Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Legal battles continue for Edison officer

    Legal battles continue for Edison officer

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Former Edison Police Officer Michael Dotro, charged with attempted murder for allegedly setting fire to his police captain’s home in Monroe Township in 2013, has won a small battle in his defense. In a 12-page decision made public on Feb. 27, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court…

  • Monmouth University seeking new president

    Monmouth University seeking new president

    By MATTHEW SOCKOL Staff Writer Monmouth University is seeking a new president. The search for new leadership at the university follows the departure and impending retirement of Paul Brown, the school’s eighth president, which was announced on Feb. 28 by Henry Mercer, chair of the Monmouth University Board of Trustees. Brown, who joined Monmouth in…

  • Allentown officials plan to staff public works department

    Allentown officials plan to staff public works department

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – As a shared services agreement between Allentown and Robbinsville enters its final weeks, borough officials are making plans to continue providing public works services in the community. During the fall of 2016, officials in neighboring Robbinsville informed their counterparts in Allentown they were planning to end a shared…

  • Deer cause problems near golf course

    Deer cause problems near golf course

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Residents on Oak Grove Lane near the Metuchen Golf and Country Club are having an “oh deer” of a problem. “I approached the mayor’s office five years ago and told them that there is a deer problem,” said resident Fred Carpene, who said although at the time it…

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  • Affordable housing in Sayreville may require zoning changes

    Affordable housing in Sayreville may require zoning changes

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Whether the borough will approve the zoning changes required for its affordable housing plan is uncertain and possibly puts the borough’s settlement at risk. Borough Attorney Michael DuPont told the council at the Feb. 13 meeting that Municipal Planner John Leoncavallo had provided him with draft ordinances and resolutions that…

  • Red Bank plans to convert former landfill into new park

    Red Bank plans to convert former landfill into new park

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer RED BANK — The Borough Council announced its entrance into a $47,000 contract with T&M Associates to continue an ongoing effort to redevelop the former Red Bank landfill into a new park at its semimonthly meeting on Feb. 22. Councilman Erik Yngstrom explained the borough has entered into its third phase of redevelopment, describing…

  • Middletown reports on plans to build new municipal complex

    Middletown reports on plans to build new municipal complex

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Township Committee discussed its current plans for beginning the process of constructing a new town hall building at its Feb. 21 meeting. The committee has put in a request for proposals for architectural services to begin the early stages of getting a new municipal complex built, according to…

  • Voters to decide on bond referendum for Woodbridge schools

    Voters to decide on bond referendum for Woodbridge schools

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — The construction of a new elementary school, renovation of a middle school, the implementation of full-day kindergarten and district-wide technology/security upgrades are on the horizon. Voters will be asked to head to the polls on March 14 to approve a $57.7 million bond referendum, which township and school…