4 p.m. on Thursdays starting April 20 and will run through May 11. The classes will focus on email, internet safety and computer maintenance and Excel 1. Participants are encouraged to bring their tablets, if they have one. The North Edison Branch, 777…

  • School districts’ disagreement continues in court

    School districts’ disagreement continues in court

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer A legal issue involving the Millstone Township K-8 School District and the Upper Freehold Regional School District is proceeding in court. The two districts have a long-standing relationship in which students of high school age who reside in Millstone Township can attend Allentown High School in the Upper Freehold Regional…

  • “Moonstruck in Metuchen” fundraiser April 24

    The Friends of the Metuchen Library will hold a four course dinner and showing of the classic movie “Moonstruck” at Civile Cucina Italiana, 154 Main St. at 7 p.m., April 24. The event ticket is $50 per person and can be purchased, cash or check, at the library’s front desk. The funds will support general library…

  • Performers of the Week for April 13

    Performers of the Week for April 13

    The spring 2017 season has sprung on the high school athletic fields throughout the region. But, of course, April showers have slowed down the action during the first week of the season. Here are some local athletes who excelled in between the wet weather. The baseball slate managed to stay dry for a few days.…