Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Woodbridge Community Youth Players holding auditions for Aida June 1 and 4

    Woodbridge Community Youth Players holding auditions for Aida June 1 and 4

    The Woodbridge Community Youth Players are holding auditions (vocals and dance) for the Summer performance of Aida on June 1 at 7 p.m. and June 4 at 9 a.m. at The Theatre at Woodbridge Middle School, 525 Barron Ave. Those auditioning must be Woodbridge Township residents between ages 14-25. The show will be staged July…

  • Barrons looking to put losing streak behind them

    Barrons looking to put losing streak behind them

    By Jeff Appelblatt There’s nothing better for a team than cruising into the postseason on a hot streak. Entering the scene after winning a few straight could impact a club so much that any struggles during the first three quarters of the season can be left behind. Unfortunately for Woodbridge High School’s baseball team, that’s…

  • St. Joe’s looks to add to GMC volleyball championship

    St. Joe’s looks to add to GMC volleyball championship

    By Jimmy Allinder Even though the Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen volleyball team is fresh off winning the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament championship, the Falcons had very little time to celebrate. Following a hard-fought 2-1 victory (23-25, 25-13, 25-21) over rival East Brunswick High School May 21, St. Joe’s (27-9) re-entered the pressure…

  • Edison mourns death of boy on skateboard

    Edison mourns death of boy on skateboard

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Schools Superintendent Richard O’Malley said district grief counselors and counselors from Rutgers Behavioral Health have been on hand this week at Lincoln Elementary School as the district mourns the loss of a fifth-grade student who was fatally struck by a motor vehicle last week. Askari Moore, 11, of…

  • Students of St. Helena’s School recognize National Police Week with special Mass

    Students of St. Helena’s School recognize National Police Week with special Mass

    On May 13, the students of St. Helena’s School, Edison, held a Mass dedicated to the Edison police officers. The Rev. Anthony Sirianni presided over the Mass that was held to unite the school and community to show respect and praise to the Police Department. This event was held in honor of National Police Week…

  • SADD selects Edison teen for National Leadership Council

    SADD selects Edison teen for National Leadership Council

    SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), the nation’s premier youth health and safety organization, announced that Alyssa Royce of Edison has been named to the SADD National Student Leadership Council for the 2016-2017 school year. Chosen from a nationwide pool of highly qualified applicants, Royce joins nine other student leaders who will represent the more than…

  • Couple celebrates their wedding as king and queen of the ‘Castle’

    Couple celebrates their wedding as king and queen of the ‘Castle’

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Kristina Rowley said she gets to tell people she was married in a castle — the White Castle on Route 9. Kristina (nee Jones) and Michael Rowley were married May 20 on the third anniversary of their relationship at the hamburger chain. The chain holds special memories, each…

  • Clayton Block deemed redevelopment site

    Clayton Block deemed redevelopment site

    By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent EDISON—The Hartz Mountain development on Route 1 may be getting a new neighbor where the Clayton Block concrete company currently sits. Township Attorney Bill Northgrave explained to the Township Council and residents at the May 11 council meeting that Clayton had come to the township to ask whether the site, currently…

  • Artist seek scrap steel for sign-welding project in Metuchen

    Artist seek scrap steel for sign-welding project in Metuchen

    Local metal workers Steve Accardi and Amy Brooks are welding a sign for Transformations Gallery in Metuchen. If you have any steel that you would like to donate to the project, bring it to Old Franklin Schoolhouse, 491 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen, by May 30. For more information, email Brooks at [email protected].