• Housing may be different than promised in Helmetta

    Housing may be different than promised in Helmetta

    Let me start by saying that the word “luxury” is often used by developers to put a positive spin on their proposed plans to help in getting them passed. After all, luxury housing sounds much more appealing than housing units. Thus is the case with the old snuff mill in Helmetta. Luxury housing less than…

  • Golf outing to support Traveling Knights’ trip to Pearl Harbor

    Golf outing to support Traveling Knights’ trip to Pearl Harbor

    The Traveling Knights of Old Bridge Marching Band from Old Bridge High School plan to attend the 2018 Pearl Harbor anniversary event in Hawaii. To raise funds, a golf outing will be held on Oct. 16 at Pebble Creek Golf Club, 40 Route 537, Colts Neck. Shotgun start is at 9 a.m. There will be…

  • Allentown cross-country teams on title path this season

    Allentown cross-country teams on title path this season

    Allentown High School’s cross-country teams have the potential to run to glory this fall. Rick Smith, the coach for both the boys and girls, is optimistic that his two squads can achieve great success on the running paths this season. The girls’ cross-country team captured the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 championship last fall under…

  • Coptic church to hold Egyptian festival in East Brunswick

    Coptic church to hold Egyptian festival in East Brunswick

    Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church of East Brunswick will hold its annual Egyptian Festival from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 30 and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 1 at the church, 433 Riva Ave., East Brunswick, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the church. Enjoy Egyptian food and pastries, Pharaonic products,…

  • Women’s Club of Matawan to hold fundraiser luncheon on Sept. 28

    Women’s Club of Matawan to hold fundraiser luncheon on Sept. 28

    The Women’s Club of Matawan will hold a Sensational Salad Fundraiser Luncheon at noon on Sept. 28 at 199 Jackson St., Matawan. The cost is $15 per person. To purchase tickets in advance, contact Janet at 732-679-5536 or [email protected].  

  • Confident Monroe girls’ soccer team aims high

    Confident Monroe girls’ soccer team aims high

    Monroe Township High School’s girls’ soccer team is chock full of confidence — so much so that the players are aiming to achieve some lofty goals. “We’re taking it all this year,” Gennyka Liebenthal, a sophomore forward, said. “The rest of the season, we’re going undefeated. We’re taking [the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC)]. We’re taking…

  • Millstone school board names assistant principal

    Millstone school board names assistant principal

    MILLSTONE – The Millstone Township K-8 School District Board of Education has appointed a new assistant principal at the district’s middle school. On Aug. 28, the board approved the appointment of Florencia Norton as the assistant principal of the Millstone Township Middle School. Norton’s appointment became effective Sept. 1 and runs through June 30, 2018.…

  • South River establishes data base for vacant property

    South River establishes data base for vacant property

    SOUTH RIVER Borough officials adopted an ordinance amending the borough code regarding property maintenance and vacant properties. “It has been established in ordinances of other towns that vacant and abandoned structures cause severe harm to the health, safety and general welfare of the community, including diminution of neighboring property values, increased risk of fire and…

  • Festival will commemorate New Jersey Deaf Awareness Week

    Festival will commemorate New Jersey Deaf Awareness Week

    EAST BRUNSWICK Complete with food vendors, exhibition booths and performers, New Jersey Deaf Awareness Week Inc. is preparing to host its 14th annual Deaf Fest. Founded in 1992, the non-profit organization holds a cultural celebration to promote awareness and education among the deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind and hearing communities, according to information provided by the…

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