Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • State nearing end of work at Marlboro hospital site

    State nearing end of work at Marlboro hospital site

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – The site of the former Marlboro State Psychiatric Hospital on Route 520 near Conover Road has mostly been cleared of the buildings that once housed patients, doctors, administrators and offices. Now Marlboro officials are waiting for a plan from Monmouth County to convert the 411-parcel into a county…

  • Boy Scouts to sell popcorn at farmers’ markets Sept. 25 and Oct. 8

    Boy Scouts to sell popcorn at farmers’ markets Sept. 25 and Oct. 8

    Boy Scout Troop 17 of Metuchen-Edison will be selling Campmasters popcorn this year at two locations for your shopping convenience. Seventy percent of all sales benefit local scouting. On Sept. 25, look for their booth 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Edison Farmer’s Market located at 925 Amboy Ave, Edison,. On Oct. 8 look…

  • St. Joe’s Day shows commitment on lacrosse field, in classroom

    St. Joe’s Day shows commitment on lacrosse field, in classroom

    By Jimmy Allinder Timothy Day is proud to have been the leading scorer for the Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen lacrosse team last spring. However, that’s not going to make the rising senior any more committed to where and if he plays the sport in college. “For me, lacrosse will not dictate where I…

  • CentraState earns ACR Lung Cancer Screening Center designation

    CentraState earns ACR Lung Cancer Screening Center designation

    The American College of Radiology (ACR), a national organization that sets quality standards for imaging technologies, has designated CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, a Lung Cancer Screening Center. The ACR Lung Cancer Screening Center designation is a voluntary program that recognizes facilities that are committed to practicing safe, effective diagnostic care for individuals at the…

  • Dancers’ grace and poise will be captured in photography book

    Dancers’ grace and poise will be captured in photography book

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — An Old Bridge dancer is about to give the performance of her young lifetime. Photographer Jonathan Givens is on a 90-day, 22,000-mile, 56-location road trip across the contiguous U.S., Alaska and Hawaii to photograph dancers in national parks and historic locations. “We believe that by photographing talented…

  • Federal court orders Ocean Twp. to allow Yeshiva

    Federal court orders Ocean Twp. to allow Yeshiva

    By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — After two years of controversy, a proposal for a Jewish college in the township has been approved thanks to a court order. On Aug. 26, a federal court ruled that barring a Jewish post-secondary boarding school from Ocean Township violates the law and further ordered that the…

  • Sea Bright seeks to trim cost of bonds

    Sea Bright seeks to trim cost of bonds

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Borough officials are hoping to use revenues from such sources as municipal parking fees and a cell tower to limit the cost of three bond ordinances that total almost $13 million for new borough facilities. Business Administrator Joseph Verruni said during an Aug. 23 town hall meeting…

  • Push to regulate vapor shops loses steam in East Brunswick

    Push to regulate vapor shops loses steam in East Brunswick

    By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Residents waiting for regulations on the township’s numerous vapor shops will have to keep holding their breath. At its regular meeting on Aug. 22, East Brunswick’s Township Council tabled a motion that would establish licensing fees for stores that sell electronic smoking devices such as vaporizers, more commonly…

  • Mandates will allow for 1,300 housing units in Old Bridge

    Mandates will allow for 1,300 housing units in Old Bridge

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — In response to fairness in meeting the township’s Fair Share Housing obligation, Township Attorney Mark M. Roselli retorted, “Welcome to New Jersey.” “This started back in the 1970s,” he said. “The court ruled municipalities have a constitutional obligation to provide affordable housing. It’s not something you can…