• Sayreville ice hockey team receives support from parents

    Sayreville ice hockey team receives support from parents

    SAYREVILLE – A potential ice hockey program in the Sayreville School District is receiving support from parents. Residents voiced their support of the program, which currently does not exist in the district, at a Board of Education meeting on July 18. The support from residents came after a board discussion of the potential program at…

  • Edison school budget gives relief to taxpayers

    Edison school budget gives relief to taxpayers

    EDISON — The taxpayers of Edison will feel a bit of relief in their wallets when opening the next quarterly tax bill. In May, the Board of Education (BOE) made a promise when adopting the 2017-18 school budget — to use the expected $1.45 million in additional state aid to provide direct tax relief to…

  • Interns seek to improve life in South River

    Interns seek to improve life in South River

    SOUTH RIVER — To give high school students an opportunity to help make their community better, the South River Borough Council appointed five interns as part of the newly launched Youth Leadership Program. Oles Kormosh, Priya Jain, Nancy Rivers, Jenna Agnello and Miquel Ribau were approved to participate in the program by the council on…

  • Thousands support police during National Night Out events

    Thousands support police during National Night Out events

    Thousands of local residents showed their support for law enforcement during National Night Out, an evening designed to bring the community and police together in an informal, friendly, fun environment. The South Brunswick Police Department reported more than 7,200 attendees at its celebration on Aug. 1 at Rowland Park. Officers had ballistics equipment, tools, fingerprint…

  • Residents turn out at National Night Out in Howell, Jackson

    Residents turn out at National Night Out in Howell, Jackson

    The chance to meet and interact with local police officers, firefighters and emergency services personnel brought residents of Howell and Jackson to the National Night Out events that were held in their communities on the evening of Aug. 1. National Night Out is an annual community building campaign promoted by the National Association of Town…

  • Red Bank council approves area in need of rehabilitation

    Red Bank council approves area in need of rehabilitation

    RED BANK The Borough Council approved a resolution designating portions of the borough as an Area In Need of Rehabilitation under state law. According to a map provided by the borough, the area is bordered by the Navesink River on the north, English Plaza on the east, parts of Oakland Street and Monmouth Street to the south,…

  • Millstone board names principal at primary school

    Millstone board names principal at primary school

    MILLSTONE – An assistant principal in the Millstone Township K-8 School District has been named the next principal of the Millstone Township Primary School. Paul Baker, who had been working as the assistant principal at the Millstone Township Middle School, was appointed by the Board of Education on July 24 as the primary school’s new…

  • Voters to decide open space tax increase

    Voters to decide open space tax increase

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders will place a referendum on the Nov. 7 ballot to ask residents of the county’s 53 municipalities if they want to raise the open space tax rate that generates millions of dollars in revenue that public officials use to acquire and preserve open space properties. During a special meeting…

  • Hopkinson wins 2nd straight Wall Stadium Modified race

    Hopkinson wins 2nd straight Wall Stadium Modified race

    Derek Hopkinson raced to his second straight win in Freehold Ford Modified stock car racing competition Aug. 5 by taking the “NAPA Night” 40-lap feature race at Wall Stadium Speedway. It was the Toms River resident’s second win on the season and the sixth Modified win of his career. Shanon Mongeau of Manchester jumped to…

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