• Freehold Township officials will review defeated fire budget

    Freehold Township officials will review defeated fire budget

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee will determine how much money will be collected through taxes this year by one of Freehold Township’s two fire districts after that fire district’s proposed budget failed to receive approval from voters. There are two fire districts in Freehold Township. Fire District 1 is…

  • There are lessons to be learned in ‘Legally Blonde Jr.’

    There are lessons to be learned in ‘Legally Blonde Jr.’

    MARLBORO – Students at the Marlboro Memorial Middle School will have Marlboro thinking pink when they present their production of “Legally Blonde Jr.” on March 24-25. The fun and upbeat musical follows the adventures of a sorority girl named Elle Woods, a Gemini with a double Capricorn moon, who tries to win her ex-boyfriend back…

  • Students to hold food drive at local supermarkets

    Students to hold food drive at local supermarkets

    Members of the Viking Leadership Alliance of South Brunswick High School will team up with the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (M.C.F.O.O.D.S.) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 18 and 19 to help put an end to hunger in the local community. Food and monetary donations will be collected at Stop &…

  • Animal lovers donate pet oxygen masks to fire district

    Animal lovers donate pet oxygen masks to fire district

    By Michael Benavides Staff Writer JACKSON – A group of Jackson residents who love animals has been honored by the Board of Fire Commissioners in Fire District 3. On March 11, the fire commissioners presented a plaque to representatives of the Westlake Animal Groups in recognition of the organization’s latest donation of pet oxygen masks…

  • Freehold Hall of Fame dinner April 27

    Freehold Hall of Fame dinner April 27

    The Freehold High School Hall of Fame will hold its induction ceremony during a dinner April 27 at the American Hotel in Freehold. The event will begin at 6 p.m. The honorees are the 1953 and 1954 football teams that finished undefeated; Scott Preston, soccer star from the Class of 1982; Michael Delucia, football star…

  • Duplicate bridge offered

    Duplicate bridge offered

    Duplicate Bridge with Al Steinberger, director, will be held every Wednesday from 1-4 p.m. at The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Rd., Edison. The cost per session is $6 for JCCMC members; $8 for nonmembers. Come with a partner or by yourself. New players are always welcome. Light refreshments will be…

  • Blood drive will be in honor of 9-year-old boy with leukemia

    Blood drive will be in honor of 9-year-old boy with leukemia

      Nine-year-old Trevor “TJ” Muller was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in July 2016. Since then, he has endured multiple blood transfusions and hospital stays. Throughout his most recent hospitalization at The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital (BMSCH) at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) in New Brunswick, Trevor received numerous blood and platelet transfusions. The…

  • Howell council reduces sewer charge

    Howell council reduces sewer charge

    HOWELL – The Township Council has adopted an ordinance that will reduce sewer charges for Howell’s residential and commercial users. Council members took the action on March 7. According to the ordinance, sewer user charges will be reduced as follows: • Residential dwellings with kitchen facilities (single-family homes, multiple family dwelling, mobile home) will have…

  • Young innovator sees the ‘light,’ returns home to North Brunswick to develop game

    Young innovator sees the ‘light,’ returns home to North Brunswick to develop game

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – A local resident has returned to his roots to pursue his dreams. Brett Taylor has been developing video games for the past nine years. He graduated from The College of New Jersey with an Interactive Multimedia major and went on to attend the Teachers College of Columbia…

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