• Board president opts not to run, keeps zeal for education

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Gene Maeroff EDISON — It’s the end of a chapter for Board of Education President Gene Maeroff. Although his passion for education has not waned, the prolific author and longtime fixture in the Edison School District has opted not to run for a third term on the board. “I think two terms,…

  • Family gears up auto show to repay kindness

    By AMY ROSEN Above: Kayla Zaradkiewicz, a fourth-grader at James Monroe Elementary School, is hard at work on a banner she created to lift spirits among her fellow displaced schoolmates. Left: Kayla Zaradkiewicz’s handcrafted banner hangs in the main entrance of the building where James Monroe Elementary students now attend classes at Middlesex County College.…

  • Fire-displaced pupils will go to Iselin school

    By KATHY CHANG The students of James Monroe Elementary School will have a new home next fall. With the help of Woodbridge Township and the Diocese of Metuchen, the 487 students in kindergarten through fifth grade will attend school at the former St. Cecelia School on Wilus Way in the Iselin section of Woodbridge for…

  • Emergency managers learn from Sandy

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer The boardwalk in Ocean Grove is being rebuilt in sections this year after being battered by superstorm Sandy in 2012. I n New Jersey, where tornadoes, wildfires, blizzards, nor’easters and hurricanes are just some of the disasters perpetually on the horizon, it pays to be prepared. For the thousands of…

  • Voters narrowly pass Edison school budget

    By Kathy Chang EDISON — Voters approved the school budget, and elected two incumbents and a newcomer to the Board of Education during the April 23 school election. The 2014-15 budget, which totals $216.95 million, passed by 94 votes, with 2,049 in favor and 1,955 opposed. “We are pleased that the Edison school budget passed,”…

  • 22nd Annual Central Jersey RV Show and Food Drive to be held May 2-4

    The 22nd Annual Central Jersey RV Show once again expects to draw a record crowd in addition to collecting a record amount of food donations. The dates for this year’s event are May 2-4. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday at the…

  • Century 21, Google and Videolicious launch C21 Social Xchange marketing suite

    Century 21 Real Estate LLC, franchisor of the world’s largest real estate franchise sales organization, announced the launch of C21 Social Xchange, in conjunction with agreements with Google and Videolicious. Through an industry-first licensing agreement with Google, a co-marketing agreement with Google AdWords, and a comprehensive licensing agreement with Videolicious, the C21 Social Xchange combines…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Join the Jay Dooley Memorial Foundation (JDMF) on May 16-17 for the Fourth Annual JDMF 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament at Holy Cross School in Rumson. The tournament raises funds for local children and teens with learning disabilities and depression. One hundred percent of proceeds benefit JDMF community partners. Start times are 4 p.m. on May 16…

  • Area track and field athletes are headed to Penn Relays

    Monmouth County will be well represented at this year’s 120th running of the Penn Relays. Leading the parade are NJSIAA Indoor Meet of Champions (MOC) winners Nicole Macco of Matawan Regional High School and Ian Kirk of Howell High School. Macco will be competing in the High School Girls Pole Vault, while Kirk is slated…

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