• Vendors, exhibitors welcome at barbecue

    A BBQ Showdown, presented by the city of South Amboy and produced by iRun New Jersey, is set for 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 28 at Raritan Bay Waterfront Park, 1 Keenan Way, South Amboy. The family-friendly event will feature a gourmet barbecue; live music on stage by After the Reign, The Mark Miklos Band, The…

  • Borough may hire marketing firm to help sell Lincoln School property

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — Borough officials are considering the use of a marketing firm to assist with efforts to sell the Lincoln School. The borough has been unsuccessful in attempting to auction the property and recently rezoned it to accommodate a multifamily dwelling. At the July 28 Borough Council business meeting, Borough…

  • Participants sought for golf outing

    The Spotswood High School (SHS) Hole-In-One Club will host its annual fundraising Golf Outing Aug. 18 at Rossmoor Golf Club, Monroe. The SHS varsity golf team is funded through the SHS Hole-In-One Club. Fee is $125 and includes golf, refreshments, dinner and awards. Registration forms are available at the high school, Summerhill Road. The assistance…

  • Salsa band next up at Monroe summer concert series

    The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission’s 2014 Music in the Park free summer concert series will continue with a performance by Grupo Arcano, a salsa band from Brooklyn, N.Y., at 6 p.m. Aug. 7 in the open-grove gazebo on the lake at Thompson Park, Monroe. In the event of inclement weather, the concert will be…

  • County helps veterans avoid homelessness

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer A few years ago, New Brunswick resident Mary went through what she considered to be the most challenging period of her life. After being laid off from her job in 2009, Mary didn’t know where her life was headed — how she would pay rent, how she would find a…

  • Local family to continue to ‘Feud’

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer The family that “feuds” together (from left): Fred Voza, Nancy Voza-Kulpa, Judith O’Donnell, Fred Jr. and Laura Weiss. The five members of the Voza family of Old Bridge will compete for the third time on the popular TV game show “Family Feud” Aug. 12. Old Bridge resident Judith O’Donnell wants…

  • Judge rules CFO should be removed

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer A n administrative law judge has recommended that Barbara Petren be removed from her positions as the Spotswood chief financial officer and tax collector. In a July 23 ruling on the borough’s case that Petren knowingly sent erroneous water bills to several residents, Judge Joann LaSala Candido of the…

  • Beyond the beach: New Jersey day trips

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Passengers step off the Pine Creek Railroad train after a ride through Allaire State Park in Wall Township on July 31. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A s droves of tourists continue their summer pilgrimages to the Shore, full-time residents may seek their own outdoor escapes, if only for a day.…

  • Pine Belt Enterprises Auto Group hosts Customer Appreciation Day

    Pine Belt Enterprises Auto Group wanted to say “thank you” to all of the faithful customers they have had over the last 75 years. On July 19 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., Pine Belt hosted a Customer Appreciation Day at their Pine Belt Chevy location in Lakewood. “We have such loyal customers and we…

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