• Legion post forms motorcycle auxiliary

    Joyce Kilmer Legion Riders, a new auxiliary of American Legion Post No. 25, 4 JFK Blvd., Milltown, is open to all members (including Women’s Auxiliary members and Sons of the American Legion members) in good standing of all American Legion posts. Riders should have a motorcycle with 350cc or more, a valid current driver’s license…

  • Cut-a-thon to support City of Hope research

    Tekniques Salon, 233 Route 18, Loehmann’s Plaza, East Brunswick, will host a Cut-a-thon for Cancer noon-4 p.m. Sept. 23 to benefit the City of Hope for cancer research. Six of the salon’s stylists will be available for haircuts. A self-service blow-dry bar will be available after the cut. Donation is $25 for women’s cuts, $15…

  • Applegarth Elementary School open for business

    School remediation completed; resident argues that taxpayers are not ‘an ATM machine’ BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — Officials opened Applegarth Elementary School this month with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and student orientation. The Sept. 4 ceremony was the culmination of months of remediation and renovation of the former middle school on Applegarth Road. In…

  • 9/11 memorial garden unveiled in Monroe

    Strength of steel beam from WTC ‘a testimony to how we are as a people’ BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer This text will be replaced Monroe Township Fire District 2 unveiled a Sept. 11 memorial garden that includes a 30-inch, 147-pound beam from ground zero. JAMES McEVOY MONROE — A steel beam from ground zero…

  • Car-wash proceeds will aid graduates

    The Sacred Heart School class of 2013 will sponsor a car wash 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 22 in the parking lot at Sacred Heart Church, 531 Washington Ave., South Amboy. Proceeds will go toward the class trip at the end of the year to celebrate the students’ graduation. Cost is $5 per car. For more…

  • Two killed, four injured in crash near E.B. temple

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Two people were killed and four others were injured Saturday when a motorist lost control of her vehicle and struck five pedestrians as they were walking home from a religious service. Two of the pedestrians, a husband and wife, both 51 years old, were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash,…

  • Pilots soccer team to hold clothing drive

    The Old Bridge U11 Pilots soccer team will conduct a clothing drive 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 22 at Ticetown Fields, 526 Ticetown Road, Old Bridge. Clean, wearable unwanted clothes, paired shoes, handbags, linens, stuffed animals and small hard toys (must fit in a box 24 by 24 by 21 inches) are sought. Oversized…

  • Jamesburg unsuccessful in debt relief request

    Board member: When does it stop being about the dollar and become about fairness? BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — A pending $600,000 debt service tab for the Jamesburg School District charged by Monroe will remain after the Monroe Township Board of Education opted not to modify the current send-receive agreement. School officials in…

  • Highlights of Tenure Reform Package:

     Teachers are guaranteed a year of mentoring to begin their career.  They will earn tenure in four years, providing they have at least two ratings of “effective” or “highly effective” in the three years following the initial mentorship year.  Seniority rights are preserved, preventing districts from targeting experienced teachers for layoffs as…

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