Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Games That You Can’t Miss

    Games That You Can’t Miss

    The month of June has arrived and so have championship matchups in various scholastic sports. With just a few weeks remaining in the spring season, here are locations that we recommend that you visit over the coming days.   It’s championship Friday, June 3, for baseball and softball teams. NJSIAA state sectional championships will on…

  • Howell school board adopts budget for 2016-17

    Howell school board adopts budget for 2016-17

    By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL —The Howell K-8 School District Board of Education has adopted a $117.72 million budget to fund the operation of the the district from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. The budget will be supported by the collection of $76.62 million in taxes from Howell’s residential and commercial property…

  • Freehold Township K-8 administrators receive merit bonuses

    Freehold Township K-8 administrators receive merit bonuses

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – For meeting and achieving several goals, administrators in the Freehold Township K-8 School District have received merit pay bonuses. On May 24, the Board of Education approved certification of merit pay bonuses to Superintendent of Schools Ross Kasun and Assistant Superintendent Pamela Haimer for meeting and achieving quantitative…

  • St. Stan’s Carnival to hold carnival June 22-25

    St. Stan’s Carnival to hold carnival June 22-25

    St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, 225 MacArthur Ave., Sayreville, will hold its annual carnival June 22-25. It will be open Wednesday and Thursday from 6-10 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 5-11 p.m. Featured food will be homemade Polish food, American food, seafood, barbecue ribs, traditional fair food, and a beer garden. Discounted ride tickets are…

  • Chaplains serving Howell Police Department and community

    Chaplains serving Howell Police Department and community

    By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – Police Chief Andrew Kudrick said he regularly looks for ways to expand services in the Howell Police Department to make it a better place for employees. To that end, Kudrick recently initiated a chaplains program in the department. The program has created a partnership with religious leaders who…

  • Finding a safer used car

    Finding a safer used car

    Later model trade-ins can be found fitted with many of the latest high-tech safety gear. Here’s what to look for. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features One of the benefits of buying a new vehicle is the ability to acquire a model that’s fitted with the latest safety features, particularly the current array of high-tech accident…

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  • Common medical conditions that put you at higher risk for stroke

    Common medical conditions that put you at higher risk for stroke

    By James A. Ware Jr., M.D. A 49-year-old male with diabetes and high blood pressure arrived at CentraState Medical Center’s Emergency Department by ambulance with rapidly fluctuating stroke symptoms. In seconds, he had lost all strength in his right side and was unable to speak. The Primary Stroke Center team quickly confirmed he was having…

  • Two men. Two colorectal cancers. Zero symptoms.

    Two men. Two colorectal cancers. Zero symptoms.

    By Kunal Gupta, M.D., M.B.A. As a central New Jersey-based gastroenterologist, I perform hundreds of colonoscopies each year. Depending on your family and personal medical history, it’s one of those tests you need to undergo because colon and rectal cancers are highly prevalent and particularly sneaky. They often start as painless and symptomless polyps in…