Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Sandburg students build a ‘habitat’ for Newark family

    Sandburg students build a ‘habitat’ for Newark family

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Last school year, Carl Sandburg Middle School Principal Martha Simon and teachers put hard hats and goggles on for a good cause when they joined volunteers from Habitat for Humanity Newark on site at a multi-unit condominium being built for veterans. This school year, students got a chance…

  • J.P. Stevens captures girls’ tennis conference tournament title

    J.P. Stevens captures girls’ tennis conference tournament title

    By Jimmy Allinder Tennis The John P. Stevens High School girls’ tennis team has been a power in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) for years, but head coach Ellen Pisano was “very, very surprised” her team captured the conference tournament championship Sept. 28. “Honestly, the goal I set was for us was to finish in…

  • Girls struck, injured on New Dover Road

    Girls struck, injured on New Dover Road

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Two 11-year-old girls suffered multiple injuries, including broken bones, after getting hit by a motor vehicle after they allegedly darted across New Dover Road near Lawlor Court. The incident occurred around 2:20 p.m. on Sept. 29, according to police. According to police, witnesses told investigating Officer Salvatore Cipolla…

  • Allentown football team looks to claim Patriot Division lead

    Allentown football team looks to claim Patriot Division lead

    By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School’s football team hosts Pemberton Township High School at 7 p.m. Oct. 7 with the West Jersey Football League Patriot Division lead on the line. The Redbirds have a team that has looked much different the past couple of weeks than it did earlier in the season. Both teams are…

  • The great thank you card mystery

    The great thank you card mystery

    By Lori Clinch Back in the day, one could easily find people’s phone numbers. We simply went to the phone book, rifled through the pages until we found the proper city, then searched for the proper name and voila! We found the information. The address was always there, too, so we could easily make our…

  • Dozens of women band together to show that Blue Wives Matter

    Dozens of women band together to show that Blue Wives Matter

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Sometimes there is justice. Sometimes there is just us. When something happens to one of us, it’s felt by all of us. I have his back so he can have yours. In this family, no one fights alone. I sleep alone so you can sleep safe. Because…

  • Manalapan bank robbed

    Manalapan bank robbed

    MANALAPAN- A man indicating he was armed with a bomb has robbed the Sun National Bank. At approximately 12:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30 a subject entered the bank, located at 191 Route 9 South and indicated he was in possession of a bomb and demanded cash from one of the tellers. The subject was…

  • Recovery room dedicated at Monmouth Medical Center

    Recovery room dedicated at Monmouth Medical Center

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A donation from a local family who lost a son to an accidental drug overdose has led to the dedication of the new Tigger Opioid Overdose Recovery Consultation Room in the Monmouth Medical Center Emergency Department. Rick and Lisa Stavola founded the Tigger House Foundation to help…

  • Plumsted police arrest suspect in car theft

    Plumsted police arrest suspect in car theft

    By Michael Benavides Staff Writer PLUMSTED – A Plumsted resident has been charged with robbery theft following his alleged involvement in an incident in the municipality on Sept. 29. Plumsted police said Richard M. McCrone, 33, of Warwick Drive, was apprehended about five hours after he allegedly accosted a female at 11 a.m. on Warwick Drive and…