• County offers beekeeping workshop on Feb. 27

    County offers beekeeping workshop on Feb. 27

    The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will host a free introductory beekeeping workshop from 10 a.m. to noon, Feb. 27, at the EARTH Center, Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. Participants will learn the basics of establishing a hive on their own property, the positive impact hobbyist beekeepers have had on the environment’s honeybee…

  • John P. Stevens Indoor Guard Show announced

    John P. Stevens Indoor Guard Show announced

    The John P. Stevens Indoor Guard will hld its annual Indoor Guard Show on Feb. 13 at the high school, located at 855 Grove Ave., Edison. The show will begin at 5 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for seniors and students; refreshments will be available for purchase. 21 schools from New Jersey…

  • Autism fundraiser to be held April 24

    Autism fundraiser to be held April 24

    A fundraiser for autism will be held April 24 from 3-7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 109 Morrisey Ave., Avenel. #4TheLoveOfDavid and the Woodbridge Childrens Charity Fund is holding an evening of food, fun, education, entertainment and tricky tray prizes to educate the public and raise funds needed to improve the lives of children…

  • Tax-filing help available in Red Bank

    Tax-filing help available in Red Bank

    The Red Bank Resource Network of the Mental Health Association of Monmouth County will provide free tax-filing assistance to those who earn $54,000 or less at 103 Drs. James Parker Blvd., Suite B, Red Bank. Bilingual assistance will be available. The service, which is sponsored by the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties and VITA…

  • New Jersey laws strict about safe water

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer New Jersey residents can gulp down a glass of water without much concern, as New Jersey laws protecting clean drinking water remain among the strictest in the nation. Dave Pringle, campaign director at Long Branch-based environmental advocacy organization Clean Water Action, said the state’s laws for water treatment extend well…

  • Metuchen student selected to attend Journalism Conference

    Metuchen student selected to attend Journalism Conference

    Ada Nelson, a student at Metuchen High School, has been selected to represent Metuchen, New Jersey, as a National Youth Correspondent to the 2016 Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University from July 17-July 22, 2016. Nelson joins a select group of students from all over the country for an intensive study of…

  • Howell road improvements authorized

    Howell road improvements authorized

    By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – The Township Council has awarded contracts for road improvements on Sunset Drive, Larrabee Boulevard and Kent Road. A resolution to authorize a contract for improvements to Kent Road was awarded to Lucas Brothers Inc., Morganville, in the amount of $604,816. According to Howell’s Department of Community Development and…

  • Thunderbird American Indian Dancers perform on Feb. 26

    Thunderbird American Indian Dancers perform on Feb. 26

    The Middlesex County Office of Culture and Heritage and the Folklife Program for New Jersey welcome the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers for a colorful and lively performance of traditional dance and music, representing tribal groups found throughout the United States. This free event will take place on Friday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. at the…

  • Educational facilities removed from ARE-2 zone

    Educational facilities removed from ARE-2 zone

    By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – The Township Council has removed educational facilities as a permitted use in the municipality’s Agricultural Rural Estate (ARE-2) zones. During the public hearing on the ordinance, attorney Christopher Costa, who represents an applicant who is before the Zoning Board of Adjustment with a plan to build an educational…

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