Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Parents protest PARCC at Board of Education

    Parents protest PARCC at Board of Education

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Parents called on members of the Board of Education to pass a resolution expressing their opposition to the state’s Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) test. “I’m here this evening to voice my opposition to the state’s attempt at making PARCC the only…

  • Council voices concerns over proposed Route 18 bus stops

    Council voices concerns over proposed Route 18 bus stops

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The Township Council expressed concern over a resolution by the state to add new bus stops along a stretch of Route 18. “We have enough traffic issues in this town trying to get from one end to the other on [Route 18] in the condition that it’s…

  • Monroe’s Perrotte dedicates herself to rowing

    Monroe’s Perrotte dedicates herself to rowing

    By Jimmy Allinder It was one of the most difficult decisions Glorianna Perrotte ever made, but she felt certain it was the right one. Following what could only be described as a banner season as the No. 1 pitcher for the Monroe Township High School softball team, Perrotte decided to forgo her senior year this…

  • Spotswood, South River softball team led by pitchers

    Spotswood, South River softball team led by pitchers

    By Jimmy Allinder When the Spotswood High School and South River High School softball teams play large school opponents, they usually have difficulty winning. However, within the friendly confines of their respective Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue and Gold Divisions, the Chargers and Rams have excelled and that will likely be the same case this…

  • Seed Library available to public at Fords Branch Library

    Seed Library available to public at Fords Branch Library

    The Seed Library, established by the Woodbridge Township Environmental Commission, located at the Fords Branch Library, 211 Ford Ave in Fords, has been restocked with packages of seeds for the 2016 growing season. Residents can check out packages of seeds, free of cost, and plant them in their own garden. At the end of the…

  • Woodbridge’s ‘Tooling Around the Township’ slated for April 30

    Woodbridge’s ‘Tooling Around the Township’ slated for April 30

    “Tooling Around the Township” is set for April 30 in Woodbridge. The annual town-wide “fix-up” day targets home repair projects for eligible senior and handicapped residents. Applications are being accepted for home “fix-it” projects and signing-up “fix-it” volunteers. To nominate a house for repair, volunteer, donate services, or sponsor a home repair project, call the…

  • Boy Scout Troop 74 of Metuchen to hold breakfast April 24

    Boy Scout Troop 74 of Metuchen to hold breakfast April 24

    Boy Scout Troop 74 of Metuchen will hold an all-you-can-eat breakfast at the Edison Elks Lodge at 375 Old Post Road, April 24 from 8-11 a.m. The cost will be $8 per person. Children under 7 years old are free. This event includes pancakes, breakfast meats, omelets made to order and more. Money raised will…

  • Middlesex County and Woodbridge officials unveil audible crossing signal designed to assit sight-impaired pedestrians

    Middlesex County and Woodbridge officials unveil audible crossing signal designed to assit sight-impaired pedestrians

    Middlesex County Freeholder Director Ronald G. Rios and Woodbridge Mayor John E. McCormac announce the installation and activation of Audible Pedestrian Crossing Signals designed to assist sight-impaired and handicap pedestrians safely cross busy highway intersections. Middlesex County Freeholders, the Woodbridge Police Department (WPD) Traffic Enforcement Division, Keep Middlesex Moving, the New Jersey Department of Transportation,…

  • ‘Pig Out On Books’ at the Edison Library April 27

    ‘Pig Out On Books’ at the Edison Library April 27

    The Edison Library Main Branch, 340 Plainfield Ave., will host “Pig Out On Books” on April 25 at 1:30 p.m. and April 27 at 10:30 a.m. Children ages 2-6 are invited to come in and find out more about an “apple a day and a good book.” Children will wiggle and giggle as they “pig…