• Sections of South Brunswick evacuated due to gas leak

    Sections of South Brunswick evacuated due to gas leak

    At approximately 9:50 a.m. this morning, South Brunswick police, fire and EMS responded to Route 1 south near Deerpark Drive for a gas main break. Officers quickly assisted local businesses and a nearby assisted living center with evacuations, according to a statement prepared by the South Brunswick Police Department. PSE&G responded to the scene and has stopped…

  • Monroe foresees new schools to serve rising enrollment

    Monroe foresees new schools to serve rising enrollment

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — Construction of an addition onto the high school as well as the building of a new elementary school and middle school may be on the horizon as school officials address student enrollment growth in the next five to 10 years. Monroe Schools Superintendent Michael Kozak presented the recommended…

  • Verizon tower plan approved

    Verizon tower plan approved

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — A Verizon cell phone tower application that had been denied by the zoning board came back before that board with a judge’s order to approve. Verizon’s plan to place a tower at Festival Plaza on Route 27 has met opposition from the board and residents alike for two years.…

  • Howell police raid ‘marijuana grow’ operation

    Howell police raid ‘marijuana grow’ operation

    HOWELL – Law enforcement officers uncovered what was described as a “marijuana grow” operation when they executed a search warrant at a Howell home. Weapons, including a grenade launcher, were confiscated during the raid. Police said that on the morning of July 22, members of the Howell Police Department Crime Suppression Unit – Lt. Thomas…

  • Planning Board declines to hear crematorium application

    Planning Board declines to hear crematorium application

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Acting on the advice of their attorney, members of the Manalapan Planning Board determined they did not have jurisdiction to hear an application submitted by the Old Tennent Cemetery Association which proposed the establishment of a crematorium on the grounds of the Old Tennent Cemetery, Tennent Road. The…

  • Ahearn to fill vacancy on Matawan-Aberdeen school board

    Ahearn to fill vacancy on Matawan-Aberdeen school board

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District Board of Education has unanimously approved Kevin W. Ahearn as a new member to fill an unexpired term. “Our esteemed board member, Ms. Africa Nelson, unfortunately has moved to another town, so we have a vacancy until the end of the year,”…

  • Ordinance establishes procedure for handling abandoned properties

    Ordinance establishes procedure for handling abandoned properties

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The approval of a vacant properties ordinance provides township officials with a procedure for dealing with vacant, abandoned properties. “The purpose of the ordinance is to try to give us a few more powers in terms of what we can do with abandoned properties in terms of…

  • Allentown taxpayers will get no relief from school tax hike

    Allentown taxpayers will get no relief from school tax hike

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – There is nothing Allentown municipal officials or property owners can do at this time about an approximate $530 increase in school taxes they will face between Aug. 1, 2016 and July 31, 2017, except pay the bill. That was the bottom line delivered by attorneys representing the firm…

  • Coleman embraces role as leader of Monroe football team

    Coleman embraces role as leader of Monroe football team

    By Jimmy Allinder Since the Monroe Township High School football team moved up to the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division in 2010, it has not seriously threatened to win a title. This has been a rather tough pill for Falcons fans to swallow, especially since Monroe finished with outstanding records in the four previous…

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