Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Allentown Baseball – April 5, 2017
  • Monmouth Regional Chamber of  Commerce holds breakfast

    Monmouth Regional Chamber of Commerce holds breakfast

    The Monmouth Regional Chamber of Commerce (MRCC) will hold a Perkolator Breakfast on April 7 from 8 a.m. until 9:15 a.m. at the All Seasons Diner, 176 Wyckoff Road, Eatontown. Come out to meet and mingle with a dynamic group of individuals and businesses who represent professionalism in their respective fields. Enjoy breakfast, hear a…

  • Middlesex County candidates file for June 6 primary

    Middlesex County candidates file for June 6 primary

    The following candidates have filed petitions to run in the primary election on June 6: Jamesburg Borough Council: two three-year terms – uncontested race between Democrat incumbents Coleen Rutsky and Daria Ludas. Milltown Borough Council: two three-year terms – uncontested race between Democrats Phil Zambrana and Trina Jensen Mehr and Republicans Stacy D. Sullivan and incumbent Ronald Dixon.…

  • Lions’ baseball team expects contributions from young players

    Lions’ baseball team expects contributions from young players

    By Wayne Witkowski Six starters return from last season’s Jackson Liberty High School baseball team. The Lions still have a young lineup intent on surpassing last year’s 11-11 record. Eight seniors graduated — half of them starters — but there are plenty of players who saw extensive action last year, including three who started as…

  • St. Joseph v. Monroe Lacrosse – April 4, 2017
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  • JCP&L power line proposal has moved on to the courts

    JCP&L power line proposal has moved on to the courts

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer Monmouth County residents have spoken and now the controversial giant electrical proposal by Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has entered the courtroom. The project, which JCP&L has entitled the Monmouth County Reliability Project (MCRP), is now in the stage of evidentiary hearings that have begun on April 4 and will continue…

  • Residents demand traffic safety on Sayreville streets

    Residents demand traffic safety on Sayreville streets

        By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Residents from the Hilltop and Lee Avenue neighborhoods in Sayreville told council members that they are unhappy that their traffic situation has not gotten any better since a community meeting on the issue was held in December. “We still have racing through the streets, going through stop signs,…

  • Grove Avenue in Metuchen eyed for bicycle and pedestrian safety

    Grove Avenue in Metuchen eyed for bicycle and pedestrian safety

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Grove Avenue was placed at the top of a priority list that was put together by members of the borough’s Traffic and Transportation Committee as they focus on efforts to make the roadway friendly for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists. Amboy, Lake and Middlesex avenues followed closely behind. Committee member Jason…