Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • 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…

  • Knights’ baseball team to lean on pitching, defense

    Knights’ baseball team to lean on pitching, defense

    By Warren Rappleyea Pitching and defense will again be the keys for Old Bridge High School’s baseball team as it looks to improve on the 14-13 mark it posted a year ago. The good news for the Knights is that three pitchers are back, including staff ace Joe Papeo, who went 3-3 last season with…

  • Steps will be taken to handle Woodward Road concerns

    Steps will be taken to handle Woodward Road concerns

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – New signs, pavement markings and road striping will be the initial steps taken by municipal officials in a bid to deal with motor vehicle issues that have been reported by residents to be occurring on Woodward Road. James Winckowski, representing the township’s engineering firm, CME Associates, presented a…

  • 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,…

  • Slight increase in Spotswood budget attributed to insurance, pension costs

    Slight increase in Spotswood budget attributed to insurance, pension costs

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD – The factors impacting this year’s budget increase in Spotswood include the rising cost of public safety functions, insurance and pension liabilities. The 2017 municipal budget totals $10.58 million, Business Administrator Dawn McDonald said during a Borough Council meeting on March 20. The local tax levy will be $6.8 million,…

  • Iselin men sentenced in credit card scam

    Iselin men sentenced in credit card scam

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer TRENTON — The two owners of a Jersey City jewelry store were sentenced to jail time and home confinement in their respective roles in what Acting United States Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick called one of the largest credit card fraud schemes — $200 million — charged by the U.S. Department…

  • 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…

  • Shrewsbury Chorale’s 60th anniversary concert on May 21

    Shrewsbury Chorale’s 60th anniversary concert on May 21

    The Shrewsbury Chorale will hold its 60th anniversary concert on May 21 at 3 p.m. at the Manasquan United Methodist Church, 23 Church St., Manasquan. Tickets at door will be $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and students and $10 for children. Advance sales discounted. For more information, call 732-747-1362 or email [email protected]. Visit their…