• Bombers on winning track heading into big games

    Bombers on winning track heading into big games

    By Warren Rappleyea After dropping its first two games, Sayreville War Memorial High School’s softball team has won five of its past six games and is 5-3 on the year. The hot streak came just in time for rematches April 27 with South Brunswick High School and April 29 against J.P. Stevens High School —…

  • Hearing set for May 2 on Middletown municipal budget

    Hearing set for May 2 on Middletown municipal budget

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – A public hearing on the $70.3 million municipal budget that will keep the township tax rate flat for 2016 is scheduled for May 2. The Township Committee’s meeting that day will start at 8 p.m. and will be held at Town Hall. At an April 4 Township…

  • Anti-corruption act passes in South Brunswick

    Anti-corruption act passes in South Brunswick

    By Jennifer Amato Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Volunteers with Represent Central New Jersey helped pass an anti-corruption resolution in South Brunswick on April 12, the third town in Central New Jersey to do so. The American Anti-Corruption Act sets a standard for local, state and federal laws to stop bribery by preventing lobbyists from donating to…

  • Tree planting will honor Mapleton Nurseries

    Tree planting will honor Mapleton Nurseries

    The Friends of the Princeton Nursery Lands will hold an Arbor Day Celebration from 2-4 p.m. on April 30 at the Mapleton Preserve/D&R Canal State Park Headquarters, 145 Mapleton Road, Kingston. Following the planting of a tree in memory of Dave Reed of Mapleton Nurseries, Bob Wells of Wells Tree & Landscape will lead an…

  • Library collecting donations of pet food in April

    Library collecting donations of pet food in April

    In partnership with the North Brunswick Humane Association’s Pet Food Bank, the North Brunswick Public Library will be collecting pet food throughout April. Donations of unopened dog and cat food as well as cat litter and other pet supplies are needed. Bring donations inside the building during normal business hours and drop it off at the…

  • Lions, Eagles square off with A North implications

    Lions, Eagles square off with A North implications

    By Wayne Witkowski Middletown High School North’s softball team can take a big step toward winning its third Shore Conference A North Division championship in four years when it plays at Middletown High School South at 3:45 p.m. April 28. Middletown North (13-1) is unbeaten in the division and handed Middletown High School South its…

  • Ladies Auxiliary to hold Tricky Tray May 17

    Ladies Auxiliary to hold Tricky Tray May 17

    The Ladies Auxiliary of the Cheesequake Volunteer Fire Company will hold its annual Tricky Tray at 6:30 p.m. May 17 at Station No. 1, 113 Route 34, Matawan. Tickets are $20 and must be purchased in advance by calling Gina at 732-947-2492. Dinner is included and guests may bring their own beverages.

  • Church to hold Ladybug Festival May 7

    Church to hold Ladybug Festival May 7

    The Middletown United Methodist Church will hold a Ladybug Festival from 10 a.m.-noon on May 7 at 924 Middletown-Lincroft Road, Middletown. The free event is designed for children in preschool and elementary school and their parents. Flower and herb seedlings will be available for purchase. Children will receive a ladybug passport when they check in,…

  • Emergency management coordinator named in Allentown

    Emergency management coordinator named in Allentown

    By Andrew Martins Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – Mayor Gregory Westfall has appointed Cheryl Johnston-Willois to a three-year term as Allentown’s emergency management coordinator. The mayoral appointment came several weeks after municipal officials established an Office of Emergency Management (OEM) in Allentown. The Borough Council gave its stamp of approval to the mayoral appointment on April 12.…

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