Author: Michael Nunes
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Red Bank Council awards water meter contract
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK — A contract for water meter replacements was awarded without much fanfare despite initial opposition from residents and council members at prior meetings. The Borough Council awarded a contract to National Metering Services Inc. for the replacement of about 4,000 water meters in the borough at the March…
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Red Bank residents may soon be able to cruise the Navesink
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK — Red Bank residents could soon have the opportunity to cruise down the Navesink River in style without having to leave town to do so. “It used to be, around 15 years ago, [a river cruise boat] was parked right outside Marine Park, and it was a wonderful…
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Local ‘test subjects’ will ‘experiment’ with new music at Court Tavern
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – When a mad chemist injects the essence of some of the world’s best musicians into one local band, the results can be interesting. “The idea is that we are all test subjects. We don’t really remember these things but we got the general gist from the ‘creator,’” said…
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‘Rambotics’ runs through the competition
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — One usually imagines competitive robots to be built by seasoned engineers with decades of experience. For the students in South River High School’s Robotics Club, who competed at the Mid-Atlantic Regional District Event at Mount Olive High School in Flanders on March 5 and 6, they are…
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Book of love begins at East Brunswick Library
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — When Sam Santiago proposed to his girlfriend, he didn’t choose a stereotypical beach or romantic restaurant. Instead, he chose his local library. On March 12, when Santiago and his girlfriend of one year Rawn Brown went to the East Brunswick Library to tutor a student, little did Brown…
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Red Bank school district satisfied with charter school rejection
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK — While members of the Red Bank Charter School (RBCS) licked their wounds over the state rejecting their enrollment expansion, members of the borough school system approved the decision while promoting their educational stance. “I was very pleased when the decision came down from the state on [Feb.…
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Seniors school students on reading skills
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer JAMESBURG – For most seniors citizens, it has been decades since they have set foot inside an elementary school classroom. In Jamesburg, it seems this could change. “In the greater community, why not bring in our greatest resource, [which is] our seniors?” said Principal Pamela Hernandez of John F. Kennedy…
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Spotswood schools may have new start and dismissal times
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — School hours could be changing for students in order to reduce transportation costs for the school district. The Spotswood Board of Education is currently mulling over a proposed school schedule change that would see students at the high school and middle school arrive sooner and leave earlier while…
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Eatontown residents look back at history they’d rather forget
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The date was March 5, 1886. Samuel Johnson, known as Mingo Jack, sat in a two-cell lockup awaiting trial after being accused of raping a white woman. That trial would never come. At around midnight on that day, a mob gathered outside the lockup ready to name themselves…
