Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

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  • Mayor’s seat sought by three in Spotswood

    Mayor’s seat sought by three in Spotswood

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD – Resident Jackie Palmer, current Councilman Edward T. Seely and incumbent Mayor Nicholas Poliseno each have goals and concerns for the Borough of Spotswood as nonpartisan mayoral candidates this election. Seely, 61, is a lead technician in waste management and owns and operates Championship Awards. He has been a Spotswood resident for 25…

  • Update on South Brunswick Township Council election

    Update on South Brunswick Township Council election

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Editor’s Note: Brian Wojaczyk is running for one of three, four-year terms on the South Brunswick Township Council. Profiles of incumbents Joseph Camarota, Charlie Carley and Jo Hochman and newcomer Paul Saltin were included in the Oct. 20 issue of the North & South Brunswick Sentinel. Michael Kushwarra declined comment for the…

  • Edison public works director resigns

    Edison public works director resigns

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — The town’s public works director, John K. Haines, who had been employed by the township for less than a year, resigned last week. That resignation came as a surprise to at least one township employee in the same department. Haines, who had come to Edison from Union Beach, started…

  • Marlboro places restrictions on sale of dogs and cats

    Marlboro places restrictions on sale of dogs and cats

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – The Township Council has adopted an ordinance that places  restrictions on the sale of cats and dogs by pet stores in the municipality. The ordinance was adopted on Oct. 20. Council President Carol Mazzola and council members Jeff Cantor, Randi Marder, Scott Metzger and Michael Scalea voted to…

  • Red Bank author’s book focuses on local paranormal tales

    Red Bank author’s book focuses on local paranormal tales

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer RED BANK — A local writer and educator has written and self-published a book just in time for Halloween. Patricia Martz Heyer’s first book, “13 Ghostly Tales and Yarns of the Navesink River,” is composed of 13 tales that focus on the Navesink River and the surrounding towns in Monmouth…

  • Millstone officials introduce bond ordinance to fund new park

    Millstone officials introduce bond ordinance to fund new park

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Municipal officials are moving forward with the financing for a new 186-acre recreation facility on Red Valley Road. On Oct. 19, the Township Committee introduced a bond ordinance providing an appropriation of $4.5 million for the first phase of improvements at Millstone Park and authorizing the issuance of…

  • Construction of hurricane, storm damage reduction project to begin

    Construction of hurricane, storm damage reduction project to begin

    The construction for Phase II of the Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project in Port Monmouth is about to be launched. On Oct. 20, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-Monmouth, Middlesex) joined Col. David A. Caldwell, Commander of the New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bob Martin, Commissioner of the Department of…

  • Legislation to cap flood insurance profits unveiled

    Legislation to cap flood insurance profits unveiled

    The Flood Insurance Reimbursement Standards Transparency (FIRST) Cap Profits Act was unveiled by Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-Monmouth, Middlesex) during a press conference that was held in Highlands on Oct. 19. That legislation would require increased oversight and transparency of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and cap…