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  • Edison officials honor train station heroes

    Edison officials honor train station heroes

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON β€” It was handshakes and a round of applause for three men who jumped six feet onto the Edison Train Station platform to save a woman who fainted and fell on the tracks last month. Mayor Thomas Lankey presented proclamations to Anil Vennavalli, Piscataway, Inamul Hassan, Edison, and Prasad…

  • Spotswood family celebrates ninth Eagle Scout

    Spotswood family celebrates ninth Eagle Scout

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD – A young man spent hundreds of hours leading dozens of volunteers in refurbishing a cemetery gate in order to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout β€”and to keep up his family tradition. Boy Scout Troop 35 of Spotswood presented Matthew J. Chludzinski with the highest award in scouting…

  • Route 1 plan to ease congestion in South Brunswick

    Route 1 plan to ease congestion in South Brunswick

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – To alleviate traffic during rush hour, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) will allow motorists traveling through South Brunswick to use the shoulder as a travel lane for six months. Between Independence Way and Raymond Road, going both northbound and southbound on Route 1, a 1.5-mile…

  • Middletown takes step toward port redevelopment plan

    Middletown takes step toward port redevelopment plan

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN– The Township Committee took a preliminary step toward the redevelopment of property near Port Belford. T&M Associates’ planners Stanley Slachetka and Jeffery Cucinotta presented plans to the committee on May 15 at the municipal complex. The council approved the first reading of an ordinance to adopt the conceptual redevelopment…

  • Red Bank High inducts six alumni into hall of fame

    Red Bank High inducts six alumni into hall of fame

    Red Bank Regional High School recently celebrated the induction of six alumni into the school’s hall of fame. Carol Penn, Cassandra Dorn, Joey Fields, Ramona Johnson, Erin Curtis, and James Pierson were inducted into the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame on April 28 during a ceremony that was held in the high school’s theatre. Penn,…

  • Old Bridge school shows it has ‘character’

    Old Bridge school shows it has ‘character’

    OLD BRIDGE – Jonas Salk Middle School received national recognition this week by being named a National School of Character. Character.org, a non-profit group that supports the advancement of character development in schools, communities and workplaces globally, will honor the sixth- to eighth-grade school at its 24th National Forum on Character Education Oct. 20-21 in…

  • Freehold Memorial Day plans include service, parade

    Freehold Memorial Day plans include service, parade

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Municipal officials, residents and veterans will gather at Elks Point at 8:30 a.m. May 29 to honor those who died in service to the nation as Freehold Borough begins its annual commemoration of Memorial Day. Councilman George Schnurr will serve as the master of ceremonies for the Service…

  • State funding expected for projects in Upper Freehold Regional School District

    State funding expected for projects in Upper Freehold Regional School District

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer Administrators in the Upper Freehold Regional School District expect the state to pay about 34 percent of the costs associated with a referendum that will propose seven infrastructure projects in the district. Residents in Upper Freehold Township and Allentown will be asked by the Board of Education to approve the…

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