• Visitor praises service of military personnel

    Rabbi Donald Weber gets to experience life aboard Navy’s USS Eisenhower BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer A runway the length of a football field lies before the plane coming in at more than 100 mph. An ocean surrounds the runway in all directions. The landing must be perfect to come aboard the USS Eisenhower, and the…

  • Lights may be dimming on planned LED upgrade

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Jackson officials expressed their frustration with JCP&L during the Aug. 9 Jackson Township Council meeting, as they claim that time is running out on a nearly two-year effort to upgrade street lights in the municipality. A proposed project to replace between 700 and 900 street lights with energy-efficient LED fixtures…

  • Lead teacher position gets OK from board

    Howell K-8 School District will try new concept in building administration BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Howell K-8 School District Superintendent of Schools Enid Golden has been thinking “outside the box” in order to find ways to hire with minimal spending. At the Aug. 10 Howell Board of Education meeting, Golden discussed her plan and…

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    Members of the Jags compete in the first James Volpe Memorial Family Day and Wiffleball Tournament at the Holbrook Little League fields in Jackson on Aug. 7. The event was named in honor of Jackson Memorial High School baseball player James Volpe, who died in May. Proceeds from the event will be directed to the…

  • Howell Township Council votes to buy Global office building

    Municipal offices are expected to be moved to Route 9 location By Christina Haberstroh HOWELL — In a 4-1 vote, the Howell Township Council has decided to execute a contract to purchase the Global office building on Route 9 north. Plans discussed by the council call for municipal offices to be moved out of Howell’s…

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    Explosion Fast Pitch Softball, based out of the Sayreville Athletic Association, will hold tryouts on Aug. 21, 27 and 28 from 10 a.m. to noon at the SAA complex, 150 Lincoln St., South Amboy. Tryouts are open to girls in the 8U, 10U, 12U and 14U divisions. Any questions, contact, [email protected] or visit leaguelineup.com/raritanbayexplosion. Old…

  • Sayreville 9U all-stars see tourney success

    The Sayreville Little League 9U all-star team had an exciting and rewarding summer participating in three tournaments, and winning two of them. The Sayreville 9U team played in the Colonia, Edison and Woodbridge Tournaments. In the first tournament in Colonia, Sayreville beat the host team Colonia LL in the finals 11-0. The key win in…

  • Sayreville High hosting Mayor’s Trophy games

    The Morgan-Parlin Panthers Football and Cheer organization will host its cross-town rival the Sayreville Leprechauns on Sunday at Sayreville High School in the annual Mayor’s Trophy games. Afull day of football is planned with the first game set for 8:30 a.m. and admission is free, according to Mike Carey, the Panthers’ football coordinator. The first…

  • Youngsters learn from NHL coach and player

    BY NATHAN ROSMAN Correspondent Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks spent time off the ice with young people who were taking part in a youth hockey clinic at Howell Ice World in Howell on Aug. 5. Kane was joined at the clinic by Blackhawks’ assistant coach Mike Haviland. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff I t…

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