• Celebration of the EPA takes place at Old Bridge site

    Celebration of the EPA takes place at Old Bridge site

    OLD BRIDGE — The site of the cleanup at the Margaret’s Creek sector of the Raritan Bay Slag Superfund site was fitting as elected officials and the New Jersey Sierra Club commemorated the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week. The EPA was created on July 9, 1970 through bipartisan efforts during…

  • Holmdel hires two police officers

    HOLMDEL–The Township committee approved a resolution to hire two new police officers, Michael Molan and Cara Davis. Prior to approving several resolutions, the council added and passed an additional resolution that was not on the consent agenda in order to hire the officers. The additional resolution was added so that the two officers could attend…

  • South River resident celebrates 100 years

    South River resident celebrates 100 years

    SOUTH RIVER– To commemorate and admire a century of life, longtime borough resident Pearl Markowski celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by her family and friends. Markowski enjoyed her birthday with a party on July 15 at the St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church attended by the 100 people most important to her. The eldest of seven siblings,…

  • Edison hires police recruits and firefighters

    EDISON — Three new police recruits and four paid firefighters were hired as part of the township’s continuing effort to strengthen public safety in the state’s fifth largest municipality. “Today’s new hires demonstrate my Administration’s ongoing commitment to ensuring public safety,” Mayor Thomas Lankey said. “We work diligently to find and hire the most qualified…

  • Ban offshore drilling and seismic testing off N.J. coast

    Ban offshore drilling and seismic testing off N.J. coast

    By Michele S. Byers Summer is in full swing at the Jersey shore. Over the next couple of months and into the fall, millions of visitors will head “down the shore” for the beaches, fishing, boating and ecotourism activities. It is hard to imagine New Jersey without its thriving shore tourism economy — dependent on…

  • Milltown officials appropriate funds for new DPW, firehouse

    Milltown officials appropriate funds for new DPW, firehouse

    MILLTOWN — A new Department of Public Works building and a new firehouse are on the horizon for a former factory on Washington Avenue. The Borough Council voted in favor of an ordinance appropriating $15.5 million for expenses related to the Public Works Complex — Flood Mitigation Project, which will also include a new firehouse.…

  • Race partners with local charity

    Race partners with local charity

    Mac Tort Racing has announced a partnership for this year’s Festival of the Sea 5K race with Manalapan-based JAR of Hope Foundation. The race will take place at 8 a.m. Sept. 16 at the bandshell at Arnold Avenue and Baltimore Avenue in Point Pleasant. JAR of Hope raises money to research a very rare, always-fatal…

  • Raritan Bay welcomes new vice president of nursing

    Raritan Bay welcomes new vice president of nursing

    Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center welcomed Jane O’Rourke, DNP, R.N., NEA-BC, as its new vice president of nursing and chief nursing executive in June. A Glen Rock resident, O’Rourke brings more than 35 years of experience in hospital and nursing administration to Raritan Bay – Old Bridge and Raritan Bay – Perth Amboy.…

  • Ocean Grove to hold annual house tour Aug. 4

    Ocean Grove to hold annual house tour Aug. 4

    The Historical Society of Ocean Grove will hold its 49th annual self-guided house tour from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 4, rain or shine. Several historic homes, tents, a historic inn and other buildings will be open to the public. All homes have stairs and are generally not accessible to the mobility impaired.…

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