• District may upgrade security at schools

    Marlboro officials consider initiating pilot program BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer With an eye toward keeping local schools safe, administrators in the Marlboro K-8 School District are examining new security procedures that could be implemented for visitors to the district’s buildings. According to the district’s visitor management system report, Marlboro school district administrators initiated a Safe…

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    Shannon Conneff, of Little Silver, jumps Big Spender over an obstacle during the Central Jersey Horseman’s Association Schooling Show held at the East Freehold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold Township, on Aug. 7. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • No charges yet in fatal Freehold Twp. crash; one victim remains in hospital

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The woman who was behind the wheel of a vehicle that crashed on Route 522 on July 27, killing one person, has been released from a hospital. According to Marc LeMieux, director of the Major Crimes Bureau in the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Shayna Zalcberg, 28, of Coventry, R.I., is now out…

  • How to get your sports news in the paper

    If you would like your sports news published, please submit a press release at least two weeks in advance of an event such as team registration or tryouts. Results of youth games and tournaments may also be submitted, as well as collegiate news about former high school athletes. Give complete information, such as dates, full…

  • Locals win Batters Up competition

    The Metuchen Elks hosted the NJ Central District Elks Batters Up competition recently. The winners by age group were: Girls 5-7, Katherine Iko, East Brunswick; 8-9, Christine Iko, East Brunswick; 10-11 Courtney Ur, East Brunswick; 12-13 (tie) MacKenzie Garrick, Carteret, and Valentina Czochanski, Metuchen; and 14-15, Crystina Gulino, Carteret. Boys 5-7, Ryan Kim, Edison; 8-9,…

  • Metuchen LL 9s win Fords tourney

    Metuchen’s 9-year-old Little League team upset Hazlet, 9-6, to win the Fords Tournament. Adam Boucher hurled nearly five innings and gave up three runs, making clutch pitches at the right moments. Jared Manley got the team on the board with a double to drive in Boucher in the second inning. Big clutch hits from Tommy…

  • Metuchen’s Kim credits family for his success

    Bulldog golfer among state’s best BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Metuchen High School’s Pete Kim is one of the top golfers in the state. He recently captured the title at an American Junior Golf Association tournament held in Sparta. I t’s never a surprise to hear high school athletes credit family support as an important factor…

  • Honey for Rosh Hashanah for sale

    The Sisterhood at Neve Shalom is selling kosher honey for Rosh Hashanah. Price, including postage for the U.S., is $10 per 8- ounce jar for one to three jars, $9 per jar for four to six jars and $8 per jar for seven or more jars. All orders must be placed by Aug. 15 to…

  • Chamber promoting PGA Tour Aug. 23-28

    The Edison Chamber of Commerce is actively promoting the Barclays PGA Tour on Aug. 23-28 at the Plainfield Country Club, Edison. Businesses wanting to have a presence need to call the Edison Chamber of Commerce for ad space, tent space and event tickets. This event involves an estimated 100,000 people, most of whom will be…

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