Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Little Silver looking into long-term management plans

    Little Silver looking into long-term management plans

    By Kayla J. Marsh Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER – To continue to provide the services and programs residents know and desire, borough officials are looking to establish a five-year master plan that will outline different facility needs and provide a map as to what can be improved upon and what new activities can be implemented.…

  • Tax preparation available at MHA’s Red Bank Resource Network

    Tax preparation available at MHA’s Red Bank Resource Network

    The Red Bank Resource Network of the Mental Health Association of Monmouth County, 103 Drs. James Parker Blvd., Suite B, Red Bank, will hold a free on-site, bilingual tax filing through the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties and VITA Certified Tax Professionals on the following Monday’s during tax season (by appointment only): 9:30 a.m.-4…

  • Barnabas Health announces new appointments

    Barnabas Health has announced two appointments, which are effective April 1. Frank J. Vozos, M.D., FACS, currently president and chief executive officer of Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch and Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus in Lakewood, will assume the position of executive vice president for Barnabas Health and serve as chief executive of Monmouth…

  • South Amboy event to benefit ailing woman

    South Amboy event to benefit ailing woman

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — David Silva may be the neighbor everyone wishes they had. Silva was looking for an opportunity to help his neighbor, Ann Kelly, who had a stroke last June. Kelly subsequently suffered brain damage and is unable to move. However, because Kelly, who is now 51, was born deaf, her…

  • Knights repeat as Central Jersey Group IV champions

    Knights repeat as Central Jersey Group IV champions

    By Warren Rappleyea Old Bridge High School’s indoor track and field team turned in a solid performance to win the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV championship Feb. 12 at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River. The Knights easily bested Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) rival South Brunswick High School, which took second place,…

  • Marino-Milliken

    Marino-Milliken

    Victoria Rose Marino, daughter of Thomas and Gail Marino of Old Bridge, and Christopher John Milliken, son of Jeffrey and Anne Elizabeth Milliken of Sparta, were married on Sept. 25, 2015. Father Chester Carina performed the ceremony at Most Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church, Old Bridge. The bride, a graduate of Old Bridge High School,…

  • Carl Sandburg Student Council to give seniors a night to remember’

    Carl Sandburg Student Council to give seniors a night to remember’

    OLD BRIDGE – Middle school students have been spending their time making corsages and boutonnieres for attendees of their upcoming senior citizens prom. The initial “Winter Wonderland” dance was postponed due to inclement weather, but the event will now be held 1:30-3:30 p.m. on March 4 at the Reformed Church Home, Route 18, Old Bridge. About 25…

  • Sayreville students achieve good grades PARCC exams

    By Matthew Sockol Correspondent SAYREVILLE – Students in Sayreville have a reason to be proud. The reason being is that they scored well according to the recent unveiling of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam results in New Jersey. The state results from spring 2015 were released on Feb.…

  • North Brunswick man to conduct Rutgers anniversary concert

    North Brunswick man to conduct Rutgers anniversary concert

    NEW BRUNSWICK — A world-renowned conductor who currently resides in North Brunswick will lead Igor Stravinsky’s score in an upcoming production at Rutgers University. The Mason Gross School of the Arts will celebrate its 40th anniversary year with a presentation of “The Soldier’s Tale” (“L’histoire du Soldat”) on Feb. 20. The fully staged production, a school-wide collaboration…