Category: archives

  • RHS wrestling squad wins first varsity match

    By: Sean Moylan    Even when his team had reached its lowest point, Rich Gildner never once lost any faith in his Robbinsville High wrestling squad.    His Ravens were performing so well in "the room" that he knew the wins were coming. Furthermore, the general feeling was so positive entering the home match on Jan. 31…

  • Laying the groundwork in kindergarten

    Local students get ready to start school careers By: Bill Greenwood    Greenbrook School kindergarten teachers Ilene Pawlak and Karen Slater want their students to learn their ABCs but say learning to button their coats, play with other children and have fun are just as important for new students.    "Our goal is to develop the whole…

  • New signs causing worry about snow

    Many weren’t aware of parking bans until new signs were posted. By: Purvi Desai    The Public Works Department is replacing all old signs that regulate parking on certain streets in town during periods of snow, but it’s causing some residents to worry about their parking situations.    Phil Petrone, director of Public Works, said Monday that…

  • School: DEP decision delaying project

    By: Cara Latham    UPPER FREEHOLD – Superintendent Robert Smith said Friday that complaints from the public faulting the school board for picking a location where the soil was contaminated is not the main cause of the project’s delay. It’s getting the approval for a Wastewater Management Plan amendment from the state Department of Environmental Protection,…

  • Elaine Strampp

       HILLSBOROUGH — Elaine Strampp died Jan. 30 in Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 74.    She was born in Irvington and was a lifelong resident of Hillsborough.    Ms. Strampp worked for the County Adjuster’s Office for Somerset County for 42 years, the last five years were as county adjuster.    She was a former member…

  • Panel formation eyed on campaign financing

    Council to introduce ordinance Feb. 20. By: Lea Kahn    Township Council plans to move ahead with a proposal to form a citizens committee to explore financing municipal political campaigns with taxpayer dollars by introducing an ordinance to create the committee at its Feb. 20 meeting.    The citizens committee would present its recommendations to Township Council,…

  • Theresa M. Coby

       BARNEGAT — Theresa M. Coby died Jan. 28 in New Jersey Eastern Star Home in Bridgewater. She was 90.    Born and raised in Manhattan, N.Y., she lived in Queens most of her life before moving to Barnegat in 2005.    Mrs. Coby was a homemaker.    Her husband, Henry Coby, died in 1973.    Surviving are two sons,…

  • ABIS students tackle touchy, timely issues for VFW essay contest

    Three students won cash prizes for their patriotic essays. By: Donna Lukiw    Alexander Batcho Intermediate School students Anna Isachenko, Kristin Schnatter and Emily Sellar took home the top three cash prizes in a writing contest for their patriotic essays on citizenship.    Sponsored annually by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2290, the essay contest asks middle…

  • Domestic Partners

    Happily formerly married, Lou and Peter Berryman share a love for humor, wordplay and around-the-house nonsense. By: Susan Van Dongen    They look so cute together and seem to be having such a good time — what’s the recipe for Lou and Peter Berryman’s long, harmonious marriage?    "Actually, we are not married," says Mr. Berryman.    Ah,…