• Pier Village introduces ‘The Masterminds Speaker Series’

    Pier Village introduces ‘The Masterminds Speaker Series’

    Pier Village will introduce “The Masterminds Speaker Series – Women & Wealth in 2017,” Turn Your Financial Resolutions into Reality, from 5:30-7 p.m. on Feb. 2 at The Bungalow Hotel in Long Branch. The Newman Group, a mother-daughter team from Morgan Stanley, will address questions. Please RSVP (“yes” only) to [email protected].

  • Crisis counselors considered in Edison schools

    Crisis counselors considered in Edison schools

    By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent EDISON—Students and faculty alike may soon have access to more mental and emotional health support resources within the district. At the Jan. 18 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Richard O’Malley discussed a proposal to add additional crisis counselors at the elementary school level. The district has a partnership with Rutgers University.Currently counselors…

  • Get prepared for summer camp season

    Get prepared for summer camp season

    Summer camp season is just around the corner. Each summer, millions of children depart for campsites around the country to swim, hike, craft, and enjoy the companionship of friends. Summer camps in North America were first established in the 1880s and were attended by children without their parents for overnight stays. By the 20th century,…

  • Residents concerned about quality of life in North Brunswick

    Residents concerned about quality of life in North Brunswick

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The public portion of the Jan. 17 North Brunswick Township Council meeting was comprised of comments from various residents about quality of life issues in town. Gwendolyn Anderson of Pershing Court asked why her cul-de-sac near Farrington Lake is never cleaned. “The street was just bananas” in…

  • Former Edison cop sentenced for harassment

    Former Edison cop sentenced for harassment

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Former Edison Police Officer Michael Dotro must serve probation for two years for his involvement in attempting to harass and humiliate a North Brunswick police officer in 2012. Dotro, 39, of Manalapan, who was a nine-year veteran of the Edison Police Department, stood before Superior Court Judge…

  • Six charged with drug offenses in Jackson

    Six charged with drug offenses in Jackson

    JACKSON – Six people were arrested and charged with drug offenses after police conducted a search of a Jackson residence in the early morning hours of Jan. 19. At 5 a.m., detectives, police officers and members of the Ocean County Special Response Team detained several individuals and searched a residence on West Commodore Boulevard. Police…

  • Foundation thanks North Brunswick for support of pediatric cancer awareness

    Foundation thanks North Brunswick for support of pediatric cancer awareness

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Members of The Hugs for Brady Foundation expressed gratitude to the community of North Brunswick for its support in the fight against pediatric cancer. Brady Wells, the son of Michael and Sherrie Wells of South Brunswick, passed away in 2010 at 23 months old from non-differentiated acute leukemia,…

  • Victor Aprea

    Victor Aprea

    Victor Aprea, 81, of Raritan, passed away on Nov. 22, 2016. He was born in Hoboken on Dec. 23, 1934 to his parents, Pasqualina LoBianco and Salvatore Aprea. Victor owned and operated Vic’s Automatic Transmissions in East Brunswick for close to 30 years. He had worked and lived in East Brunswick for over 35 years…

  • Ernest J. Jolley

    Ernest J. Jolley

    Ernest J. Jolley, 84, a lifelong resident of Monroe Township, passed away on Jan. 17, 2017. Ernest served in the U.S. Navy for over 12 years in active duty and the reserves. He worked at GM for 42 years and received an award for Excellence for Outstanding Community Service, which was awarded to only 10…

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