• Mayor fires officer who admitted to requesting lingerie show

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — Mayor Thomas Lankey announced last week that he had terminated the employment of township police Patrolman Anthony Sarni. According to the mayor’s office, Sarni, 39, was fired based on disciplinary charges police Chief Thomas Bryan issued against him in 2013, including allegations that Sarni provided misleading statements to Internal…

  • Youth Basketball registration set

    Edison Township Youth Basketball (ETYB) 2015-2016 registration for ages 6-16 is now open and being accepted. Rec player evaluations are held in the fall, drafted in November and games begin after Thanksgiving. Travel team tryouts are being held now; the schedule is on the web. Registration forms can be submitted at www.edisontyb.org or downloaded and…

  • Family mourns slain mother; new details emerge

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Family members are mourning the death of a mother of four whose ex-boyfriend allegedly stabbed her before later being shot dead in a standoff with police. Dina Marie Heil, 46, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, was pronounced dead at 4:35 p.m. Oct. 5 at Raritan Bay Medical…

  • Newest citizens achieve ‘very, very great dream’

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Elizabeth Pantoleon, left to right, Diosaira Olivo and Maria Naranjo prepare to take the Oath of Allegiance to the United States during a naturalization ceremony held by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Oct. 1 at Middlesex County College. PHOTOS BY FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI Surrounded by friends and family, 46…

  • Ronald McDonald House provides the comforts of home

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Ronald McDonald shares a smile and some fun with children at a Ronald McDonald House, which provides “home away from home” for families facing a child’s medical challenges. PHOTO COURTESY OF RONALD McDONALD HOUSE The hardships of family life — whether great or small — are usually ironed out at…

  • Pearl St. project makes progress in Metuchen

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer A large crane sits at the Pearl Street construction site, waiting to lift precast concrete pieces into place for the 750-space parking deck being built. PHOTO COURTESY OF GERRY TRABALKA METUCHEN — A surge of activity has come in the wake of the official groundbreaking for Woodmont Properties’ mixeduse project…

  • Gloria Nilson & Co. celebrates affiliation with Christie’s International Real Estate

    With the lush greens of The Navesink Country Club in the background on Sept. 17, Gloria Nilson & Co. Real Estate’s CEO Richard Schlott officially announced an expanded, exclusive affiliation agreement with Christie’s International Real Estate before an audience of hundreds of Realtors, regional business leaders and representatives from Christie’s. The new agreement awarded to…

  • Area teams had successful weekend on the gridiron

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent It was a banner weekend for area high school football teams as Red Bank Regional High School, Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, Ocean Township High School and Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School all won. RED BANK REGIONAL Following a lengthy lightning delay at Raritan High School, Red Bank Regional remained…

  • Bulldogs’ depth has girls in the hunt for division crown

    By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s Allie Geiger, right, and Cat Cirigliano of Holmdel High School chase after the ball during a girls’ soccer game in Rumson Oct. 8. The Bulldogs won the Shore Conference A Central Division matchup, 3-0. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s girls soccer team…

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