Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Edison remembers on anniversary of terrorist attacks

    Edison remembers on anniversary of terrorist attacks

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — As Edison Township commemorated the events of Sept. 11, 2001, township officials called on Americans to rekindle the outpouring of love, cooperation and unity that followed those dark days 15 years ago. “Thousands gave their lives that day,” said Councilman Leonard Sendelsky. Council President Michael Lombardi led the…

  • Millstone’s Palladino continues to shine at Muhlenberg

    Millstone’s Palladino continues to shine at Muhlenberg

    Muhlenberg College senior quarterback Nick Palladino of Millstone was named Centennial Conference offensive player of the week for the fifth time in his collegiate career. Palladino accounted for four touchdowns and tied a school record with his eighth career 300-yard passing game in the Mules’ 35-19 victory over Franklin & Marshall College at the Mules’…

  • Redbirds look to handle pressure as field hockey season begins

    Redbirds look to handle pressure as field hockey season begins

    By Wayne Witkowski Defender Melanie Scibilia, a cornerstone to Allentown High School’s drive to the field hockey NJSIAA Group III state championship game last fall, is off to a collegiate career at Penn State University as one of nine graduated players from last year’s Redbirds — seven of them starters. Also graduated is Kayla Peterson,…

  • Sports Shorts

    Sports Shorts

    Michael Diecidue of Upper Freehold has been named to this year’s Kutztown University cross-country team. On the men’s side, Kutztown’s sixth-place run in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships last year was its best since 2004, and it gets the opportunity to host the PSAC Championships this year for the second time in four…

  • Metuchen Library to hold Book Sale Oct. 1

    Metuchen Library to hold Book Sale Oct. 1

    Join The Friends of the Metuchen Library at the 2016 Annual Book Sale on Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Annual Book Sale will take place on the front lawn of the Metuchen Library,480 Middlesex Ave. in Metuchen. The rain dates are Oct. 8 and Oct. 15. The Book Sale is the…

  • Weichert reaches grand total donation of more than $1 million to American Cancer Society

    Weichert reaches grand total donation of more than $1 million to American Cancer Society

    Weichert, Realtors successfully raised $170,000 in donations for the American Cancer Society (ACS) to fund breast cancer research during its 16th Annual Charity Golf Outing. Proceeds from the event bring the grand total that Weichert has raised for the ACS to more than $1 million since the annual fundraiser began in 2001. Held annually at…

  • J.P. Stevens seeks better gridiron results in White Division

    J.P. Stevens seeks better gridiron results in White Division

    By Jimmy Allinder J.P. Stevens It’s been exactly one decade since the John P. Stevens High School football team has appeared in the NJSIAA playoffs. The postseason competition was instituted in 1974, and the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division team qualified 12 times, appeared in eight championship games and won six titles. In the…

  • Holiday Express Clambake to be held Sept. 18

    Holiday Express Clambake to be held Sept. 18

    LONG BRANCH-The ninth annual Holiday Express Sunset Benefit Clambake will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 18 on the beach at McLoone’s Pier House in Long Branch. The clambake, which is sponsored by Shore Point Distributing Company, will cost $250 per guest and includes a premium open bar and a lavish buffet…

  • Metuchen ignores public safety hazard

    Metuchen ignores public safety hazard

    At the southeast corner of Amboy/Eggert Avenues the sidewalk is badly damaged. The cause is the chronic traffic of big trucks jumping the curb as they turn onto Eggert. The intersection is poorly marked with No Big Truck Traffic signs — routinely ignored. The police do not patrol the site nor enforce the restriction despite…