• Proposal seeks approval to convert school to condos

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The borough’s longvacant school building would be converted into condominiums under a proposal presented to the Planning and Zoning Board. The board began hearing an application to redevelop the two-story school building into a four-and-a-half-story condominium complex at the Feb. 10 meeting. The board heard testimony by…

  • ‘Eyes from the Ashes’ honors Holocaust victims, survivors

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Ann Weiss, above, discusses the cache of photos she secured after she visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in 1986. She has sought to identify the people in the photos, which she believes were hidden by prisoners during the Holocaust. Ann Weiss was not, by her own admission, anyone special…

  • Partners seek to preserve Stella Maris

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Monmouth Conservation Foundation, along with the Monmouth County Park System and two separate third partners, have put in bids to purchase and preserve the Stella Maris Retreat Center, which is scheduled to close at the end of the year. FILE PHOTO The Monmouth County Park System and two nonprofit…

  • Demographic shifts prompt sea change

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Population growth has put a strain on infrastructure, creating the need for investment in bridges, roads and tunnels, along with an update to bus and train systems. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The population of central New Jersey is expected to grow as the number of foreign-born workers increases and young…

  • Bulletin Board

    – School to host its first debate tournament The Rumson Country Day School Debate Team will host a debate tournament from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 35 Bellevue Ave., Rumson. Organizers and students will welcome 56 teams from a dozen other New Jersey schools to compete in the all-day event. All competitors…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Hal Maxwell, president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y., announces that East Brunswick resident Sharon Witchel is now affiliated with the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in East Brunswick. As a sales associate, Witchel will provide residential real estate services in East Brunswick as well as the surrounding communities…

  • Raiders capture GMC, section titles in late run

    VARSITY REPORT By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent North Brunswick High School’s Alex Walker drives through traffic to put up a shot against Sayreville War Memorial High School during the Feb. 10 game played in Parlin. The host Bombers beat the Raiders, 74-36. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Everything came together for North Brunswick Township High School’s girls bowling team…

  • The M Spot

    TOP PICK New Jersey Repertory Company presents the world premiere of “The M Spot” by Michael Tucker, star of TV’s “L.A. Law.” Jerry and Maddie have been married — forever — and are looking for something to recapture the former vitality of their marriage. They’ve been through the mill when it comes to therapists and…

  • Gala will honor longtime volunteers

    The annual Congregation B’nai Tikvah gala will honor the spirit of volunteerism and commitment by Cindy and Neal Gittleman of South Brunswick on March 7. The two have served in various leadership positions; helped to establish several of the synagogue’s signature programs such as the L’dor Vador annual arts and entertainment event; and were part…

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