Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Allentown runners prepare for Shore Coaches cross-country meet

    Allentown runners prepare for Shore Coaches cross-country meet

    By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School’s girls’ cross-country team is keeping pace with another solid season behind junior Devon Hoernlein heading into the New Balance Shore Coaches Cross-Country Invitational Oct. 1 at Holmdel Park. “We were fourth last year in [NJSIAA] Central Jersey, Group III, and we’ve gotten even stronger,” Rick Smith, who coaches the…

  • Chabad hearing rescheduled in Long Branch

    By Kenny Walter Staff Writer LONG BRANCH- The Planning Board hearing of a proposed Jewish community center was rescheduled due to a notification snafu. Board attorney Martin Arbus said that the Sept. 20 meeting was called off because some neighboring property owners were not properly notified of the meeting by the city. An Oct. 5…

  • Tribute to Neil Diamond slated at Marlboro library

    Tribute to Neil Diamond slated at Marlboro library

    MARLBORO – Musician Phil Bruschi will perform classic songs from and discuss the career of Neil Diamond during an appearance at the Marlboro Public Library, Wyncrest Road, from 1-3 p.m. Oct. 20. Information about the tribute performance is posted on Bruschi’s website and states that “Neil Diamond continues to endure in the world of pop…

  • Residents’ concerns heeded by Zoning Board; storage unit application denied in North Brunswick

    Residents’ concerns heeded by Zoning Board; storage unit application denied in North Brunswick

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Polls, surveys and statistics are like a lamppost for someone who is intoxicated, according to North Brunswick resident Nick Sicurella: it is more for support than illumination. Sicurella was one of a dozen residents who spoke against Metro Storage’s proposed 700-unit storage facility planned for Route 130 and…

  • Public helps police identify suspect

    Public helps police identify suspect

    HOWELL – Police are crediting members of the public with providing information that led to the arrest of an individual who has been charged with the fraudulent use of a credit card. Howell Police Department Detective Sgt. Christian Antunez said that Wolde S. Simon, 43, of Jackson, was arrested on Sept. 21 and charged with…

  • Retail building gains planners’ approval in Millstone Township

    Retail building gains planners’ approval in Millstone Township

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – A developer’s plan to replace a vacant gas station with a retail building have been approved by the Millstone Township Planning Board. On Sept. 14, board members granted preliminary and final site plan approval for a 14,443-square-foot mixed use retail building that will be built on a 2.2-acre…

  • Marlboro board approves 15 homes on Buckley Road

    Marlboro board approves 15 homes on Buckley Road

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – Members of the Marlboro Planning Board have granted final approval to an application filed by a developer who plans to build 15 homes on Buckley Road. Representatives of Stillwell Holdings, LLC, appeared before the board on Sept. 21. The board had granted preliminary approval to the application on…

  • Old Bridge teen drums up experience of a lifetime

    Old Bridge teen drums up experience of a lifetime

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Put drumsticks in Nicholas Tucci’s hands and the Old Bridge High School freshman will rock out. And that is exactly what he did when Blink 182’s drummer Travis Barker let him close out the rock band’s show at the BB&T Pavilion in Camden on Aug. 12 in front of…

  • New Jersey prepares for Oktoberfest

    New Jersey prepares for Oktoberfest

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer German beer, bratwurst and other German delicacies will be in abundance throughout the state this October. George Brobeck, publicity manager for the Trenton-based German American Society, said despite a lack of large festival celebrations, Oktoberfest themes will be prevalent virtually everywhere in New Jersey. “Everyone does an Oktoberfest, maybe not…