Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Lost experience could be challenge for Bears’ softball team

    Lost experience could be challenge for Bears’ softball team

    By Jimmy Allinder Kevin Brady knows better than anyone his East Brunswick High School softball team usually wins 20 or more games every season because of a well of talent that never runs dry. This spring might be different. The Bears graduated eight starters from last year’s 22-7 team, which won the New Jersey State…

  • Police target distracted drivers

    Police target distracted drivers

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Police officers in Edison, Metuchen and Woodbridge will be on the lookout for distracted drivers as they participate in the “UDrive. UText. UPay.” Distracted Driver Traffic enforcement campaign. The campaign started on April 1 and will run through April 21. The National Safety Council has designated April as Distracted Driving…

  • Edison goes blue for autism awareness

    Edison goes blue for autism awareness

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower will be awash in blue lights every night in April to mark National Autism Awareness Month. “Autism rates continue to steadily increase across our state, affecting many families in our community and throughout Middlesex County,” said Mayor Thomas Lankey, noting that a…

  • Bar remains high for boys’ tennis team at Holmdel

    Bar remains high for boys’ tennis team at Holmdel

    By Matthew Rocco The Holmdel High School boys’ tennis team may be young, but it appears the Hornets will be back in the driver’s seat this season. After cruising to a state group championship in 2016, the Hornets are one of the favorites to return to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Tournament…

  • Sayreville boys’ golfers aim for another winning season

    Sayreville boys’ golfers aim for another winning season

    By Warren Rappleyea With a growing reputation, Sayreville War Memorial High School’s boys’ golf team will look to put a fourth straight winning season into the books this spring. A year ago, the Bombers entered the season with high expectations and went on to post a 17-1 record, including a perfect 14-0 mark in divisional…

  • Rumson candidates running in 2017 November ballot

    Rumson candidates running in 2017 November ballot

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer RUMSON–Borough Councilmen Gary Casazza and Benjamin W. Day, Jr. have filed for reelection for the upcoming primary elections. Republican candidates Casazza and Day are both running for a three-year borough council term. The filing deadline for candidates seeking to run on a party line was April 3. For independent candidates,…

  • Two incumbents seek reelection in Middletown

    Two incumbents seek reelection in Middletown

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN–Two incumbents and a democratic candidate will be running for township committee seats for upcoming primary elections. Anthony P. Fiore, a  township Committeeman and incumbent republican candidate, has filed for reelection for his current committee seat for the November ballot. The incumbent republican candidate and current Deputy Mayor, Stephanie C. Murray, has…

  • North Brunswick is on the right track for train station funding

    North Brunswick is on the right track for train station funding

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – What seemed like a distant dream when the idea first surfaced almost a decade ago could soon become a reality. With the signing of Senate Bill 3076 on March 30, North Brunswick is on the list to receive funding for the North Brunswick Rail Station along New Jersey Transit’s Northeast Corridor…

  • Marlboro council schedules public hearing on budget

    Marlboro council schedules public hearing on budget

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – The Township Council has set April 20 as the date for a public hearing on a $36.8 million budget that will fund the operation of the municipality in 2017. The budget that was introduced earlier this month is expected to result in an $8 decrease in municipal taxes…