Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Turner, Stewart lead Edison in strong start to football season

    Turner, Stewart lead Edison in strong start to football season

    By Jimmy Allinder Edison It speaks volumes about the leadership of the Edison High School (1-1) football team that even though the Eagles’ starting quarterback transferred, they still can finish with a winning season and qualify for the playoffs. Haaziq Daniels opted to transfer to St. John Vianney High School and in came Justin Turner,…

  • Energy program expected to result in savings for Allentown

    Energy program expected to result in savings for Allentown

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – In a move officials expect will save money on the operation of borough-owned properties, Allentown has joined an energy aggregation program through the New Jersey Sustainable Energy Meeting. Borough Council members Wil Borkowski, Johnna Stinemire, Angela Anthony and Madeline Gavin voted to take the action at the council’s…

  • Prosecutor asks court to reconsider new trial for Ravi

    Prosecutor asks court to reconsider new trial for Ravi

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — A motion was filed last week by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey requesting the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey to reconsider its decision to grant a new trial for Dharun Ravi, who was found guilty in 2012 for setting up a web…

  • Bulldogs begin quest for another conference field hockey title

    Bulldogs begin quest for another conference field hockey title

    By Matthew Rocco In 2015, the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School field hockey team won its second straight Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) championship, which was just the second in school history. The Bulldogs, armed with a long list of returning players, are in the mix to compete for a third SCT win this season. With…

  • Edison officers plead guilty; barred from law enforcement

    Edison officers plead guilty; barred from law enforcement

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — When a North Brunswick police officer failed to show leniency when he issued a drunken driving charge to a friend of former Edison police officer Michael Dotro in January 2012, Dotro admitted in Middlesex County Superior Court last week that he, along with other officers, attempted to…

  • Allentown shows defensive improvement in gridiron loss to Shawnee

    Allentown shows defensive improvement in gridiron loss to Shawnee

    By Wayne Witkowski A 26-yard reception by Ryan Locke in the end zone called back by a holding penalty at the end of the game proved costly, as Allentown High School’s football team suffered a 17-10 loss at Shawnee High School Sept. 16. Allentown rallied back in the fourth quarter when Ricky Mottram ran 9…

  • Computer firm owner arrested for alleged sex crimes

    Computer firm owner arrested for alleged sex crimes

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — A 38-year-old Franklin Township man has been charged with committing sex crimes in Edison Township and the City of New Brunswick, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey, Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan and New Brunswick Police Director Anthony A. Caputo. Thomas Canales, who is the…

  • Sports shorts

    Sports shorts

    Rupak Darshan Mehta is one of a trio of seniors who have been named captains of the 2016 Bentley University (Waltham, Massachusetts) men’s cross-country team. Bentley, which finished second in the NCAA Division II East Region last fall to earn a trip to the NCAA Championships, holds that same position in this year’s preseason U.S.…

  • Edison officers plead guilty, forfeit jobs

    Edison officers plead guilty, forfeit jobs

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Four Edison police officers have forfeited their positions as police officers after pleading guilty in Middlesex County Superior Court for their involvement in planning to retaliate against a North Brunswick police officer because of a drunken-driving charge in 2012. Michael A. Dotro, of Manalapan, pleaded guilty to conspiracy…