• PRINCETON: Wawa at PU honors autistic employees

    PRINCETON: Wawa at PU honors autistic employees

    Mark C Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski / Dick Wood, Wawa chairman of the board, with one of the store’s longtime customers, Harvey Myers, right.

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Phone system expected to save borough $7,000 a year

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council recently approved the lease-purchase of a new telephone system that is expected to save the borough more than $7,000 a year.    By unanimous vote, the council OK’d a $35,484 three-year contract with Eatontown-based Hunter Technologies to install a VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) phone system.…

  • Halloween at the YMCA

    Halloween at the YMCA

    By Donna Dass IT’S TIME FOR FUN FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES… IT’S HALLOWEEN TIME AT THE SOMERSET VALLEY YMCA Halloween at the YMCA will be celebrated at the Hillsborough Family YMCA and Somerville Family YMCA on Friday, October 30th from 7:00 – 9:00PM. This annual event has proven to be a special night for all…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Man charged with child abuse

       EAST WINDSOR — A township man has been charged with child abuse after he allegedly punched a teenaged boy in the eye.     Michael Desmond, 48, of Oak Creek Road was taken into custody at 7 p.m. Sunday while driving on Route 130 after officers received reports that he punched his 15-year-old passenger three times…

  • PRINCETON: HELPING HANDS: ‘Bid to Build Uganda’ appeals for support on Sept. 24

        On Thursday, Sept. 24, community members can show their support for humanitarian efforts in Uganda by attending “Bid to Build Uganda.”     Start the night off with the “Bid to Build Uganda” silent auction from 6 to 7 p.m. in Princeton United Methodist’s Sanford Davis Hall. Afterward, walk over to the Princeton Garden Theater…

  • Springsteen selected for Kennedy Center Honors

    Springsteen selected for Kennedy Center Honors Freehold High School graduate and Freehold Borough native Bruce Springsteen is among the individuals selected by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to receive the Kennedy Center Honors of 2009. Springsteen, whose career in music stretches from the late 1960s to today, will be joined as…

  • Roth: Chief being investigated for his actions against women

    Manalapan’s top cop is embroiled in lawsuit vs. public officials By Mark Rosman Roth: Chief being investigated for his actions against women Manalapan’s top cop is embroiled in lawsuit vs. public officials By Mark Rosman MANALAPAN – Municipal officials revealed on Sept. 9 that Manalapan’s labor attorney is continuing his investigation of allegations regarding Police…

  • Ethics complaint against former board member unresolved

    By Rebecca Morton Ethics complaint against former board member unresolved A situation involving alleged ethics violations that has turned into a legal matter continues to be a festering issue for administrators in the Freehold Regional High School District. The matter has remained unresolved since February 2008. The alleged ethics violations involve BonnieSue Rosenwald of Marlboro,…

  • Developer unveils plan for 110 affordable apartments

    By Mark Rosman Developer unveils plan for 110 affordable apartments By Mark Rosman MANALAPAN – A group that builds and manages affordable housing complexes has proposed the construction of a 110-unit apartment complex on Wood Avenue (Route 522) in Manalapan, just outside Englishtown. The development, if approved by the township and subsequently constructed by the…

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