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The Tony award-winning "The Drowsy Chaperone" brings to life a forgotten Jazz Age musical in the living room of a die-hard theater fan.
A man got out of a moving vehicle Friday night on the Garden State Parkway in Middletown, and was hit by multiple other cars and killed.
The Secaucus school district will pay Erick Alfonso his $184,500 salary through April 21, at which point he will resign. Mayor speaks:
Here's everything happening this weekend, Feb. 14 - 16 in Woodbridge:
Middletown schools abolished Policy 5756, guidance from the NJ Department of Education that gives protection to transgender students.
The school district launched a website to answer questions, and will host a Feb. 19 meeting for residents to ask the district questions.
Raheem Montes, 25, of Long Branch, was wanted for the fatal shooting of Elijah Buffaloe, 31, also of Long Branch, last February.
Eatontown schools PTA is conducting a shoe drive fundraiser from February 10 - March 31 to raise funds for Eatontown public schools.
It is now two different courts that ruled Middletown's transgender student policy could harm LGBTQ+ teens, and may be illegal:
The Middletown Democratic Party said they strongly disagree if the BOE removes the state's policy, which they say protects LGBTQ+ students.
"We're screwed," said Hackensack Riverkeeper Bill Sheehan. "When Trump got elected, I stopped expecting anything."
Did you use Quik Drugs as your pharmacy? The pharmacy is transferring all prescriptions to Marra's. Go to Marra's if you have questions.
The NJ Appellate Court ruled the Middletown BOE cannot enact its transgender student policy. The Board said it is now free to remove it.
Their second new offering is a Mommy & Me (and Daddies, too) Sunday morning art class, for infants up to three years.
The primary will be June 10. Here's who's running on the Republican and Democrat sides in the 2025 election to succeed two-term Phil Murphy:
Released by Secaucus Police, all of last week's arrests:
6:30 p.m. at the Middletown High School North library. This will be a special voting meeting.
Look up the nominations and email your choice to Secaucusspec@aol.com before February 21:
Secaucus will mark the 125th anniversary of its founding this year, 2025, and the town will host a grand "Secaucus Day" celebration:
This is a free lecture from the National Park Service designed for kids and families.
