• Auto restoration shop seeks variance

    Tract on Vanderburg Road in Marlboro is focus of ongoing application BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Representatives of a proposed automobile restoration shop who want to refurbish classic cars at 75 Vanderburg Road in the village section of Marlboro presented their case at the Dec. 6 Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting. The site is…

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    Travis Gale, from Eyes of the Wild, talks about his chinchilla with an audience of children at the Marlboro Library in Marlboro on Dec. 8. Gale brought the entertaining and educational Wallaby Tales traveling zoo to the library and talked about animal habitats, what animals eat and how animals survive in the wild. For more…

  • FRHSD makes administrative changes

    Today, Dec. 20, the Freehold Regional High School District is making administrative changes due to an ongoing administrative investigation relating to various school matters not involving students, according to a statement released by the administration. Human Resources Administrative Supervisor Jennifer Sharp is replacing Manalapan High School Principal Jeff Simon. Sharp is assigned as the Manalapan…

  • Inexperienced Hawks look to progress with each game

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent J. P. Stevens High School girls basketball coach Jim McCarthy points to the graduation of 1,000-point career scorer and the all-time leading rebounder Jessica Goldbach and key utility player Sam Vale as major losses from last year’s team . With that pair, the Hawks still finished 2-23. The question remains, what…

  • Falcons know they have to earn their success on the ice

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent St. Joseph High School’s Richie Johnstone (17) tries to control the puck along the boards during the Falcons’ Dec. 9 game against Colonia at the Woodbridge Community Center. The defending Greater Middlesex Conference champions started their season with a promising 9-0 win. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff This is the season…

  • Two Metuchen homes burglarized

    METUCHEN — Police responded to burglaries at two Mason Drive residences on Dec. 5. The incidents occurred between 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., police said. A rear window was broken and entry made into one residence, where the victim told police that jewelry was found discarded on the floor in the home, police Cpl. David…

  • Street gang associates sentenced for crack cocaine distribution

    EDISON — Two associates of the GShine Bloods criminal street gang, operating in Plainfield, have been sentenced to prison for their involvement with crack cocaine distribution in the area, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Andre “Duke” Kelly, 45, of Edison, was sentenced to 30 months in prison, and Mustafa “Moose” Harris, 33, of Plainfield,…

  • Edison police: Armed suspects rob T-Mobile store, flee with $1K, phones

    EDISON — Police are investigating a robbery that occurred at the T-Mobile store on Route 1 last week. Police Sgt. Joseph Perrotte said the T-Mobile employee told police that two black males came into the store around 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 8. “The [employee] believed they were looking to buy a phone,” he said. When…

  • Cat Adoption Day at Muscle Maker Grill

    Muscle Maker Grill, 540 Milltown Road, North Brunswick, will host Home for the Holidays Cat Adoption Day 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 17. The event will feature cats from Sammy’s Hope, a 501(c)3 animal rescue group that finds forever homes for shelter animals. Pending a completed application and fee, cats will be ready to…

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