Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Spotswood not taking on-court success for granted

    Spotswood not taking on-court success for granted

    By Jimmy Allinder It would be tempting for the Spotswood High School boys basketball team to consider the rest of the regular season a cakewalk. The Chargers had little trouble dispatching the five rivals that make up the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division in their first go-around and are currently the only team with…

  • Seniors offer trip to Hunterdon Hills on Feb. 13

    Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Seniors will sponsor a Feb. 13 bus trip to see “Rock ’n’ Roll USA” at the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, Hampton. The bus will depart at 4:45 p.m. from the OLV lower parking lot, Main Street, Sayreville. Return is scheduled for approximately 10 p.m. Cost is $95 and includes the show,…

  • Milltown responders rescue dog

    Milltown responders rescue dog

      By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — A black Labrador is cold and shaken up, but safe after falling through ice on Mill Pond Tuesday morning. Police Lt. Chris Johnson said the incident was reported around 10 a.m. on Jan. 26. “The dog owner was walking on the path by the pond when the…

  • Milltown to mark Groundhog Day on Feb. 2

    Milltown to mark Groundhog Day on Feb. 2

    Milltown will hold its annual Groundhog Day celebration at 7 a.m. on Feb. 2 at the American Legion, 4 JFK Drive, Milltown. The public is welcome to attend.    

  • Apply now for Sheriff’s civilian academy through Feb. 5

    Applications are being accepted for the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office’s Civilian Academy. Participants will meet 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays for eight weeks. beginning April 6, at the Middlesex County Police Training Center, North Patrol Road, Edison. One Saturday class will be held. Graduation is scheduled for May 25. Each session will highlight functions of the Sheriff’s…

  • Young Spotswood musicians join mixed chorus

    Young Spotswood musicians join mixed chorus

    SPOTSWOOD – Two chorus students from Memorial Middle School successfully auditioned into the Central Jersey Music Educators Association Intermediate Mixed Chorus. Sheliza Dolette and Emilia Savarese prepared given audition material to sing in front of a panel of judges. Sheliza, an eighth grader, and Emilia, a seventh grader, were both placed into the alto section of the…

  • ESTHER A. GORSKI

    ESTHER A. GORSKI

    Esther Anderson Durst Gorski, 105, passed away peacefully on Dec. 16 in Sarasota, Florida. She was born Feb. 1, 1910. She resided in Metuchen for 50 years. Esther was buried beside her late husband, Chester Gorski, at Saint Gertude’s Cemetery, Colonia. Ceremonies were private. Devoted daughter to Hannah and Charles Anderson, beloved sister to Alice…

  • Vo-tech students get a lesson in government from congressman

    Vo-tech students get a lesson in government from congressman

      EAST BRUNSWICK – Forty Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School (MCVTS) students received a briefing on activity in Congress, domestic and international politics and the life of a congressman when Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-Middlesex, Monmouth) visited the MCVTS East Brunswick campus. Pallone’s appearance on Jan. 14 came just two days after President Barack…

  • Middlesex County snowfall totals staggering

    Middlesex County snowfall totals staggering

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Towns in Middlesex County fared well for the most part during Winter Storm Jonas, which dropped upwards of 20-plus inches of snow and brought heavy winds to the area over the weekend. “There were a couple of factors that helped, including that it happened on the weekend…