Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Mounmouth County holding beach clean-up April 1

    Mounmouth County holding beach clean-up April 1

    The Monmouth County Park System (MCPS) welcomes members of the public to participate in a beach clean-up at Popamora Point, Henry Hudson Trail, Highlands. The clean-up will be held from 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. on April 1. The beach clean-up is open to individuals ages 14 and up. Those age 13 and under may participate…

  • Supermarket honors associates with special breakfast cereal package

    Supermarket honors associates with special breakfast cereal package

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD–Surrounded by a wall of cereal boxes, cake and Scrunchy the Bear, ShopRite officials gathered together to unveil a special-edition Cheerios box that features the local winners of its annual Partners In Caring Cheerios Contest, sponsored in partnership with General Mills. During the in-store ceremony on March 22, the contest winner,…

  • ‘Game of Thrones’ language creator at Brookdale April 6

    ‘Game of Thrones’ language creator at Brookdale April 6

    David J. Peterson, master language creator for the HBO series “Game of Thrones” and Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World,” will hold a free presentation on the art of invented languages at 7 p.m. on April 6 at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. Peterson, who has also created languages for Syfy’s “Defiance” and authored the book…

  • Allentown council hires DPW superintendent

    Allentown council hires DPW superintendent

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council has hired Nicholas Pellichero to serve as Allentown’s Department of Works superintendent. The hiring of a DPW superintendent became necessary because a shared services agreement between Allentown and Robbinsville through which Robbinsville provided a DPW supervisor and a full-time worker to Allentown will expire on…

  • Project Write Now presenting teacher retreat

    Project Write Now presenting teacher retreat

    Project Write Now, 25 Bridge Ave., Suite 130, Red Bank, presents writing on the river, which is a retreat for teachers. The retreat will be from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on April 2 at the Oyster Point Hotel, 146 Bodman Place in Red Bank. Participants will learn and engage in a conversation about the teaching of…

  • Plumsted officials oppose unfunded mandate

    PLUMSTED – Members of the Township Committee have lent their support to a complaint filed by the New Jersey Association of Counties which asserts that the state’s Criminal Justice Reform Act constitutes an unfunded state mandate in violation of New Jersey’s Constitution. The complaint has been filed with the New Jersey Council on Local Mandates,…

  • Bears confident in pitching depth behind Burnham

    Bears confident in pitching depth behind Burnham

    By Jimmy Allinder There’s always been an emphasis on pitching depth in high school baseball, and a rule change that goes into effect this spring makes it more important than ever. For that reason, it remains to be seen if East Brunswick High School can duplicate what it did in 2016, even with the return…

  • Spotswood enters baseball season with high hopes

    Spotswood enters baseball season with high hopes

    By Jimmy Allinder This could be the spring Spotswood High School fields its next exceptional baseball team. The Chargers have a rich history of winning multiple Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division titles, but their best season was 2007, when they captured the division and GMC Tournament crowns and topped off the season with the…

  • Eagles still juggling lineup as baseball opener approaches

    Eagles still juggling lineup as baseball opener approaches

    By Wayne Witkowski It’s anyone’s guess, including coach Ryan Spillane, who will be in the starting lineup and where they’ll be playing in the field when Middletown High School South’s baseball team opens its season at home April 1 at 10 a.m. against Middletown High School North. Even pitching is something that may be accomplished…