Author: Steven Viera
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Push to regulate vapor shops loses steam in East Brunswick
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Residents waiting for regulations on the township’s numerous vapor shops will have to keep holding their breath. At its regular meeting on Aug. 22, East Brunswick’s Township Council tabled a motion that would establish licensing fees for stores that sell electronic smoking devices such as vaporizers, more commonly…
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Hazlet tackles prescription drug abuse with Project Medicine Drop
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer HAZLET — Police are prescribing a healthy dose of prevention to curb addiction and abuse of prescription medications. On Aug. 30, the Hazlet Township Police Department announced its participation in the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs’ (DCA) Project Medicine Drop, an initiative designed to address the opioid epidemic by…
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Hazlet announces participation in Project Medicine Drop
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer HAZLET — In response to the opioid epidemic, the Hazlet Township Police Department has announced its participation in Project Medicine Drop, an initiative sponsored by the state’s Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA). Project Medicine Drop aims to curb prescription drug abuse by working with members of the community to reduce…
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Red Bank council puts food trucks on the menu
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer RED BANK — On Aug. 25, the Borough Council discussed the possibility of allowing up to two food trucks to operate in Red Bank based on interest from members of the community. “The idea was not to have a zoning change for roving lunch trucks; that was never in the…
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Middletown chips away at time lost pets spend away from home
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The township is watching out for its two- and four-legged residents. Middletown has partnered with the Found Animal Foundation, a California-based nonprofit that provides resources to pet owners, to offer pet microchipping services and access to a national pet microchip registry to help reunite lost dogs and cats…
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Police arrest suspect in armed robbery at WaWa in Middletown
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Cole Murch, 21, has been arrested by police after allegedly committing an armed robbery on Aug. 23 at a WaWa on Route 36. According to Detective Lieutenant Paul Bailey of the Middletown Township Police Department, Murch robbed a gas station attendant at the convenience store at knifepoint before…
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Red Bank man indicted for possession of child pornography
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer RED BANK — A federal grand jury on Aug. 25 indicted James Paroline, 27, of Red Bank, on one charge of receiving child pornography and one charge of possession of child pornography. According to Matthew Reilly, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Paroline worked as an assistant at a…
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Count Basie Theatre will keep name honoring jazz icon
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer RED BANK — Although he only performed there once, William “Count” Basie’s name will continue to hang in lights above the borough’s historic theater. Thanks to a recent agreement with the William J. Basie Trust, Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre will continue to use the jazz legend’s name for the…
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Scholastic freshmen discuss diversity, respect in summer program
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer RED BANK—While many of their soon-to-be classmates may have been enjoying their time off, over 100 students spent July diving right in to the high school experience. As part of Red Bank Regional High School’s Summer Slam program, which ran from July 5 to July 28, incoming freshmen discussed the…
