• Gloria Zastko, Realtors sponsoring booth at Heritage Day Sept. 24

    Gloria Zastko, Realtors sponsoring booth at Heritage Day Sept. 24

    Plans are well under way for the North Brunswick 34th Annual Heritage Day, which will take place on Sept. 24 from 1-9 p.m. at the North Brunswick Community Park on Route 130 south, near the Renaissance Shopping Plaza. Rain date is Sept. 25. The event is designed to celebrate North Brunswick’s history and the rich…

  • Middletown police to hold child seat safety program Sept. 16

    Middletown police to hold child seat safety program Sept. 16

    The Middletown Police Department will hold a free child seat safety checkpoint this Friday, Sept. 16, at Old Village Fire Company from 2-6 p.m. The link to the Middletown calendar is http://www.middletownnj.org/calendar.aspx?EID=1804.

  • ‘Thin blue line’ honors Marlboro police, first responders

    ‘Thin blue line’ honors Marlboro police, first responders

    MARLBORO – A “thin blue line” that has been painted on Township Drive in the Marlboro municipal complex is meant to honor the service that is provided to the community by the members of the Marlboro Police Department and first responders. In a press release, Mayor Jonathan Hornik said he directed Department of Public Works…

  • NJ Transit issues safety advisory on Samsung Galaxy Note7

    NJ Transit issues safety advisory on Samsung Galaxy Note7

    Following safety concerns raised by Samsung about its Galaxy Note7 smartphone, NJ Transit is strongly urging all customers not to use or charge the mobile device on board trains, buses, light rail vehicles or in stations and facilities. The Note7 has been the subject of numerous accounts of the batteries bursting into flames. Both Samsung and…

  • Zoning changes in the works for South Amboy’s Broadway

    Zoning changes in the works for South Amboy’s Broadway

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The city is looking to make planning and zoning changes to the business district on Broadway. On Sept. 7, city Planner Angelo Valetutto and Zoning Officer Jason Valetutto, his son, presented recommendations about the nature of permitted businesses on Broadway — and how they are allowed to look.…

  • Municipal tax rate up $40 in North Brunswick

    Municipal tax rate up $40 in North Brunswick

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Township Council adopted its Fiscal Year 2017 budget on Sept. 6, which carries a $40 increase on the average assessed home. The $45.85 million budget carries a 2 percent increase on the calendar year tax rate, or an increase of about $39.49 per year on the…

  • Upper Freehold receives AAA credit rating

    Upper Freehold receives AAA credit rating

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Municipal officials have been informed that Upper Freehold Township has joined the select ranks of New Jersey municipalities that have achieved an AAA rating from a credit rating agency. Township Administrator and CFO Dianne Kelly said Standard & Poor’s Global (S&P) has upgraded the rating for Upper…

  • CVS moving into Metuchen

    CVS moving into Metuchen

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — The borough may see its first pharmaceutical chain — CVS Pharmacy. “The land lease on the A&P [Wine & Spirits] was purchased by CVS,” said Mayor Peter Cammarano at a council meeting that was held on Sept. 6. CVS Pharmacy is a subsidiary of the American retail and…

  • Lawsuit alleges deficiencies with minutes, meeting notices in Spotswood

    Lawsuit alleges deficiencies with minutes, meeting notices in Spotswood

    By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — When it comes to the status of minutes from dozens of public and nonpublic meetings, the Spotswood Board of Education (BOE) will need to have a better answer than “the dog ate it.” The New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG), a nonprofit that promotes transparency in government,…

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