Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Places To Be

    Places To Be

    School is fully in session and the athletic schedules are filled with games and events. Here are some matchups that contain importance this early in the fall season. The Sayreville and Edison football teams, which scored impressive victories the opening weekend of the season,  collide on Sept.16 in Edison. One of them will go to…

  • Youngster will raffle quilt to benefit Lions Club

    Youngster will raffle quilt to benefit Lions Club

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – A young resident of Allentown is doing her part to assist an organization that offers programs to support the community. Ava Strovinsky, 12, a seventh-grader at the Stone Bridge Middle School, is creating a quilt she will raffle off in October. Ava said all proceeds from the raffle…

  • Manalapan police department adds part-time officers

    Manalapan police department adds part-time officers

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – The Manalapan Police Department has added two new recruits. During the Sept. 7 meeting of the Township Committee, two men were sworn in to serve as Class II special law enforcement officers in the police department. Eric Bacany and Matthew Buono were accompanied by family members as Mayor…

  • Local teacher serving in position at Library of Congress

    Local teacher serving in position at Library of Congress

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer Teresa St. Angelo is not in her usual place in front of kindergartners in the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District this year. St. Angelo, who has taught in the district for 18 years, is serving as the 2016-17 Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The Freehold…

  • Improvements planned at Jackson Senior Center

    Improvements planned at Jackson Senior Center

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer JACKSON – Municipal officials are moving forward with a plan to enclose a patio area at the Jackson Senior Center on Don Connor Boulevard. At the Sept. 13 meeting of the Township Council, officials passed a resolution authorizing the preparation of specifications and the advertisement for bids for a project…

  • Students shine in JAR of Hope LEGO activity

    Students shine in JAR of Hope LEGO activity

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Heartfelt concern for a fellow student inspired pupils from the Clark Mills and Milford Brook schools to set three world records on Sept. 13. The students, staff members and school administrators made the effort on behalf of the JAR of Hope Foundation. JAR of Hope, founded by Jim…

  • Assistance animals raised with care

    Assistance animals raised with care

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Correspondent Assistance animals —service animals—  have jobs just like people do. They aid those who cannot see, are hearing impaired, have anxiety issues or any number of other disabilities or conditions. Some assistance animals, such as those placed by The Seeing Eye have been trained by instructors to guide blind people.…

  • Helping hounds hone hearing skills

    Helping hounds hone hearing skills

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Correspondent Nick and Terri Despotidis of Morganville wanted what every parent wants for those entrusted to them — to grow up to be polite and kind to others, be able to get a job and make a difference. The very proud parents have happily raised their charges, nurtured them, fed them,…

  • Pallone meets with local media, discusses wide range of topics

    Pallone meets with local media, discusses wide range of topics

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer KEYPORT — Over a hot plate of pancakes, eggs, bacon and hash browns, Congressman Frank Pallone (D-Monmouth, Middlesex) chatted candidly with local media, addressing topics from bipartisan efforts in recent legislation on the opioid epidemic to his push for sports betting in the state. Pallone, who represents the 6th District that covers most…