Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Woodbridge High selects new vice principal

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Woodbridge High School has a new vice principal. The Woodbridge Board of Education (BOE) approved the appointment of Christopher Chiera as vice principal at a board meeting on July 20. Chiera replaces Abdulsaleem Hasan, who served three years as vice principal at Woodbridge High. Hasan left for a…

  • Long Branch may revise redevelopment guidelines

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The city may opt to make modifications to design guidelines, which were created more than two decades ago, in the city’s six redevelopment zones. During the July 26 Workshop meeting, Assistant Planning Director Carl Turner suggested several changes to the design guidelines, which were largely created prior…

  • Freehold Township police force adds four officers

    Freehold Township police force adds four officers

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Four officers have been hired by the Freehold Township Police Department. At the July 26 meeting of the Township Committee, Myroslav Alfeldi, Dylan Coladonato, Austin Payne and Craig Sosnowski were sworn in as officers with Freehold Township’s law enforcement agency. According to information provided by the township,…

  • Woodbridge school improvements up for vote

    Woodbridge school improvements up for vote

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — A special bond referendum may be held on Dec. 13 for voters to decide on proposed renovations and upgrades to Woodbridge Middle School, St. Cecelia’s School and the construction of a new Ross Street Elementary School No. 11. The Board of Education voted in favor of a resolution…

  • Repairs and restoration continue at Clarksburg church

    Repairs and restoration continue at Clarksburg church

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – A project that is restoring an historic structure dating back to the mid-1800s is continuing on Stagecoach Road in Millstone Township. Restoration work is being performed on the Clarksburg Methodist Episcopal Church, which is the second oldest Methodist church building in Monmouth County. The building is listed on…

  • State pushes South River revaluation hearing to August

    State pushes South River revaluation hearing to August

    By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — The Division of Taxation, acting under the authority of the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, has postponed a meeting for residents to discuss their experiences paying property taxes in the borough. The meeting has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. on Aug. 17 at the South River Veterans of…

  • Metuchen Public Library offers a tech help session for Android or iPad/iPhone users

    Metuchen Public Library offers a tech help session for Android or iPad/iPhone users

    The Metuchen Public Library is offering another tech help session on Aug. 9 from 7-8:30 p.m. to help those who want to learn how to download ebooks, eAudiobooks, free streaming movies or music, digital magazines, as well as the basic operations and functions for Android or iPad/iPhone users. The session is limited on space. Registration…

  • Metuchen Edison Area Branch NAACP to meet Aug. 11

    Metuchen Edison Area Branch NAACP to meet Aug. 11

    The next Metuchen Edison Area Branch NAACP general meeting is set for Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Stelton Community Center, 328 Plainfield Ave., Edison. The roundtable discussions will address the upcoming presidential election, police/community relations, sexual violence, and other pressing civil rights issues facing the community. For more information, call 732-841-9023 or visit…

  • Jackson’s $2M bond will fund equipment, improvements

    Jackson’s $2M bond will fund equipment, improvements

    JACKSON – The Township Council has adopted a $2.4 million bond ordinance that will pay for the acquisition of equipment and the completion of road work throughout Jackson. Council members adopted the ordinance in a unanimous vote on July 26. The ordinance authorizes the issuance of $2.28 million in bonds and a $120,117 down payment…