Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Barrons off to hot start in summer baseball league play

    Barrons off to hot start in summer baseball league play

    By Jeff Appelblatt The baseball team at Woodbridge High School has had no problem piecing together victories this summer in the Greater Middlesex Coaches Summer Baseball League. After two weeks of play, the Barrons found themselves 6-0 and in first place in the Turf Division. Winning the majority of games is nothing new for Woodbridge,…

  • Bishop Ahr’s O’Connor stays relentless on the mats

    Bishop Ahr’s O’Connor stays relentless on the mats

    By Jimmy Allinder Dylan O’Connor wrestles for Bishop George Ahr High School and is the defending NJSIAA District 19 champion at 126 pounds. O’Connor could very well be satisfied with what he’s accomplished as he begins his senior year. But that’s never been and never will be part of his make-up. That relentless drive is…

  • Pet shop owner pleads guilty to health violations

    Pet shop owner pleads guilty to health violations

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — The owner of Fancy Pups, a local pet store in Avenel that was court-ordered to be shut down in December of 2015, pleaded guilty to municipal charges for health violations levied against him. Rocco Garrutto, of Bridgewater, appeared in Woodbridge Municipal Court on June 27. Fancy Pups, located at…

  • Ex-Metuchen star Kim loses playoff, finishes second at MGA Ike Championships

    Ex-Metuchen star Kim loses playoff, finishes second at MGA Ike Championships

    Peter Kim set scoring records at the 61st Metropolitan Golf Association’s Ike Championships, but it wasn’t enough to captured the championship for the ex-Metuchen High School great. Kim started the Ike Championships, held at the Essex Country Club in West Orange, with a course and championship record 8-under-par 63 in the opening round played June…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    Matthew Junio of Edison has been named to Dean’s List at Alvernia University in Reading, Pa. for the spring 2016 semester. Junio is studying athletic training at Alvernia and is a graduate of John P. Stevens High School. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must carry a semester GPA of 3.5 or better…

  • Edison stocks minnows to combat mosquitos

    Edison stocks minnows to combat mosquitos

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Some 1,000 fathead minnows — noted feeders on mosquito larvae — swam off in a pond located at 150 Meadow Brook Road in Edison, a natural habitat owned by the state. Although the area is serene, it’s primal for mosquito breeding. The area in Edison is just one…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    The following local residents have been named to the spring 2016 Dean’s List at University of the Sciences, Philadelphia. Selection for this award is based on completing and passing all assigned courses with no grade below a “C” and attaining an academic average of at least 3.4 for courses taken in the spring of 2016:…

  • Writer supports rabbis who are outspoken and politically active

    Writer supports rabbis who are outspoken and politically active

    I entered the Rabbinate to make a change in the world. As a holocaust survivors’ kid I wanted to make ‘never again’ a reality. For more than 41 years as a Rabbi, I have been outspoken on radio, TV the press, Facebook , my published books and the pulpit. Do I recommend that young rabbis…

  • Miles for Minds 5K scheduled for July 24

    Miles for Minds 5K scheduled for July 24

    The Eighth Annual JFK Foundation Miles for Minds 5K and Fun Run/Walk will be held July 24 at Roosevelt Park in Edison. Registration is 7:30-8:30 a.m.; the Fun Run/Walk begins at 8:30 a.m., and the 5K starts at 9 a.m. (rain or shine). For more information, call 732-744-5534.