Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Metuchen horse trough heads south for repair

    Metuchen horse trough heads south for repair

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — With a touch of a blow torch and hammer and a lift of a crane, the aging antique horse trough that has stood for 116 years along Middlesex Avenue, Route 27, is on its way to Alexander City, Alabama, for much needed restoration. Maintained by members of the…

  • World War II veteran creates replicas of landmark structures to combat PTSD

    World War II veteran creates replicas of landmark structures to combat PTSD

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — More than 70 years after the end of World War II, a local veteran is still finding ways to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Frank Maltese, who recently turned 96, served in World War II with his brothers John, Nicholas Jr., Philip and Joseph. Maltese enlisted…

  • Places To Be for Week of Dec. 26

    Places To Be for Week of Dec. 26

    The holiday cheer will turn to scholastic sports cheers this week when local teams will be in action during the break at area high schools. The boys’ basketball holiday slate … Red Bank Regional High School will be the venue for the Albert E. Martin Buc Basketball Classic that began Dec. 27 and runs though…

  • Two towns will share wide range of services

    Two towns will share wide range of services

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD – The Borough Council in Freehold Borough has authorized a series of shared services agreements with neighboring Freehold Township. On Dec. 19, council members passed resolutions authorizing the execution of agreements through which Freehold Township will continue to provide the following to Freehold Borough: Substance abuse prevention and counseling…

  • Board accepts donations for school projects

    Board accepts donations for school projects

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education, at its meeting on Dec. 20, approved several grants on behalf of the Foundation for the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional Schools. Board members thanked the foundation for its generosity and continued support. The following grants were approved: teacher David Geltch, project, ManalaPans, $7,625; teacher…

  • Mom holds annual toy drive to pay it forward throughout Central Jersey

    Mom holds annual toy drive to pay it forward throughout Central Jersey

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The gift of giving started when Stephanie Salardino was a young girl. “I remember [I was] 7 years old going to Rockefeller Center [in New York City] at Christmastime and seeing homeless people,” she said. “I would tell my parents that I just wanted to give them my…

  • Funnyman DiBitetto will ring in new year at Long Branch show

    Funnyman DiBitetto will ring in new year at Long Branch show

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer Comedian Vic DiBitetto will ring in the new year with his energetic brand of humor when he performs at the Ocean Place Resort and Spa, Long Branch, on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31. DiBitetto said he will be on stage to count down the seconds to 2017 and to host…

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  • Sayreville discusses possible traffic solutions

    Sayreville discusses possible traffic solutions

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Residents of Hilltop and Lee avenues made their frustrations known at a dedicated public meeting on the topic. Councilmen Steven Grillo and Pat Lembo held the public meeting at Borough Hall on Dec. 13 with the aim of finding solutions to the traffic problems caused by the streets’ positioning…