• Weathermen going overboard these days

    Wind chill haters, unite. When I was a kid, temperatures were temperatures, and if you did not have enough sense to dress for the cold, your mother did. “Put your mackinaw, leggings and hat on before you go out — and close the door behind you,” she would say. Why all the hype in today’s…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERiC SUCAR The sun sets behind a tree in Freehold Borough.

  • Public relies on board members for info about school matters

    Mark Rosman IN THE NEWS During the school board election season in the fall of 2013, I half-jokingly instructed the reporters on my staff to ask the following question to residents who were running for a seat on their local school board: “If you are elected, will you do exactly what the superintendent of schools…

  • ‘British Invasion’ coming to Elks

    The East Brunswick Elks will present “The British Invasion Tribute Show” April 26 at its lodge on the lake, 21B Oakmont Ave. Doors will open at 6 p.m. The show is set for 7-11 p.m. Tickets cost $25 per person. There will be a cash bar. Guests are welcome to bring their own table snacks.…

  • Prosecutor: Helmetta police ‘situation has grown worse’

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Controversy surrounding the Helmetta Police Department has led to discussion of South Brunswick taking over its patrols through a shared-services agreement. South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayducka, who oversees a department of 76 police officers, said Helmetta would have to fund the salaries and benefits of two fulltime officers if…

  • Students enchanted by the magic of science

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Roosevelt School eighth-grader Jonathan Dedomenico takes part in the “Wheeled Vehicle” experiment during the New Jersey Science Olympiad state finals. PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR With objects flying, rolling, levitating and chemically changing at Middlesex County College (MCC) on March 11, one might have thought that a magician was…

  • Monroe school board to file ethics complaint

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer The Monroe Township Board of Education has authorized a complaint to be filed with the state School Ethics Commission regarding alleged breaches of ethics by a board member. The board voted 6-2 with one abstention March 17 to support a complaint under the state Department of Education’s School Ethics Act.…

  • Jeremy’s journey to independence

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer This text will be replaced Jeremy Myron, a 21-year-old with autism, folds towels on March 13 at his home in Brick Township. His family hopes that he will overcome institutional hurdles to build a life that is on par with those of typically developing young adults. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR…

  • East Brunswick’s Noppenberger to retire

    By Jimmy Allinder Frank Noppenberger, supervisor of athletics and physical education for the East Brunswick Public Schools, is expected to announce his retirement, effective July 31. His resignation will be announced at the Board of Education meeting on March 20. Noppenberger has been in the position since 1977. The veteran coach and administrator is a…

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