June 2, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

Attorney gen'l probes Golden Triangle deal

State review reportedly prompted by letter from E. Bruns. resident
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

The state Attorney General's Office is examining East Brunswick's handling of the Golden Triangle redevelopment, though officials maintain they did nothing wrong. More...

Park-and-ride, bus service may be en route

Jamesburg officials hope to bring commuter lot to site of Gatzmer
BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDI Staff Writer

JAMESBURG - Plans for a borough park-and-ride facility with bus service to Manhattan continue to advance, and may have taken root in a borough property. More...

E.B. hopes to bring bike path to parks along Cranbury Rd.

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - The township is seeking a new bicycle path that would lead from Fern Road to Dideriksen Park and then to Heavenly Farms. More...

Synagogue honors retiring Torah reader

David Grossman, 86, concludes a decade of service at congregation
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer

MONROE - Water has been a recurring theme in David Grossman's life. More...

Route 33 task force to hold hearings soon

Panel reviewing development plans, results of studies
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer

MONROE - Residents may soon get a good look at what developers are proposing for the future of the township's portion of Route 33. More...

Snuff mill, park site make 'endangered' list

Group says properties are both irreplaceable and in jeopardy
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer

Three Middlesex County properties are among the "Ten Most Endangered Sites" in the state, according to a list released last month by Preservation New Jersey. More...

Honoring our fallen soldiers

Above, members of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadets march during Memorial Day services held Sunday at the veterans' monument at the East Brunswick municipal complex. At right, U.S. More...

Teacher mixes science and song in South River

BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDI Staff Writer

SOUTH RIVER - What "is a big ball of gas; made up mostly of hydrogen; which gives it quite a blast?" More...

Letters

Letters

Lose officials who don't represent voters' interests

It's time for the citizens of this state to wake up and do their job. The job is to go to the polls on all election days in this state and remove all incumbents from their part-time, $45,000-a-year job with perks, benefits and pension. More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Diane Creamer-Mani Ms. Creamer-Mani, 49, of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, formerly of East Brunswick and North Brunswick, died May 24 in Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, Edison. More...

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Schools

Lucky strikes

Students at JEPY Hebrew School in East Brunswick recently held a bowl-a-thon to raise money for children's cancer research, collecting well over $1,000. More...

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Sports

McCombs, Knights dazzle at state sectional

BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

At this point, there is very little that Old Bridge's Bryant McCombs can do on the track that would surprise anyone, short of not winning any race he enters. More...

Chargers, Vikings play for their sectional titles

Among a select few local teams still alive in state tourney play
BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

It's survive and advance time for high school baseball and softball teams around the state, and the list of local teams still fighting to reach their championship aspirations is shrinking with each passing day. More...

Sports Shorts

The Monroe Gidget Rockford Peaches just keep rolling. The Peaches won, 12-4, Saturday over the Racine Belles. More...

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Redevelopment plan may be scaled back

South River officials want several properties removed from list
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

South River's controversial redevelopment plan may soon be revised to omit several properties whose owners resisted the concept. More...

Photo

Twins Skyler Caruso, 7, as Mona Lisa, and Noah, as Leonardo da Vinci, pose for the judges during the annual Student Art Show at Immaculate Conception School in Spotswood May 25. See story, page 29. More...

Survivor shares story out of hope for future

Monroe resident tells of suffering, loss during Holocaust
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer

MONROE - Elie Wiesel once said, "When you meet a witness, you become a witness." More...

Board achieves savings through cuts, user fees

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - The Board of Education has agreed to reduce the tax levy by $1 million but in ways different from those recommended by the Township Council. More...

Grants, donations help fund athletic fields

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - The township will receive nearly $1 million in grants and donations to help defray the costs of synthetic fields at Heavenly Farms. More...

Planning Board OKs site plans for Village

New retail center will bring stores, hotel to Route 33
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer

MANALAPAN - After months of sometimes contentious wrangling, The Village at Manalapan retail development has received preliminary site plan approval. More...

Suspect sought

East Brunswick police released this sketch Wednesday of a suspect who allegedly rammed his vehicle numerous times into an unoccupied vehicle at McDonald's on Route 18 at 2:20 a.m. Feb. 15. More...

Residents: Street peaceful after business' departure

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - A business that residents considered the bane of McGuire Street is no more. More...

ICC students emulate artists of many lands

Paintings, hats, ethnic foods and music mark annual art show
BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent

SPOTSWOOD - Six-year-old Nicholas Turick of Jamesburg is already a commissioned artist. More...

Bulletin Board

Fund-raisers

June 2-10 + Book Sale, sponsored by the Spotswood Public Library, during regular hours, at the library, 548 Main St. Hardcover books, paperbacks, children's books, audiocassettes, videocassettes. More...

Community Bulletin Board

Registration to begin for library story times

The Monroe Township Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, will offer a variety of summer children's programs. More...

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Opinion

Coda

Advocate's report is cause for optimism
Greg Bean

You have to wonder if Long Branch municipal attorney James Aaron was reading the same report on the woeful inadequacy of New Jersey's eminent domain laws that everyone else was reading. More...

Your Turn

Explore other options for S.R. redevelopment
Paula Sorg Guest Column

This is an open letter to the South River mayor, Borough Council and Planning Board. More...

Your Turn

Widen recognition of scholarly achievement
Francis A. Spano Guest Column

New Jersey community colleges need a new approach to dealing with problems of rising tuition costs, high attrition rates, low graduation rates and pressure to produce more qualified graduates. More...

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