Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Falcons set wins mark, capture sectional title in memorable season

    Falcons set wins mark, capture sectional title in memorable season

    By Jimmy Allinder This season, the Monroe Township High School girls basketball team got it right. A year ago, the Falcons lost the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV championship to Marlboro High School but this time managed a program first by winning the sectional championship with a 48-35 triumph over Hunterdon Central Regional High School,…

  • Lady golfers welcome to join association

    Lady golfers welcome to join association

    The Tamarack Women’s Nine Hole Golf Association will hold its first membership meeting of 2016 at 10 a.m. on March 31 at the VFW Post 133, 485 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. The group welcomes new members. Females at any level of play are welcome to join in a friendly nine-hole round of golf on Thursday…

  • Kimberly Colgan joins RE/MAX First Realty

    Kimberly Colgan joins RE/MAX First Realty

    Kimberly Colgan, an experienced agent of  four years, is joining RE/MAX First Realty in East Brunswick. “I am absolutely delighted to be joining RE/MAX First Realty and continuing my real estate career being part of the RE/MAX brand. Being the No. 1 real estate company in New Jersey, this will continue to provide a platform…

  • Expansion draws criticism due to use of Milltown library’s driveway

    Expansion draws criticism due to use of Milltown library’s driveway

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — As the Planning Board considers a heating and air conditioning business that is moving into the former union hall on North Main Street, a public discord has developed with the business owner’s proposal for an easement to use the Milltown Public Library’s driveway. However, the ultimate decision for…

  • Gomez thriving at and behind the plate with Eagles

    Gomez thriving at and behind the plate with Eagles

    By Jimmy Allinder Lenin Gomez admits to being mesmerized by the newness that surrounded him when he arrived in the United States with his family from the Dominican Republic when he was 10 years old. It’s little wonder the impressionable youngster immediately felt at ease when he realized baseball was held with the same high…

  • Edison police to hold active shooter training at Kilmer site

    Edison police to hold active shooter training at Kilmer site

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — Residents were not happy with the township police department’s intent to use a building on the Camp Kilmer property for active shooter training. At the March 9 Township Council meeting, resident Esther Nemitz said she wanted to know why Building 1072 on the former Army camp was the site…

  • Edison blood drive slated for March 19

    Edison blood drive slated for March 19

    St. Helena’s Parish will sponsor its spring blood drive from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on March 19 in the School Hall, located at 930 Grove Ave., Edison. Central Jersey Blood Center will be used for this drive. Bring identification. For more information, contact Richard Houghton at 732-887-2402.

  • Children’s musician to perform March 19 at Old Franklin Schoolhouse

    Children’s musician to perform March 19 at Old Franklin Schoolhouse

    Michael Napolitano, founder of Preschool of Rock, will hold a CD release show on March 19 at 11 a.m. at Old Franklin Schoolhouse, 491 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. The CD, “Michael and the Rockness Monsters,”  is his debut self-titled album with his all-new band, which was released on Feb. 26. After almost a decade of performing,…

  • Edison officer returns back to duty

    Edison officer returns back to duty

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Despite a looming appeal of his reinstatement, Police Officer Anthony Sarni is happy to be back at work in his hometown, according to his attorney Steve Cahn. Sarni, 41, an 11-year veteran of the department who was dismissed in October, but court ordered to be reinstated in January,…