• Township teen charged with cyber-harassment

    Township teen charged with cyber-harassment

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A township man has been accused of posting lewd and threatening messages on social media to target a local victim. South Brunswick police charged Adam Zakaria, 19, with cyber-harassment after the victim and her family reached out to police after learning of the messages, according to reports. An investigation by Detective Rick…

  • Tai Chi Qigong/Meditation Course set for March 11, 25

    Tai Chi Qigong/Meditation Course set for March 11, 25

    OLD BRIDGE — The Division of Integrative Medicine at Raritan Bay Medical Center, a member of the Hackensack Meridian Health family, will provide a Tai Chi Qigong/Meditation Course from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on March 11 and March 25, at the Joslin Diabetes Center, Affiliate at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Suite 420, 2 Hospital Plaza, Old…

  • Iselin EMT/firefighter charged in child pornography investigation

    Iselin EMT/firefighter charged in child pornography investigation

    WOODBRIDGE – A township man has been charged with exchanging sexually explicit messages with a 12-year-old boy and sending explicit photos of himself after receiving a lewd photo of the youngster. Zachary Motta, 22, of the Iselin section of Woodbridge, was charged on Feb. 24 with endangering the welfare of a child and possession of child…

  • Bennett concludes run as Colts Neck’s municipal attorney

    Bennett concludes run as Colts Neck’s municipal attorney

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – John O. Bennett III, who has served as Colts Neck’s municipal attorney for the more than 30 years, is leaving the position to become the business administrator in Lavallette, Ocean County. Bennett made the announcement during the Feb. 22 meeting of the Colts Neck Township Committee. In…

  • Attention Child Find

    Attention Child Find

    Each year, the school districts in Interlaken, Monmouth Beach, Oceanport, Sea Bright, West Long Branch and Shore Regional High School seek to identify and evaluate children ages 3 to 21 who may be experiencing physical, sensory, communication, cognitive or social difficulties. This search includes migrant and homeless students, two year-olds reaching the age of three…

  • Monroe Township represented on county freeholder board

    Monroe Township represented on county freeholder board

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Leslie Koppel has become the first person from Monroe Township to be represented on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders’ dais. On Feb. 16, Koppel was sworn in to the seat, which was vacated by longtime Deputy Freeholder Director Carol Barrett Bellante, who announced her resignation from…

  • ‘Child Find 2017 Notice’ for Middletown Township parents

    ‘Child Find 2017 Notice’ for Middletown Township parents

    Middletown Township Parents, Parents/Guardians who have concerns about the educational development of your child in the following areas: • Communication • Motor/Physical • Cognitive • Emotional • Visual or Hearing •  Social • A preschool child, including homeless and migrant, between the ages of 3-5 and not eligible for kindergarten in September. • A school…

  • Colts Neck officials plan municipal improvements

    Colts Neck officials plan municipal improvements

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – The Township Committee has approved a temporary capital improvement budget for 2017 which totals $3.39 million and provides for the following: • Improvements on Five Points Road, $625,000 ($300,000 funded by a grant from the New Jersey Department of Transportation) • Recreation improvements totaling $650,000, includes a…

  • Kindergarten registration set

    Kindergarten registration set

    JACKSON – Parents of incoming kindergartners in the Jackson School District are being encouraged to begin completing registration information now while they prepare to come in for the district’s kindergarten roundup registration from March 20-24. Kindergarten registration packets contain important information and forms that must be filled out, including an immunization form that must be…

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