Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • For youngest son, back to school carries an air of excitement

    For youngest son, back to school carries an air of excitement

    I went into the local supercenter last week and was overwhelmed with the onslaught of school supplies. The aisles were lined with reams of paper, the end caps were stocked with Elmer’s glue, and a large sign hung from the ceiling that boasted of three-tab folders at unbelievable prices. Back in the day, the first…

  • Freehold Clippers chasing after ABCCL championship

    Freehold Clippers chasing after ABCCL championship

    By Tim Morris With the memory of last year’s early exit from the playoffs still lingering, the Freehold Clippers head into the postseason a team on a mission. “The way last year ended is in the back of our minds,” the Clippers’ standout center fielder, Jason Lundy, said. “We can win it all.” As the…

  • YMCA announces free diabetes prevention program

    YMCA announces free diabetes prevention program

    The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and South Amboy is offering 15 slots, free of charge, in the next session of the YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program, to people who are at risk to develop Type 2 diabetes. Residents who are currently enrolled in Medicaid or are eligible for Medicaid may enroll in this year-long program…

  • Metuchen approves funding sewer upgrades

    Metuchen approves funding sewer upgrades

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Much-needed improvements and repairs to the three sewage pumping stations at the pump station on Jersey Avenue may soon be underway. The Borough Council unanimously voted in favor of a bond ordinance appropriating $2.82 million and authorizing $2.30 million in bonds or notes for various improvements and purposes,…

  • FTLL Junior League all-star team home for Eastern Regional

    FTLL Junior League all-star team home for Eastern Regional

    By Tim Morris A trip to the Little League’s Junior League World Series will be on the line this week at the Freehold Township Little League’s Complex at Michael Tighe Park. State champions from Maine to Maryland will compete from Aug. 5-10 for the right to represent the East at the World Series. The district…

  • Appeals court upholds decision in Edison case

    Appeals court upholds decision in Edison case

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A state appeals court has upheld a lower court decision involving a resident’s suit against four Edison police officers. The Appellate Division of  the Superior Court of New Jersey affirmed the decision of “no cause of action” in a jury trial of a township resident’s civil suit against…

  • How to protect yourself from opioid dependence

    How to protect yourself from opioid dependence

    By Maged Ghattas, M.D. The national epidemic of opioid-based prescription painkillers and heroin, an inexpensive narcotic painkiller, has been a sobering statistic, including right here in New Jersey; in 2014, more than 1,200 people, many from nearby Ocean County, died as a result of overdosing on the most common prescription opioids — Methadone, Oxycodone (such…

  • Bonds will help finance capital improvements in Freehold Township

    Bonds will help finance capital improvements in Freehold Township

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee has adopted a bond ordinance appropriating $7.47 million and authorizing the issuance of $6.87 million in bonds or notes to finance part of the costs of planned capital improvements in Freehold Township. The following improvements are expected to be financed: Road improvements, including but…

  • Helping kids with brain tumors recover beyond the disease

    Helping kids with brain tumors recover beyond the disease

    Social strains and lack of social competence are common in children recovering from malignant brain tumors. Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey behavioral scientist Katie Devine, Ph.D., M.P.H. and colleagues from universities across the United States and Canada, examined whether a peer-mediated intervention at the survivor’s school was feasible to carry out in the public…