Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    Ryan Thomas Goetz of Fords graduated from Clemson University on May 7 with a Bachelor of Science in Management. Goetz was among 3,200 students who received degrees in the graduation ceremony at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina.

  • Woodbridge baseball, softball fall early in state tourney

    Woodbridge baseball, softball fall early in state tourney

    By Jeff Appelblatt Harry Rutkowski was the best pitcher on Woodbridge High School’s baseball team the last two years and like most all aces do, he was going to be first on the hill for the first game of the playoffs — in this case, the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section II,…

  • Hopeful ‘First Spouse’ stumps for Hillary in Edison

    Hopeful ‘First Spouse’ stumps for Hillary in Edison

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — As New Jersey’s primary election nears, former President Bill Clinton made a stop at Edison High School last week to tell the people why he believes his wife, Hillary Clinton, is the best candidate for the president of the United States. As the crowd filled the hot and…

  • Metuchen H.S. is New Jersey winner in Optimum Community Charity Champions program

    Metuchen H.S. is New Jersey winner in Optimum Community Charity Champions program

    Optimum Community recognized students at Metuchen High School as the New Jersey grand-prize winners in this year’s Charity Champions, a program that promotes volunteerism and encourages area high schools to raise funds for a charity of their choice. The school was presented with $5,000 to be donated to Breaking the Chain through Education, an international…

  • As enrollment increases in Edison, so do school taxes

    As enrollment increases in Edison, so do school taxes

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — A combination of capital projects, new personnel and rising insurance costs are behind a school budget that comes with an average $141 increase. According to Board of Education President Frank Heelan, this year’s $234 million budget had a number of challenges, so despite the amount of cuts the district has…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    Sylvia Jaroslawski of Colonia graduated from Widener University’s School of Nursing on May 21. On May 19 students participated in a Nightingale Ceremony, a traditional pinning ceremony for graduating nursing students, reflecting the values and traditions of the profession. While holding a lit candle to honor the late Florence Nightingale, who made late night, solitary…

  • 34 students inducted into MCC’s education honor society

    34 students inducted into MCC’s education honor society

    Thirty-four Middlesex County College (MCC) students were recently inducted into MCC’s chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the international honor society in education designed to foster excellence in education and promote fellowship among those dedicated to teaching. The Middlesex Chapter, Alpha Theta Zeta, also received its charter as this is its inaugural year. Front row, seated…

  • It is tough to estimate landscape value

    It is tough to estimate landscape value

    Conveniently, spring marks the start of both the gardening and home selling seasons. Research and the collective wisdom of real estate professionals keeps piling up linking better landscaping to improved home values. But unlike the annual “Cost Vs. Value Report” issued by Remodeling Magazine, there are no surveys linking specific plantings, like backyard trees, to…

  • How to succeed at ‘fix and flip’

    How to succeed at ‘fix and flip’

    Real estate investing can be a smart way to make money – for those who are prepared. By Patricia Rivera Content That Works Aaron McDaniel entered real estate investing at 23 with a very different perspective from the one he has now. Like other first timers, he wanted to make money. Quickly. He listened to…