• Retired police chief will work in high school

    Retired police chief will work in high school

    MANALAPAN – When students return to Manalapan High School in a few weeks, there will be a familiar face in the building, but that person is not a faculty member. Just 18 months after he retired as Manalapan’s police chief, Chris Marsala will return to work in the Manalapan Police Department as a part-time Class…

  • Resident supports Downey and Houghtaling

    Resident supports Downey and Houghtaling

    Assemblywoman Joann Downey has been an advocate for school funding fairness. It is clear that Ms. Downey, a social worker and a lawyer by training, strongly believes the American public education system is a major factor contributing to the greatness of America. More specific to New Jersey, I am impressed by Ms. Downey’s strong commitment…

  • Fit Girls running club promotes healthy body and mind

    Fit Girls running club promotes healthy body and mind

    JAMESBURG Having taught more than 150 local girls how to go the distance, Fit Girls of Jamesburg Head Coaches June Rizza and Dianne Bruno are prearing for the fall season. Fit Girls of Jamesburg is a running club for girls in third to eighth grade that promotes a healthy body and mind through endurance running and…

  • Library patrons create cool-ties to help troops overseas

    Library patrons create cool-ties to help troops overseas

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Residents are invited to help troops overseas stay cool while in the depths of military action. Operation Gratitude is a non-profit organization that sends care packages to military personnel and first responders. Barbara Battles, head of Outreach Services for the South Brunswick Library, has a nephew who is in the U.S. Air…

  • Walk With Joe will return to state park on Sept. 9

    Walk With Joe will return to state park on Sept. 9

    MANALAPAN – The men and women who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, will be remembered when the 16th annual Walk With Joe takes place at 10 a.m. Sept. 9 at Monmouth Battlefield State Park, Route 33, Manalapan. People of all ages are expected to converge on the hallowed Revolutionary…

  • Terra Nova Garden Club donates wheelchair to Veteran

    Terra Nova Garden Club donates wheelchair to Veteran

    Three members of The Terra Nova Garden Club of Edison met the recipient of their club’s donation of a specially designed high-back wheelchair on July 23. Robert Wherle, a resident of the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park, is a veteran and survivor of numerous battles that took place during World War II.…

  • Zoning Board should vote ‘no’ to Wawa gas station

    Zoning Board should vote ‘no’ to Wawa gas station

    The Township of North Brunswick held three Zoning Board meetings regarding a proposed expansion of the existing Wawa at the intersection of Route 27 and Cozzens Lane which would include eight gas pumps along with a new Wawa convenience store building. These meetings were packed with residents against the proposal for various reasons, including but…

  • Writer opposed to open space referendum

    Writer opposed to open space referendum

    While the concept of open space is a good one, the increased burden on those of us on fixed income is not reasonable. Because of alleged equal treatment by the county for assessed valuations, the houses in my small community in Freehold Township have seen an increase of $30,000 to $40,000 in the past year.…

  • Spotswood chorus seeks new members

    Spotswood chorus seeks new members

    SPOTSWOOD – After a summer hiatus, the Spotswood Office on Aging and Senior Center’s “Young At Heart” chorus is seeking new members as fall draws near. No experience is necessary, as the chorus is open to anyone who likes to sing, according to Chorus Director Barbara Cottrell. Comprised of about 12 members, the chorus travels…

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