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By RIKKI MASSAND
March 5, 2026
Califon, NJ – A recent headline in the weekly newspaper suggesting that a portion of Main Street could become a one-way motivated a couple of Califon Borough residents to attend the March 3rd Council meeting. The headline indicated Council was going to consider a traffic change on Main Street, and ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – “Where Are They Now” Committee recognizes two Sayreville War Memorial HS alumni this month. Class 2012 graduate Arthur MidiangoAfter graduating Sayreville War Memorial HS in 2012, Arthur Midiango launched his career in finance and government, working in analytical and fast‑paced ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Motorists are paying more at the tank this week than they have at any time so far in 2026.In Springfield, as of Wednesday, March 4, regular gas was selling for $3.15 at the Wawa on Morris Avenue, $3.13 at the Shell station at 245 Mountain Ave., and $3.05 at the BP at 5 Meisel ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ — Jessica Alfone, superintendent of the Middletown Township Public School District, will retire in June at the end of the current school year, stepping down as the district prepares to implement a controversial school consolidation plan.Alfone announced her decision Feb. 12 in a ...
PARAMUS, NJ – The Bergen County Boys All County team has been announced, and the impact that Bergen Tech and Hasbrouck Heights made this year in the county has been recognized.Bergen Tech placed five bowlers on the team, including two on the First Team. Hasbrouck Heights placed two on the team, ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior guard Michael MacAniff received some good advice during halftime of Wednesday's state sectional semifinal game vs. South Plainfield.“The coaches were telling me if I could catch the ball and rip it right away, I could take my guy off the dribble,” MacAniff said. “So that's what ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ: Middletown Township is committed to providing dependable curbside services while being responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars. Aside from public safety and insurance, curbside collection of trash, recycling, and bulk materials represents the Township’s largest annual operating ...
UNION, N.J. — Union business owners and community leaders will take part in the township’s 2026 Women in Business and Leadership Panel, part of Union’s Women’s History Month celebrations.“The Women in Business and Leadership Panel continues to be a highlight of our Women’s History Month ...
LAWRENCE, NJ — Fourth-seeded Middletown South rallied in the fourth quarter and went on to a 64-62 overtime victory over top-seeded Lawrence in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 boys basketball tournament on Wednesday night.Freshman guard Ryan Gannon sank the game-winning ...
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — With Head Injury Awareness Month underway in March, Dr. Vinay Chopra and Dr. Matthew Griffin of Genesis Orthopaedic and Spine are urging athletes, parents, and coaches to recognize that concussions are “mild” only in name — and that early evaluation and a disciplined recovery ...
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MONMOUTH COUNTY — In a landmark collaboration designed to expand healthcare access while strengthening workforce development, Brookdale Community College and Parker Family Health Center have formalized an agreement to establish what organizers say will be New Jersey’s first free dental clinic. The ...
RED BANK, NJ: Street Life, a new black‑and‑white photography exhibit by Richard Huff, opens this Friday in Red Bank with a public reception from 5:30 to 8:00pm.The show, presented with support from Monmouth Arts, brings together Huff’s most recent street photography—intimate, unscripted moments ...
Cardiac Lab lead echocardiographer Ekta Patel has been named Monmouth Medical Center’s Employee of the Month for February. In nominating Ekta, Josephine Lugtu, Director of Patient Care for the hospital’s Non-Invasive Cardiac Lab, noted that “she has a unique talent for both meeting patients’ needs ...
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NEWTON, NJ - The Newton High School gym was filled with students seeking information about careers in the manufacturing field as the school hosted its first Manufacturing Career Fair. The event, sponsored by the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, brought together industry professionals, ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – The Chatham girls basketball team began the year as a raw, inexperienced group tasked with carrying on the legacy of a roster that was accustomed to playing for NJSIAA sectional championships. Now, after fighting through some definite growing pains in the first half of the season, ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Founded in 2017, Windows of Understanding looks to spotlight issues impacting local communities in Middlesex and Union Counties through art. This community-based project works to turn a simple storefront or a library display case into a window on issues impacting residents in ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - If you happen to glance at a television in the early '90s, you would have noticed Karyn Parsons who played the character Hilary Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.Parsons, who played actor Will Smith's pretentious cousin on the show that aired from 1990-1996, has parlayed her ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - If you happen to glance at a television in the early '90s, you would have noticed Karyn Parsons who played the character Hilary Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.Parsons, who played actor Will Smith's pretentious cousin on the show that aired from 1990-1996, has parlayed her ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - If you happen to glance at a television in the early '90s, you would have noticed Karyn Parsons who played the character Hilary Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.Parsons, who played actor Will Smith's pretentious cousin on the show that aired from 1990-1996, has parlayed her ...
WASHINGTON — St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team forced overtime, but execution faltered late as George Washington University pulled away for a 91-82 victory Wednesday night at the Charles E. Smith Center.The Revolutionaries appeared poised to close it in regulation, but the Bonnies ...
Princeton, NJ – Back in the fall of 2024, when Ari Meisel began his successful campaign for a seat on the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education, he described himself as a man of many hats.This week Meisel donned a new cap: as executive director of the Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad ...
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PISCATAWAY, NJ — Newly released recordings from the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office shed light on the fatal Jan. 5 police-involved shooting of Jordan Barnes, 29, of Piscataway, after authorities say officers responding to a 911 call discovered three other family members dead inside a River ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ - The Village approved various insurance proceeds totaling $1.6 million to remediate the soil at the Zabriskie-Schedler property, according to the Village manager at the March 4 Council Special Meeting.*The contaminated soil came from five to six different sites. The borough ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — Senior wing Megan Henn continued her torrid post-season play with 21 points to help lead top-seeded New Providence to a 63-32 victory over Brearley in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 1 girls basketball tournament on Wednesday.New Providence (27-1), the ...
Members of the Scouting America (Scouts BSA) Troop 1150 attended the Jefferson Town Council Meeting as part of their journey toward a communications merit badge. Troop 1150 is the first troop for girls in the Sussex District.Eileen Seise, an 8th grader at Jefferson Township Middle School, and ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Irritating some of the anti-ICE activists attending a town council budget meeting on March 3, Roxbury Deputy Mayor Mark Crowley stressed the township’s ability to stop a Ledgewood warehouse from being turned into an immigrant processing site is limited by the U.S. Constitution.Deputy ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Town of Phillipsburg continues to prioritize resident safety following a roadway collapse and multiple sinkholes at the intersection of Summit Avenue and Lewis Street.On Tuesday, Feb. 17, the Town declared a State of Local Emergency in response to several sinkholes that have ...