Author: KATHY CHANG, Managing Editor
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Crumbling Cheesequake Creek jetty receives $30 million in federal boost for rebuild
OLD BRIDGE – Construction to rebuild the crumbling stone rock Cheesequake Creek jetty, which services marinas in Old Bridge, Sayreville and South Amboy, is expected to begin in Fiscal Year 2024. That is when Joseph Seebode, deputy district engineer and chief of programs and project management for the New York District of the U.S. Army…
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Three Newark males charged in connection to stolen vehicles, hundreds of stolen key fobs from Avenel car dealership
Police charged three males from Newark in connection with a stolen vehicle and possession of hundreds of key fobs from Car Revolution in the Avenel section of Woodbridge. The three males – ages 26, 18 and 15 – were apprehended on Jan. 19, according to Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara in a social…
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Asian community in Metuchen set to showcase fun festivities of Lunar New Year
METUCHEN – As Chinese New Year nears, members of the Asian community in Metuchen hope to showcase how fun the new year festivities can be. “Asian culture is often overlooked and underrepresented,” Jennifer Zhu said. “We hope that when you come to celebrate the Lunar New Year, you learn a little about Asian cultures and…
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Local business owner fills Ward 1 council seat in Woodbridge
WOODBRIDGE – The Township Council appointed Sharon McAuliffe, a local business owner, to fill the Ward 1 council seat left vacant after the sudden passing of Ward 1 Councilwoman Nancy Bader-Drumm on Jan. 2. The Woodbridge Democratic Organization submitted three nominees for the council to select from. The other nominees included Jay Barcellona and Robert…
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Metuchen resident is among 40 finalists in upcoming New Jersey Film Festival
METUCHEN – What started as an application assignment for Charly Santagado has developed into a five-minute film based on a 1650s painting, Las Meninas (Ladies in Waiting) by Diego Velazquez, who was a leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age. Santagado, of Metuchen, submitted her film for the upcoming New Jersey Film Festival presented through…
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Monroe mayor says teamwork is key to the successes of last year; will continue on same path in 2022
MONROE – It’s all about teamwork as Mayor Stephen Dalina enters his second year as mayor. “Never was it so prevalent to know that I had everybody with me on [the Township Council] to be the best mayor I could the day I was appointed,” Dalina said. Dalina was appointed interim mayor on Jan. 20,…
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Milltown BOE candidate must resolve claim against district before taking a seat on the dais, administrative law judge says
MILLTOWN – In 2017, Egnita Pardo and her husband filed a tort claim notice against the Milltown Public Schools on behalf of her minor son seeking reimbursement of medical expenses relating to an incident. The claim is at the center of whether or not it’s a conflict of interest for Pardo to serve on the…
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Special election may decide outcome of Ward 4 council seat in Old Bridge because of ballot mixup
OLD BRIDGE – The election for the Ward 4 council seat will be decided in a special election in March, according to a Middlesex County Superior Court decision. The seat will remain vacant until then. Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Thomas Daniel McCloskey invalidated the Nov. 2 election results, citing 27 registered voters received the…
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Edison superintendent explains decision to hold in-person school after winter break; district has enhanced safety protocols
EDISON – The Edison Township Public School District was one of 10 school districts out of 25 in Middlesex County to open in person after the winter break. Despite many concerns Schools Superintendent Bernard Bragen fielded from concerned parents due to the recent rise in COVID cases in the community, it’s a decision he stands…
