• Annual Flag Retirement Ceremony in Edison Sept. 16

    Annual Flag Retirement Ceremony in Edison Sept. 16

    The NJ Central District Elks will be holding the Annual Flag Retirement Ceremony at 10 a.m., Sept. 16, at the Menlo Park Veterans Home in Edison. All are welcome to attend the event, which retires worn Flags with dignity and honor. For further information call Mike at 732-559-7298.

  • Woodbridge hopes to work as team to move past loss in opener

    Woodbridge hopes to work as team to move past loss in opener

    Woodbridge High School head boys’ soccer coach Anthony Clarke’s only expectation heading into the Barrons’ first game of the season against Edison High School was to come together as a team. “It’s our first game of the season,” Clarke said prior to the contest on Sept. 7. “I want us to go through it as…

  • Open house showcases opportunities for adults with disabilities

    Open house showcases opportunities for adults with disabilities

    SAYREVILLE – Holding an open house for the Pathways to Adult Living (PAL) program the Thursday before Labor Day weekend may not have been ideal timing; however, several people took advantage of the opportunity to visit. One woman brought her son Donovan, who is already enrolled in PAL, a program for 18-21 year-old classified students…

  • Residents urged to lock doors after break ins in Spotswood

    Residents urged to lock doors after break ins in Spotswood

      SPOTSWOOD – Police are urging residents to lock their vehicle doors after break ins were reported. In the early morning hours of Sept. 8, at least two vehicles on Spruce Street where burglarized. The vehicles, both left unlocked, had random change and cigarettes taken from them, according to information provided by the Spotswood Police…

  • Edison boys’ soccer team gains confidence with big victory

    Edison boys’ soccer team gains confidence with big victory

    After losing a heartbreaker in the season opener, Edison High School coach Brian Murtagh was worried about his boys’ soccer team’s confidence coming into a big game against rival Woodbridge High School. “We have a bunch of new leadership on the field,” Murtagh said. “We’re looking for those guys to step up into those roles.…

  • Ratings agency raises Marlboro to AAA

    Ratings agency raises Marlboro to AAA

    MARLBORO – S&P Global Ratings (S&P) has raised its long term rating to AAA on Marlboro Township’s general obligation (GO) debt and assigned an AAA rating to the township’s 2017 refunding GO bonds, according to a press release from the township. The AAA designation is the highest rating assigned to issues of debt. “Marlboro’s credit…

  • Eatontown sailor performs live-fire exercise aboard amphibious assault ship

    Eatontown sailor performs live-fire exercise aboard amphibious assault ship

    PHOTO COURTESY OF PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS DIANA QUINLAN, U.S. NAVY 1st Lt. Mark Bradley of Eatontown, attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an M4 carbine during a live-fire exercise on the starboard aircraft elevator of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard…

  • Take close look at referendum

    Take close look at referendum

    I am a current board member of the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education and my comments are my personal views and opinions as I do not speak on behalf of the entire board. On Sept. 26, the taxpayers will, for the third time, be asked to cast their vote for a referendum for…

  • Photographer to feature ‘Doors of …’ collage series at North Brunswick Gallery of Art

    Photographer to feature ‘Doors of …’ collage series at North Brunswick Gallery of Art

    Louise Reeves will exhibit her photography collection, “New Jersey: Hidden Gems, Historic Treasures” through Sept. 30 at the North Brunswick Gallery of Art, inside the municipal building, 710 Hermann Road. It features 20 pieces including the “Doors of …” collage series. The former East Brunswick and Milltown resident, and current North Brunswick resident, captures what…

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