Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Sayreville passes school budget despite concerns

    Sayreville passes school budget despite concerns

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — The borough school district is facing increasing enrollment, looming capital projects and a shortage from state funding of $18 million. Those were just some of the challenges Sayreville Superintendent Richard Labbe laid out during a public hearing on the budget May 3. The budget narrowly passed, with three board…

  • Ex-Falcon Rappleyea commits to play Division I ice hockey

    Ex-Falcon Rappleyea commits to play Division I ice hockey

    By Tim Morris Sean Rappleyea has been there before. “It’s another jump, another step up,” the Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen graduate said. That step up is from junior hockey in Canada to NCAA Division I college hockey in the United States. Rappleyea, who lives in South Amboy, recently made his verbal commitment to…

  • Bombers’ McQuade wins GMC golf title on tiebreaker

    Bombers’ McQuade wins GMC golf title on tiebreaker

    By Warren Rappleyea With a sterling performance at the Concordia Golf Club in Monroe, Sayreville War Memorial High School’s Erin McQuade walked away with the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) championship, becoming the school’s first girls individual champ. McQuade fired a 4-over-par 39 to finish in a first-place tie with Sayaka Carpenter of East Brunswick High…

  • Lady Knights back on winning track after 5-game skid

    Lady Knights back on winning track after 5-game skid

    By Warren Rappleyea Old Bridge High School’s girls lacrosse team weathered a five-game losing streak and has evened its record at 8-8 as the season heads into the home stretch. The youthful Lady Knights got off to a quick start — winning seven of their first 10 matches — but there is still plenty of…

  • Jellig placed on leave of absence from superintendent position in South Brunswick

    Jellig placed on leave of absence from superintendent position in South Brunswick

    By Jennifer Amato Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Barely audible above a mix of happy yells and the banging of a gavel was the announcement that South Brunswick Schools Superintendent Jerry Jellig has been placed on administrative leave. The South Brunswick Board of Education unanimously voted Richard Chromey, director of Human Resources, to replace Jellig, effective May 9; member…

  • Goodbye, Scion

    Goodbye, Scion

    The Scion brand has been cancelled, but the cars won’t disappear. In fact, most will be hiding in plain sight with new nameplates at the other end of a Toyota showroom. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features While Toyota recently announced it would be discontinuing its youth-oriented Scion division at the end of the 2016 model…

  • Fuel flux

    Fuel flux

    Steering You Right With Sharon Peters Q: We noticed that whenever we go to our ski cabin in Colorado, the gas is always considerably cheaper there than at home in California. This isn’t just sometimes. It’s always. Why would that be the case? A: Variation in gas prices over time is the norm, as we…

  • North Brunswick mourns sudden passing of Carlo DiLalla

    North Brunswick mourns sudden passing of Carlo DiLalla

    By Jennifer Amato Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The Township Council held a moment of silence on May 2 in honor of Carlo DiLalla. A longtime resident of the township, DiLalla passed away April 29 at the age of 65. He was president of the North Brunswick Youth Soccer Club for 10 years, a board member of the…

  • Weichert of South Brunswick supports SBHS STEM Program in honor of late sales associate

    Weichert of South Brunswick supports SBHS STEM Program in honor of late sales associate

    Marcel Diaz, manager of Weichert, Realtors’ South Brunswick sales office, recently announced that his office donated $500 to the South Brunswick High School STEM Program Robotics Club in honor of a long time sales associate and friend, Ajita Shah. “My team and I are very privileged to honor the life and service of Ajita through…