• Reflections Hair Salon moves to Spotswood

    Reflections Hair Salon moves to Spotswood

    Patty Reisert will celebrate the grand opening of the new location of Reflections Hair Salon beginning at 1 p.m. Sept. 10. In April 2011, the salon opened in East Brunswick but after serving the community for six years and surviving the loss of her husband of 35 years, Reisert decided to move the salon back…

  • North Brunswick to break ground on new middle school on Sept. 8

    North Brunswick to break ground on new middle school on Sept. 8

    The North Brunswick Township School District will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the North Brunswick Township Middle School at 5 p.m. on Sept. 8 at the corner of Renaissance Boulevard North and Dawn Way. USA Architects, the designers of the new school, are expected to be present. The new 7-8th grade school is the first school building…

  • Affordable housing highlighted in Woodbridge

    Affordable housing highlighted in Woodbridge

    WOODBRIDGE — Jacob’s Landing redevelopment plan, an affordable residential community on the site of the former Woodbridge Gardens public housing complex on Bunns Lane, took center stage as Governor Chris Christie announced enhancing new job-creating and rental, home ownership opportunities. Christie and Charles Richman, Department of Community Affairs commissioner, visited the site on Aug. 25…

  • Former Edison Dem chairman switches to GOP

    Former Edison Dem chairman switches to GOP

    EDISON — In a turn of events, former Edison Democratic Chairman Keith Hahn announced on social media and at a press conference that he is switching parties and running as a Republican for mayor against Mayor Thomas Lankey in November. On June 12, Hahn, after serving as local Dem chairman since 2015, was ousted by…

  • Maurer challenges Redbirds to soar to greatness

    Maurer challenges Redbirds to soar to greatness

    Coming into her fifth season, Kim Maurer, the Allentown High School head girls’ soccer coach, is setting the bar high for her team this year. The Redbirds finished 12-7 last year and advanced to the semifinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Central Jersey, Group 3 tournament, where they fell to the eventual…

  • Coldwell Banker hosts Cares Cup charitable event at Meadowlands Racetrack

    Coldwell Banker hosts Cares Cup charitable event at Meadowlands Racetrack

    Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares, the philanthropic arm of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y., is hosting the second annual Cares Cup event at the Meadowlands Racetrack to benefit local charities. The event will be held on Sept. 15 at 6:30 p.m. The Cares Cup event will feature an open…

  • Monmouth County’s 9/11 ceremony to be held at Mount Mitchill

    Monmouth County’s 9/11 ceremony to be held at Mount Mitchill

    On Sept. 11 at 8 a.m., the Monmouth County Park System will host a remembrance ceremony at Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook, Atlantic Highlands, the site of Monmouth County’s Sept. 11 memorial. Speakers for the ceremony will be Monmouth County Freeholder Director Lillian G. Burry, state Sen. Joseph M. Kyrillos Jr. and New Jersey Lt. Gov.…

  • Woodbridge to study emergency power source

    Woodbridge to study emergency power source

    WOODBRIDGE — Critical facilities in the township will be able to remain operational in the event of major storms through a proposed Town Center Distributed Energy Resource Microgrid. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) highlighted the board’s approval of Woodbridge Township’s application for a feasibility study to implement the proposed town center microgrid…

  • Rebels celebrate unveiling of new sports facility

    Rebels celebrate unveiling of new sports facility

    Summer vacation is not over yet, but that did not stop Howell High School from throwing a pep rally and ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its new sports complex. On Aug. 24, a pep rally was held for incoming ninth graders (the Class of 2021). The freshmen were greeted by upperclassmen and the varsity cheerleaders upon…

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