Author: KATHY CHANG, Managing Editor
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Monroe BOE reorganizes with veteran board members at the helm
MONROE – The Monroe Board of Education reorganized with veteran board members at the helm. Steven Riback, who is serving his second term, was nominated to serve as board president at the reorganization meeting on Jan. 2. He previously served as board vice president. Kathy Kolupanowich, who is serving her seventh term on the board…
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Woodbridge government reorganizes with first Hispanic American woman leading the dais, new business administrator
WOODBRIDGE – The Woodbridge Township Council reorganized with its first Hispanic American woman leading the dais. “I will continue to work for all of Woodbridge Township,” said Councilwoman-at-Large Lizbeth DeJesus after she was nominated for the position at the reorganization meeting on Jan. 1. “Along with my fellow council members, we will continue to work…
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Students at Woodbridge Middle School are back home since renovation project began
WOODBRIDGE – Since construction of a new elementary school and an addition and renovations to a middle school began two years ago, milestones of the multi-million dollar project have been celebrated along the way in the Woodbridge School District. On Jan. 7, Schools Superintendent Robert Zega said while work is still being done, a huge…
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Monroe government reorganizes with two women leading the council for the first time
MONROE – The Monroe Township Council reorganized with two women leading the council for the first time in the township’s history. Councilwoman Miriam S. Cohen was nominated to serve as council president and Councilwoman Elizabeth “Betty” Schneider was nominated to serve as council vice president at the reorganization meeting on Jan. 1 held at the…
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Old Bridge Township Council reorganizes with familiar faces, new council member
OLD BRIDGE – The Old Bridge Township Council reorganized with familiar faces and a new council member. On New Year’s Day in front of dignitaries including Donald T. DiFrancesco, former governor of New Jersey, Assemblyman Robert Clifton (R-Middlesex) and former Old Bridge Mayor Barbara Cannon, family and friends, Mayor Owen Henry was sworn in for…
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Edison BOE reorganizes with new faces, new leadership, and a move to put forward another bond referendum
EDISON – The Edison Board of Education reorganized with some new faces, new leadership and the move to put forward another bond referendum in March. The board voted to approve a resolution authorizing a bond referendum to be held on March 10 at its reorganization meeting on Jan. 6 at the Education Center. Board members…
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Scope and magnitute of growing number of significant projects calls for new role in Metuchen
METUCHEN – The scope and magnitude of the growing number of significant projects in Metuchen’s future calls for the creation of a new administrative position – director of special projects. The Borough Council is expected to approve the ordinance to create the new position during the second reading and public hearing at its next meeting…
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Edison Township Council reorganizes with first African American female on dais
EDISON – The Edison Township Council has reorganized with two new council members and two members in new leadership roles. In front of dignitaries, family and friends, Council members Joseph Coyle and Ajay Patil were sworn in for their second, four-year terms, while newcomers Richard Brescher and Joyce Ship-Freeman were sworn in for their first…
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New Jersey State Police continue to investigate crash that critically injured former Woodbridge mayor and killed his wife
HOLMDEL – Police are continuing to investigate the cause of a single vehicle crash that critically injured a former Woodbridge mayor and killed his wife as they were driving on the Garden State Parkway near PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel last week. Philip Cerria, 85, and his wife Margaret Cerria, 84, of Lakewood,…
