• Old Bridge primary results

    Old Bridge primary results

      OLD BRIDGE — The following candidates earned a chance to compete for four-year terms on the Old Bridge Township Council in the November general election. Ward 1: Democrat David W. Merwin received 475 votes. Republican challenger Robert C. Thompson Sr. garnered 290 votes over Republican Incumbent Joseph Mollis, who received 134 votes. Ward 2:…

  • Father’s Day Fishing Derby on June 18 open to North Brunswick children

    Father’s Day Fishing Derby on June 18 open to North Brunswick children

    The North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services will hold its annual Father’s Day Fishing Derby for township residents age preschool to eighth grade and their male guardians on June 18, rain or shine, at Boyd Pond, off of Independence Way, North Brunswick. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Fishing will be from 9:30-11…

  • Edison councilman seeks marker for Battle of Short Hills

    Edison councilman seeks marker for Battle of Short Hills

    EDISON — This year marks 240 years since the the Battle of Short Hills, which has momentous history in the township. “The battle was fought in Edison and was a significant battle of the Revolutionary War,” said Walter Stochel, member of the Metuchen-Edison Historical Society and president of the Edison Open Space Advisory Committee. Stochel…

  • Priest to discuss LGBT community and the Catholic church on July 9

    Priest to discuss LGBT community and the Catholic church on July 9

    The Rev. James Martin will speak about his book “Building a Bridge” about the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community and the Catholic church at 3 p.m. on July 9 at Church of the Sacred Heart, 200 Randolph Ave., South Plainfield. For more information, call 908-822-5895 or visit churchofthesacredheart.net.

  • North Brunswick mayor asks Trump to reconsider action against climate change

    North Brunswick mayor asks Trump to reconsider action against climate change

        NORTH BRUNSWICK – Although North Brunswick is just slightly more than 12 square miles in size, local officials are hoping to have a much larger impact on the world. Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack has joined Climate Mayors, also known as the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda (MNCAA), a network of 257 United States…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

      Nicholas Weber of Parlin graduated from Colorado College, Colorado Springs, with a bachelor’s degree in biology during the May 22 ceremony. Weber is a graduate of Madison Central High School, Old Bridge.

  • On Campus

    On Campus

      Nicholas Garifalos of Spotswood has been named to the dean’s list at Lasell College, Newton, Massachusetts, for the Spring 2017 semester. To achieve dean’s list status, students must be full-time carrying 12 or more graded credits for the semester with a GPA of 3.5 or above. Garifalos, whose major is International Business, is a…

  • Freeholders preserve property in Howell

    Freeholders preserve property in Howell

    An unimproved 11.9-acre property on Church Road in Howell will be added to the Metedeconk River Greenway and preserved as open space, following action taken by the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders. At their meeting on June 8, the freeholders passed a resolution authorizing the acquisition of the Virone property at a cost of $85,000.…

  • Legislation would increase penalty for farm trespassing

    Legislation would increase penalty for farm trespassing

    Legislation sponsored by state Assembly Democrats Eric Houghtaling, Adam Taliaferro and Bob Andrzejczak to protect agricultural and horticultural lands against trespassing and vandalism was released on June 5 by the Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. “This helps protect agricultural businesses in the state from encroachment that can damage crops and put a damper on…

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