• Legislators seek to monitor ocean quality

    Legislators seek to monitor ocean quality

    SEA BRIGHT – Aiming to provide citizens with safer and cleaner ocean water, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Rep. Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Monmouth, Middlesex) discussed recently introduced legislation while standing on the Sea Bright Public Beach. According to a prepared statement from Menenedez, the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act (BEACH Act) of…

  • Five towns join in fight against JCP&L transmission line project

    Five towns join in fight against JCP&L transmission line project

    The Township of Middletown will stand with four municipalities in a joint campaign to contest the proposed transmission line project by Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L). Middletown, along with Holmdel, Hazlet, Aberdeen and Red Bank, will collectively pay for expert services in their bid to thwart the project, according to Township of Middletown Administrator…

  • Fiero leaves Jackson, school board seat open

    Fiero leaves Jackson, school board seat open

    JACKSON – Barbara Fiero, the president of the Jackson School District Board of Education, has stepped down from the panel after more than a decade of service because she is moving out of New Jersey. Fiero made the announcement at the board’s July 18 meeting and left the panel on July 20, according to a…

  • Theater teacher closes curtain on longtime career in Sayreville

    Theater teacher closes curtain on longtime career in Sayreville

    SAYREVILLE – A longtime theater teacher in the Sayreville School District is retiring after almost four decades of service during which he directed more than 70 productions. Dr. Michael Piccuirro, the drama and theater teacher at Sayreville War Memorial High School, will retire from the district at the beginning of 2018. The Board of Education…

  • Mayor touts Edison budget with tax hike

    Mayor touts Edison budget with tax hike

    EDISON — Mayor Thomas Lankey said the proposed 2017 budget continues the vows that he made when he came into office four years ago to improve infrastructure, public safety and the township’s reputation. “I believe this is a prudent budget – one that provides tremendous service to the residents of the town,” he said at…

  • Business owners oppose plan for redevelopment in East Brunswick

    Business owners oppose plan for redevelopment in East Brunswick

    EAST BRUNSWICK – Local business owners voiced their opposition to an approved resolution that would include their businesses in a redevelopment zone in the township. The Township Council, in a 3-2 vote, passed a resolution authorizing the designation of various blocks and lots within the municipality as areas in need of redevelopment under the Local Redevelopment…

  • Manalapan takes aim at property woes

    Manalapan takes aim at property woes

    MANALAPAN – A public hearing has been scheduled for July 26 on an ordinance that seeks to increase penalties related to the maintenance of certain properties in the community. On July 12, Township Committee members introduced an ordinance that pertains to the maintenance of vacant and abandoned residential properties in foreclosure by creditors (i.e., banks).…

  • Allentown hits jackpot with streetscape grant

    Allentown hits jackpot with streetscape grant

    ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials will receive $854,000 from the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) that will be used for the second phase of Allentown’s historic streetscape improvement project. On July 11, the NJTPA Board of Trustees approved funding for 27 transportation alternative projects totaling $19.46 million, including pedestrian and bicycle facilities, trails, improved access…

  • ‘Legally Blonde’ on stage at North Brunswick Township High School Aug. 3-5

    ‘Legally Blonde’ on stage at North Brunswick Township High School Aug. 3-5

    The North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services’ Young Adult Drama Group will present its 47th annual production, “Legally Blonde,” at 8 p.m. from Aug. 3-5 at North Brunswick Township High School, 98 Raider Road, North Brunswick. Tickets are $16 for adults or $13 for students and senior citizens. For more information, call…

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