Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Referendum includes proposed new school in North Brunswick

    Referendum includes proposed new school in North Brunswick

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township school district will put forth a $68 million referendum in December, asking residents to fund the construction of a new seventh/eighth-grade middle school and to renovate the existing middle school. The new school will be built near the Renaissance development on Route 130 south. Renovations will be…

  • Allentown mayor seeks traffic study

    Allentown mayor seeks traffic study

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – Mayor Greg Westfall has asked the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) to conduct a traffic study in Allentown as borough residents and business owners continue to deal with a steady stream of traffic that traverses the community every day. In a Sept. 7 letter to NJTPA Executive…

  • Work on Freewood Acres sewer system could begin in 2017

    Work on Freewood Acres sewer system could begin in 2017

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer HOWELL – Residents of the Freewood Acres section of Howell have had a chance to see what municipal officials have planned for their neighborhood off Route 9, just north of Interstate 195. In one word – sewers. On Sept. 12, the $14 million project that is being planned to bring…

  • Two lose teaching certificates in Woodbridge scandal

    Two lose teaching certificates in Woodbridge scandal

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Teaching certificates have been stripped from former longtime Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Lois Rotella, who allegedly inflicted fear on her subordinates regarding standardized testing that led to the Township School district’s cheating scandal in 2012, and from a former Avenel Middle School music teacher for making…

  • Sayreville believes boys’ soccer season will turn around

    Sayreville believes boys’ soccer season will turn around

    By Warren Rappleyea Although Sayreville War Memorial High School’s boys’ soccer team has struggled early, coach Nick Cifelli believes the best is yet to come for his young team. The Bombers are 2-5-1 with three matches scheduled this week, including Sept. 29 at home against Carteret High School and Oct. 1 at Colonia High School.…

  • Performers of the Week

    Performers of the Week

    Scholastic stars were shining on the athletic fields not just locally but also across the state border in New York. Here is a look at who sparkled in New Jersey as well as in New York. The Manalapan football tam produced a one-two knockout punch on Old Bridge during its 41-0 victory on Sept. 23.…

  • Bombers dominate Zebra to improve to 3-0 on gridiron

    Bombers dominate Zebra to improve to 3-0 on gridiron

    By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville War Memorial High School’s football team could not be blamed for looking ahead to its Oct. 7 meeting against undefeated Piscataway Township High School, but the Bombers must first get past winless Brick Memorial High School in a Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC)-Shore Conference crossover game Sept. 30. “We’re not looking to…

  • Council cannot control business hours despite accusations of noise, loitering

    Council cannot control business hours despite accusations of noise, loitering

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Can the council change the hours for a business at a resident’s request? It cannot, officials confirmed Sept. 21 at the City Council meeting. There, John Ruszala of Parlin and his son, Nick, spoke during the public portion about problems they are having with the neighbor next to…

  • Bears’ football team picks up first victory of season

    Bears’ football team picks up first victory of season

    By Jimmy Allinder It’s just one win, but the 48-7 victory by the East Brunswick High School football team over Monroe Township High School Sept. 23 just might be the victory that puts the Bears on the path to a winning season. East Brunswick came into the game 0-2 and faced a team that had…