• Old Bridge, Monroe test each other as girls’ soccer playoffs loom

    Old Bridge, Monroe test each other as girls’ soccer playoffs loom

    The girls’ soccer teams at Old Bridge High School and Monroe Township High School are hopeful that a physical battle between the two squads prepared them for the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament. Monroe earned a 1-0 victory over the Knights on Oct. 12 in Old Bridge. “We didn’t give up,” Old Bridge head coach…

  • Candidates for South River Board of Ed have experience on school board

    Candidates for South River Board of Ed have experience on school board

    SOUTH RIVER Three incumbents and one former board member will compete for open seats on the South River Board of Education in the upcoming election. Incumbents Edward Andre, Regis Wyluda and Anthony Razzano are accompanied by ex-board member John Budzin in the race for the three, three-year terms on the board. Andre, 40, who is…

  • Hazlet school opens new technology lab

    Hazlet school opens new technology lab

    HAZLET Equipped with new laptops to Google Jam Boards, Cove Road Elementary School Principal Wayne Ramsey introduced parents and residents to the school’s latest S.T.E.A.M lab. S.T.E.A.M is an educational approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking, according to…

  • Wildlife management area system reaches milestone

    Wildlife management area system reaches milestone

    The state’s network of wildlife management areas has reached a milestone with recent land acquisitions that have increased the size of the system to 350,000 acres, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bob Martin announced. “This achievement is especially notable since it is coming during the 125th anniversary of the New Jersey Division of Fish…

  • Metuchen shoppers welcome new Whole Foods

    Metuchen shoppers welcome new Whole Foods

    METUCHEN — The excitement surrounding the Whole Foods Market opening last week was hard to contain. “I’m excited for the fish and produce,” Melissa Boxer, an Edison resident, said with a smile as she pushed a cart load of groceries from the store. Boxer said to have a Whole Foods Market in close proximity to…

  • History professor to speak at library

    History professor to speak at library

    ALLENTOWN – Jake Ruddiman, the author of “Becoming Men of Some Consequence: Youth and Military Service in the Revolutionary War,” will present a lecture at the Allentown Public Library, 16 S. Main St., at 2 p.m. Dec. 3. His book is included the March 2017 Journal of the American Revolution’s “100 Best American Revolution Books…

  • Empowerment workshop in Metuchen Nov. 4

    Empowerment workshop in Metuchen Nov. 4

    A Kid’s Social Empowerment Workshop for children and parents will be held at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at Black Belt Institute, 23 New Street, Metuchen. The free workshop is presented by Kicks are For Kids, a New Jersey non-profit organization, that provides funding for at-risk, underprivileged kids to take physical arts training with positive mentors…

  • “Female Spies of World War II” program at Edison Library Nov. 1

    “Female Spies of World War II” program at Edison Library Nov. 1

    The Edison Public Library Foundation will hold a presentation on “Female Spies of World War II” with Alisa Dupuy at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 1 at the main branch of the Edison Public Library, 340 Plainfield Ave. Tickets are $10 and available at all branches of the library. A Kindle will be one of the…

  • Five vie for three open seats on South Brunswick Board of Education

    Five vie for three open seats on South Brunswick Board of Education

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Three incumbents will face two potential newcomers for three, three-year seats on the South Brunswick Board of Education. Patrick Del Piano, Arthur Robinson and Deven Patel will try to retain their seats against Deep H. Shukla and Mahendra S. Patel. Deven Patel, Mahendra Patel and Anilkumar Patel – who is running for…

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