Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Sierra Club rallies in Edison to support EPA

    Sierra Club rallies in Edison to support EPA

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Congressman Frank Pallone (D-Middlesex, Monmouth) said rallies in support of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) like the one held in front of one of the agency’s Region 2 Laboratory and Environment Center facility on Woodbridge Avenue last week will have an impact in Washington. “You may not see…

  • Marlboro pupils to compete in Mathcounts

    Marlboro pupils to compete in Mathcounts

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – Students from the Marlboro Middle School and Marlboro Memorial Middle School will compete in the New Jersey State Mathcounts competition on March 11 at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. During a regional competition on Feb. 4 at Union County College, Cranford, the Marlboro Middle School team of eighth-graders Shadmehr…

  • Marlboro H.S. students will compete in national event

    Marlboro H.S. students will compete in national event

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – An exceptional victory in a state competition will send a group of Marlboro High School students to a national event in Washington, D.C., in April. In January, Marlboro’s We the People team won its first We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution state competition. The victory was…

  • Performers of the week for Feb. 27

    Performers of the week for Feb. 27

    This time of the winter scholastic season signals when a loss could result in the end of the year. Here are some players who produced crucial performances to keep their teams alive and well. In boys’ basketball tournament headlines … Mater Dei Prep was crowned  the king of the Shore Conference Tournament for the second…

  • Teen filmmaker to have work shown in Jersey City festival

    Teen filmmaker to have work shown in Jersey City festival

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – “Burnt Ashes,” a short film directed by Freehold Township High School senior Avery Cohen, will be screened during the Brightside Tavern Film Festival in Jersey City. The film festival will take place from March 3-5. “Burnt Ashes” will be screened on March 4 at the Brightside Tavern,…

  • Metuchen park poses parking issues

    Metuchen park poses parking issues

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Borough officials are continuing to work on traffic and parking issues in and around Myrtle Park as the spring recreation season quickly approaches. Mayor Peter Cammarano said since borough officials received resident complaints in November, they have been working with the police department to take a look at…

  • Jackson school board approves lease purchase agreements

    Jackson school board approves lease purchase agreements

    By Michael Benavides Staff writer JACKSON – The Jackson School District Board of Education has approved lease-purchase financing agreements for school vehicles and technology equipment. Board members took the action on Feb. 21. Approving the resolutions were board President Barbara Fiero, Vice President Scott Sargent and board members John Burnetsky, Thomas Colucci and Michael Walsh.…

  • Man found hiding in wall, surrenders in Long Branch

    Man found hiding in wall, surrenders in Long Branch

    By MATTHEW SOCKOL Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – A man wanted on attempted murder and robbery charges surrendered to police after being found in a Long Branch home. According to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Denismar Andrade, 26, was wanted by authorities after allegedly stabbing two Long Branch residents in their…

  • Places to be for Feb. 27

    Places to be for Feb. 27

    The winter scholastic season is nearing the finish line with state tournaments in full force. Wave so long to the wrestling season on the boardwalk … New Jersey wrestling’s faithful followers will converge in Atlantic City and pack themselves into Boardwalk Hall to watch the final chapter of the season: the state tournament March 3-5. The…