• Senior Sukkot Luncheon to be held Oct. 20 at JCC

    Senior Sukkot Luncheon to be held Oct. 20 at JCC

    Join the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, for a Senior Sukkot Luncheon, Oct. 20 at 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be served, followed by musical entertainment all in the large sukkah. Early bird registration is $9/JCC member; $12/non-member by Oct. 5. Registration from Oct. 6-9 is $12/JCC member; $15/non-member. Registration…

  • Celebrate Sukkot at the Jewish Community Center

    Celebrate Sukkot at the Jewish Community Center

    Join the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, for “Under a Sukkot Sky,” an intergenerational, community-wide celebration of the holiday of Sukkot, taking place on Oct. 19 at 6:30 p.m. The evening will include dinner in our large sukkah, followed by dessert and live musical entertainment, provided by Avi Maza…

  • Edison police chief stops driver

    Edison police chief stops driver

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — It may be years since Police Chief Thomas Bryan patrolled the streets as a patrolman. But that didn’t stop him from switching hats last week, which led to an arrest of a 21-year-old Sayreville man. John X. Thasites was charged with driving under the influence, possession of heroin…

  • Amazing Escape Room wins OK for new location

    Amazing Escape Room wins OK for new location

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Plans to move the Amazing Escape Room from its present location in a multi-story home at 77 W. Main St. to a new location in Freehold Borough have been given a green light by the Planning Board. On Sept. 14, board members granted a use variance and preliminary…

  • Colts Neck Reformed Church to host Election Day luncheon

    COLTS NECK – The Colts Neck Reformed Church, 139 Route 537, will host its 150th annual Election Day Luncheon, Dinner and Craft Bazaar on Nov. 8. All are welcome to attend. Reserved luncheon seats will be available at 11:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Open seating will be based upon availability. Take-out orders will be available…

  • Cost of restoration work at historic site increases

    Cost of restoration work at historic site increases

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – The Township Committee has approved two change orders as restoration work continues on an historic structure in Millstone Township. Restoration work is being performed on the circa mid-1800s Clarksburg Methodist Episcopal Church, Route 524, which is the second oldest Methodist church building in Monmouth County. The building is…

  • Places To Be

    Places To Be

    School is fully in session and the athletic schedules are filled with games and events. Here are some matchups that contain importance this early in the fall season. The Sayreville and Edison football teams, which scored impressive victories the opening weekend of the season,  collide on Sept.16 in Edison. One of them will go to…

  • Youngster will raffle quilt to benefit Lions Club

    Youngster will raffle quilt to benefit Lions Club

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – A young resident of Allentown is doing her part to assist an organization that offers programs to support the community. Ava Strovinsky, 12, a seventh-grader at the Stone Bridge Middle School, is creating a quilt she will raffle off in October. Ava said all proceeds from the raffle…

  • Manalapan police department adds part-time officers

    Manalapan police department adds part-time officers

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – The Manalapan Police Department has added two new recruits. During the Sept. 7 meeting of the Township Committee, two men were sworn in to serve as Class II special law enforcement officers in the police department. Eric Bacany and Matthew Buono were accompanied by family members as Mayor…

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