• Howell pursues football pinnacle this season

    Howell pursues football pinnacle this season

    An experienced and skilled Howell High School football team will pursue a New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association sectional playoff championship this season. Howell’s coach, Luke Sinkhorn, has his players focused on finishing the upcoming season with a championship trophy. “We call this year ‘the pursuit,’ and we are trying to be uncommon, uncomfortable and…

  • YMCA partners with Jersey Cares for volunteer event

    YMCA partners with Jersey Cares for volunteer event

    SOUTH AMBOY – The YMCA of South Amboy partnered with lawyers and paralegals for a day of fun and learning. About 40 representatives of Fragoman, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP of Matawan met with camp counselors and the CAMP SAY participants on Aug. 1 through the Jersey Cares program. The lawyers taught campers how to…

  • Residents ask for action on quality of life in North Brunswick

    Residents ask for action on quality of life in North Brunswick

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Residents continued their plea for improvements to the quality of life in North Brunswick during the most recent council meeting. Wayne Gerhartz and Tony Nastus spoke on Aug. 7 after months of asking officials to look into dozens of what they consider to be violations of township code. Both commented about Jack’s…

  • Holmdel opens accessible playground

    Holmdel opens accessible playground

    HOLMDEL Complete with slides, a large baseball, and artificial turf, township officials opened a new playground and splash pad to the public. Mayor Gregory Buontempo, Deputy Mayor Patrick Impreveduto and Committeemen Eric Hinds and Thomas Critelli cut a ribbon to open the new playground to the public on Aug. 8 within Cross Farms Park, located…

  • New state law protects pets

    New state law protects pets

    Gov. Chris Christie has signed legislation into law with the goal of protecting pets from being victimized by their owners. The bill’s sponsors included Sen. Robert Singer (R-Monmouth and Ocean). The law addresses several cruel practices related to keeping a pet at a home, including exposure to adverse weather, improper tethering and inadequate shelter, according…

  • North Brunswick schools to share increase in state aid with taxpayers

    North Brunswick schools to share increase in state aid with taxpayers

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – The township school district will share $1 million of its state aid funding to bring relief to taxpayers. The North Brunswick School District will receive $2.75 million in state aid, the second highest amount in additional funding awarded this year, after being underfunded $33 million in past funding cycles. North Brunswick has…

  • Fire districts given option to move election to November

    Fire districts given option to move election to November

    The boards that govern fire districts in New Jersey now have the option to hold elections for fire commissioners and budgets on the date of the general election in November. Earlier this month, Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation into law that was sponsored by Assemblyman Ron Dancer (R-Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex, Burlington). Under Dancer’s bill, the…

  • Bows of Hope will raise awareness of cancer

    Bows of Hope will raise awareness of cancer

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – For the second consecutive year, four women from Freehold Township are working to make the public aware of multiple cancers through a campaign that features the sale of ribbons of different colors. The goal of Bows of Hope is to raise awareness of ovarian cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer and childhood cancer…

  • Butterfly release set for Aug. 26 at Elmwood Cemetery

    Butterfly release set for Aug. 26 at Elmwood Cemetery

      Elmwood Cemetery will hold its third annual butterfly release promptly at 3 p.m. on Aug. 26 at the cemetery, 425 Georges Road, North Brunswick. Three dozen Monarch butterflies will be released back to nature by visitors and friends of Elmwood to honor and remember loved ones. Last summer, Elmwood Cemetery expanded its butterfly garden,…

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