• Area residents have roles in orchestra’s performance

    Percy Williams, left to right, a volunteer at the Old Bridge Food Bank; Anthony Detoro, Amboy Bank vice president of branch administration; Gregory Scharpf, Amboy Bank senior vice president; and Jennifer Flaherty of the Old Bridge Food Bank load up two vans with food collected during Amboy Bank’s food drive. All 23 offices of Amboy…

  • Survey responses may help guide district over next five years

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — A survey completed by students who attend the Millstone Township Middle School and by residents of the community may help to guide the future of the Millstone Township School District. At a recent meeting of the Board of Education, Superintendent of Schools Scott Feder reported that 448 surveys were…

  • Band and its many helpers set to spread holiday cheer

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Rita Jones, left to right, Cindie Dnistrian and Dee Wallace help their fellow “elves” box up goodies at the Holiday Express warehouse in Tinton Falls on Nov. 20. Right: Kevin Harjes boxes up gift bags and supplies in preparation for a party the following day. Holiday Express has evolved over…

  • Intersection could see package of improvements

    By GREG KENNELTY The intersection of Old York Road, South Main Street, Ellisdale Road and New Road in Upper Freehold Township will be improved without the use of a traffic signal. Representatives of the Monmouth County Department of Public Works and Engineering attended the Nov. 7 meeting of the Township Committee to present solutions to…

  • Mascots comfortable in disguise

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Jackson Memorial High School mascot and cheerleading squad cheer for their team prior to the start of the NJSIAA South Jersey Group V quarterfinal game against Rancocas Valley Nov. 15 in Jackson. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The first time Angelica Franco donned the Cougar costume and became the Colts…

  • Downtown shopping convenient all year

    Sandwiched between the corporate-driven madness of Black Friday and Cyber Monday lies Small Business Saturday, which falls on Nov. 30 this year. American Express launched the event in 2010 to prod people to spend some holiday cash in mom-and-pop shops, if only for a day. While the blitz may add a few bucks to the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Kid robot makers score big

    HILLSBOROUGH: Kid robot makers score big

    There were two all-girls teams at Saturday’s competition in Hillsborough. Girls from a Scout troop in Piscataway listen to Hillsborough RoboRaider team members Michael Moon (in glasses) and Evan Galevich talk about electrical boards. 

  • STOCKTON: Vandegrift accepts write-in for council
  • PRINCETON: Diplomat defends support for Iran nuclear program

    PRINCETON: Diplomat defends support for Iran nuclear program

    Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe. Manjeev Singh Puri, India’s ambassador to the U.N., speaks to an audience at Princeton Day School on Monday.

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