Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Fate of land parcel up for debate in Sayreville

    Fate of land parcel up for debate in Sayreville

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Whether the borough will continue to own a parcel of land alongside the National Lead site or whether it will be sold to National Lead is yet to be determined. After discussion at the Nov. 14 Borough Council meeting, Business Administrator Dan Frankel said the borough’s Open Space Committee wants…

  • Explorers learn about law enforcement in Keyport

    Explorers learn about law enforcement in Keyport

    By KATHARINE FRIEDMAN Correspondent Young boys and girls dream of becoming many things when they grow up, and some want to be firefighters, pilots or police officers. Children in the Learning for Life program, an affiliate of Boy Scouts of America, have the opportunity to make their dreams become reality by learning about careers. Over 280 Boy Scouts…

  • Jackson Police Department to host annual toy drive

    Jackson Police Department to host annual toy drive

    By Michael Benavides Staff Writer JACKSON – Officers from the Jackson Police Department will host their annual “Fill a Truck” toy drive to ensure that every child receives a gift for Christmas. The toy drive will be held at 11 a.m. Dec. 17 in the parking lot of ShopRite, 260 N. County Line Road, Jackson,…

  • Church raises money for community garden project

    Church raises money for community garden project

    By Michael Benavides Staff Writer PLUMSTED – The Plumsted Presbyterian Church is seeking donations from the public in an effort to start a community garden. A community garden is generally created by a municipal governing body or a local organization and divided into small plots. Each plot is leased to a member of the community…

  • Spotswood’s 24-hour drop-off box helping to tackle drug abuse

    Spotswood’s 24-hour drop-off box helping to tackle drug abuse

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Prescription drug abuse has become the nation’s spotlight drug crisis, demonstrating that drug addiction does not always start on the streets, but in one’s very own home. In an effort to combat prescription drug abuse, the Spotswood Police Department (SPD) has installed a 24-hour prescription drug drop-off box in the…

  • ‘A Christmas Carol’ to be performed at Howell library

    ‘A Christmas Carol’ to be performed at Howell library

    HOWELL – The Howell Library, 318 Old Tavern Road, Howell, will host a performance of “A Christmas Carol: The Radio Show” from 7-8 p.m. Dec. 13. The performance at the library will be based on the 1940s radio performance of the Charles Dickens classic that starred Lionel Barrymore and Orson Wells and was sponsored by…

  • Six police officers promoted in Freehold Township

    Six police officers promoted in Freehold Township

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Six police officers in the Freehold Township Police Department have been promoted to new positions. At the Township Committee’s meeting on Nov. 22, Christopher DeAngelo and Jarrad Kodran were promoted from patrol officer to sergeant; Russell Gelber was promoted from patrol officer to detective sergeant; Daniel Pasquinucci…

  • Places To Be

    Places To Be

    The 2016 fall scholastic season in sports will close its curtains this week when the NJSIAA football playoff championship games are staged at four major venues. The four host sites for this week’s sectional playoff title games are MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, which is home to the NFL’s New York Giants and New York…

  • Springsteen awarded Medal of Freedom in White House ceremony

    Springsteen awarded Medal of Freedom in White House ceremony

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer Bruce Springsteen, the Freehold Borough native who has forged a music career that spans almost a half-century, has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. Springsteen and 20 other individuals were honored during a ceremony at the White House, Washington, D.C., on Nov. 22. The Presidential…