Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Stage set for Red Bank girl in ‘School of Rock’

    Stage set for Red Bank girl in ‘School of Rock’

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK — A sixth grader at the Red Bank Charter School has been chosen to play the role of Britney in “School of Rock” at the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway. Lily “Grace” Riddle, of the Count Basie Performing Arts Academy, is set to take on the role.…

  • Red Bank parking fees going up

    Red Bank parking fees going up

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK — Members of the borough council say they have found a solution in order to ease a tax increase in this year’s budget — an increase in the parking rates. “We know this is a topic of great concern to the business community, but also to all of…

  • Red Bank reader is a world beater

    Red Bank reader is a world beater

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK – Red Bank Middle School student Karina Linares Huerta was recognized by the borough council for beating out more than a million students around the globe in an online reading program. Karina, a seventh grader at the middle school, is a participant in the Achieve3000 online reading program.…

  • Oceanport holds off on affordable housing decision

    Oceanport holds off on affordable housing decision

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — The Borough Council remains undecided on where Habitat for Humanity should be permitted to construct a pair of affordable housing units that would meet the borough’s affordable housing requirements. During a May 12 special meeting, the Borough Council passed a resolution asking for the planning board to recommend…

  • Shrewsbury re-enters county’s Demonstration Program

    Shrewsbury re-enters county’s Demonstration Program

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer SHREWSBURY — After spending time weighing facts and gaining input from local leaders and surrounding municipalities, the Borough Council unanimously voted to opt back into the Monmouth County Reassessment Demonstration Program. The decision occurred at the council’s May 2 meeting, where a resolution was adopted stating that the borough…

  • Carl Sandburg staff helps build condo unit for veterans

    Carl Sandburg staff helps build condo unit for veterans

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Carl Sandburg Middle School (CSMS) Principal Martha Simon and her teaching staff recently put on hard hats and goggles for a good cause. They joined volunteers from Habitat for Humanity Newark on April 30 to lay stripping for soundproofing as part of the construction of a multi-unit condominium that is being built…

  • Budget passed in Sayreville despite tension

    Budget passed in Sayreville despite tension

      By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — The borough’s municipal budget passed on May 9 without the support of two Republican councilmen — a situation that did not sit well with Councilwoman Mary Novak. Though the public hearing on the budget was held April 25, the council could not adopt it then as a state backlog had…

  • South Amboy considers revitalization by creating arts district

    South Amboy considers revitalization by creating arts district

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Could South Amboy be the state’s next arts hub? Diana St. John and Susan Pellegrini are counting on it. The two have had success in Red Bank and Asbury Park, respectively, and now are teaming up to transform South Amboy into a cultural destination. The two gave a…

  • Bombers’ golfers seek strong showing in GMC Tournament

    Bombers’ golfers seek strong showing in GMC Tournament

    By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville War Memorial High School’s boys golf team looks to close out its season May 19 with a strong showing in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament at the Forsgate Country Club in Jamesburg. The second-seeded Bombers are coming off a superb regular season that saw the Blue and Gray run up…