Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Middletown man arrested for alleged luring incident

    Middletown man arrested for alleged luring incident

    FREEHOLD — A Middletown man was arrested and charged with the luring of a 14-year-old girl last year using a popular social media meeting site. Bryan W. Sanderson, 24, of Middletown was arrested and charged on Aug. 18 with luring a 14-year-old girl last year using “Kik,” announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni on…

  • Freehold Borough officials eyeing new crosswalk

    Freehold Borough officials eyeing new crosswalk

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Municipal officials are considering the possibility of adding a crosswalk on East Main Street. On Sept. 6, members of the Borough Council passed a resolution requesting approval from the state for the placement of a new crosswalk on East Main Street. East Main Street is Route 79, a…

  • Men’s softball league honors one of its own at Veterans Park

    Men’s softball league honors one of its own at Veterans Park

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — “Don’t aspire to be the best on the team; aspire to be the best for the team.” Those poignant words adorn a new bench at the softball fields at North Brunswick Veterans Park in honor of the late Dennis McDonough, a township resident who was an integral member…

  • Edison AARP to meet Sept. 19 at Our Lady of Peace Parish Center

    Edison AARP to meet Sept. 19 at Our Lady of Peace Parish Center

    Edison AARP Chapter 3446 will meet on Sept. 19 at 1 p.m. The meeting will be held at Our Lady of Peace Parish Center, Franklin Avenue, Fords section of Edison. A business and social meeting will take place in addition to the availability of flu shots with your insurance cards by Walgreens. Dues for September…

  • North Brunswick officials unveil sign for Veterans Way

    North Brunswick officials unveil sign for Veterans Way

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The clouds cleared and the sun broke through to shine down on a very important day in North Brunswick. Part of a years-long program that has added secondary street signs to existing ones in order to honor veterans in town, the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and Halsey Road…

  • Veterans Park holds memories of past, present and future

    Veterans Park holds memories of past, present and future

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — After years of closure and remediation due to medical waste contamination, township officials and residents rejoiced in the reopening and rededication of North Brunswick Veterans Park. “Tonight we come together with much community pride as we rededicate Veterans Park,” Lou Ann Benson, director of the North Brunswick…

  • Places To Be

    Places To Be

    While the summer fades away, school doors fling open throughout New Jersey. The start of school also signals the beginning of the 2016-17 athletic season. The high school football season officially kicks off this weekend with some marquee games. In South Brunswick, there will be a rematch of last year’s NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group V…

  • Childhood cancers vary depending on type

    Childhood cancers vary depending on type

    A cancer diagnosis is never welcome news. But such news is even more difficult when delivered to a child. Adding to that heartbreak is the fact that childhood cancers are often more aggressive than adult cancers. Cancers of the lung, breast and colon, while relatively common among adults, are rarely diagnosed in children or adolescents.…

  • Easing the stress of change in challenging times

    Easing the stress of change in challenging times

    By Heidi Scanlon, CRMT Change — it seems that’s the only thing you can count on these days. Especially in the last few years, the changes in peoples’ lives and on a world level have been huge. Some major changes taking place for people are sudden job changes or a change in finances, along with…