• Long-serving police employees retire in Jackson

    Long-serving police employees retire in Jackson

    JACKSON – Two veteran employees of the Jackson Police Department have retired. Capt. Steven Laskiewicz said that as of Aug. 31, Detective Sgt. Denis Campbell and Telecommunications Officer Robin Russell have concluded their service with the police department. Campbell retired after 26 years with the police department. He served in positions in the Patrol Division…

  • Two River Book Club to discuss ‘One Righteous Man’

    Two River Book Club to discuss ‘One Righteous Man’

    RED BANK — Two River Theater will host a book club discussion of Arthur Browne’s “One Righteous Man: Samuel Battle and the Shattering of the Color Line in New York” at 6 p.m. Oct. 9 at the theater’s Victoria J. Mastrobuono Library, 21 Bridge Ave. Hosted by Two River Community Relations Liaison Gilda Rogers, the Two…

  • Taunton School earns recognition in recycling contest

    Taunton School earns recognition in recycling contest

    HOWELL – The Taunton School has received honorable mention recognition in the Recycled Playground Challenge, courtesy of Colgate-Palmolive, ShopRite, and recycling pioneer TerraCycle. The Taunton School, which educates children in kindergarten through second grade, earned a total of 1,196 playground credits by recycling waste and through online voting to place in the contest, according to…

  • August Wilson play to be staged at Two River Theater

    August Wilson play to be staged at Two River Theater

    RED BANK — Two River Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst, will launch its 2016/17 season with an extended four-week run of August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Performances will begin Sept. 10 at Two River’s Rechnitz Theater, 21 Bridge Ave., and continue through…

  • Staff set to welcome back pupils in Manalapan-Englishtown

    Staff set to welcome back pupils in Manalapan-Englishtown

    By Clare Marie Celano Correspondent The student population in the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District will remain constant from 2015-16 at slightly more than 5,000 pupils during the 2016-17 school year. Students in the K-8 district returned to class on Sept. 6 Superintendent of Schools John J. Marciante Jr. said 2016-17 marks the third year of…

  • Metuchen woman indicted for murder

    Metuchen woman indicted for murder

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — A Middlesex County grand jury has indicted a 44-year-old Metuchen woman for attempting to murder a man by poisoning him during an incident in May, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey. The man, whose identity is being withheld, was hospitalized, but since has recovered. Theresa Freis was charged on Aug.…

  • Girl Scouts announce Phenomenal Women Under 40 honorees

    Girl Scouts announce Phenomenal Women Under 40 honorees

    FARMINGDALE — Ten professionals have been named inaugural recipients of the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore’s award for Phenomenal Women Under 40. Honorees will receive their award at a special cocktail reception at 6 p.m. Sept. 22 at Water’s Edge, 125 Bayview Ave., Bayville. The award, better known as the Phenom Award, honors emerging,…

  • Metuchen Library announces Spanish Book Club schedule

    Metuchen Library announces Spanish Book Club schedule

    The Metuchen Library announces the fall schedule for the Spanish Book Club. The book club meets on the first Wednesday of each month from 7-8:45 p.m. in the Metuchen Library. The first book discussion will take place on Sept. 7. Book discussion titles from October to December are as follows: * October: “La ciudad de…

  • ‘Spoontember’ initiative, gyms to help replenish supplies at county food bank

    ‘Spoontember’ initiative, gyms to help replenish supplies at county food bank

    In honor of Hunger Action Month, the Middlesex County food bank has for the first time recruited several local gyms to pump up donations by holding on-site food drives throughout September. “Food donations taper off in the summertime; that’s just the stark reality, but this season’s donations have been exceptionally lean,” said Jennifer Apostol, project…

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