• South River library reduces hours due to budget cuts

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — The borough’s library staff has had to make some tough decisions in response to budget cuts. Borough Councilman Thomas Roselli confirmed that the library had reduced its weekly hours after another drop in the annual appropriation. The issue was addressed during the council’s Jan. 13 meeting when resident…

  • Service trips to Honduras inspire Milltown woman

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Monica Skarzynski MILLTOWN — For Monica Skarzynski, spending time in Honduras has been a life-changing experience. “I’ve always been a person who wanted to go out and help people, but I never took an initiative,” she said. However, when Skarzynski, 21, of Milltown, transferred to Towson University in Maryland her…

  • Kindergarten sign-ups slated in Spotswood

    Spotswood Public Schools will hold kindergarten registration Feb. 4-6 in the media center at Schoenly School, 80 Kane Ave. All children who will be 5 years old on or before Oct. 1, 2014, and reside in Spotswood or Helmetta are eligible to register. The registration schedule is as follows:  Feb. 4 — 9-11:15 a.m.,…

  • Gov. Chris Christie’s staff mirrored him

    I f I were a citizen in New Jersey and had cast my vote for Chris Christie for his second term as governor of New Jersey, I would feel shortchanged over the “Bridgegate” scandal. This whole affair reminds me of Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal. President Nixon went on national television and stated he…

  • State medical cannabis program ‘going to pot’

    With 1,400 patients signed up for the medical cannabis program in New Jersey since August 2012, many have yet to see access. Greenleaf Compassion Center, which was opened briefly and closed last summer, served only 140 patients the entire year. With one of the program qualifications being less than six months to live, there undoubtedly…

  • Lengthening school day is ill-advised

    A fter listening to Gov. Chris Christie’s State of the State address, many have balked at lengthening the school day of all New Jersey students. While this proposal may drastically alter statistics in districts with a high dropout rate and low graduation rate for the better, is it fair to students who are presently excelling?…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Blaize Moore of Tinton Falls takes advantage of the recent snowstorm by sledding down the large hill at Glenwood Cemetery in West Long Branch on Jan. 22.

  • Open house slated at nursery school

    Gateway Christian Nursery School, in Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 568 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, will hold an open house 10 a.m.-noon Feb. 1. Visitors are invited to tour the school and meet the staff. For more information, call 732-254-7890.

  • Legion post to serve football breakfast

    The American Legion Frandsen- Levandowski Post 214, 264 Whitehead Ave., South River, will hold its annual Super Bowl Sunday Breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon Feb. 2. Eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, home fries, coffee, tea, juice and cake will be served. The cost is $8 per adult or $4 for children age 10 and younger.

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