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August 17, 2006 / Front Page

New-look Pine Ridge Park now one of E.B.’s ‘jewels’

Photos add missing pieces to cemetery database

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CODA

DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS

Students get hands-on ecology lesson at DeVoe

E.B. officer honored for record of combating drunken driving

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Bears have a lot to play for in tourney games

Kenney has EB baseball moving in right direction

Mayor breaks 3-3 tie in redevelopment vote

South River planner to determine best uses for sites still in plan

BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

The contentious debate over redevelopment in South River continued last week as the Borough Council voted in a 3-3 tie on pursuing the new, scaled-back plans. More...

Sister's service comes full circle in 70th year

Legendary So. River figure looks back on career of sacrifice

BY MARLENE CANTY Staff Writer

SOUTH RIVER - Living a life dedicated to personal sacrifice may seem like an outmoded idea these days. More...

Animal lover

Seventeen-month-old Daniel Grasso, of Spotswood, tries to pet an evasive Chinese chicken during a visit to the animal fair at the borough's public library Aug. 9. More...

Split council declines to declare land surplus

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - An old school property recently sold by the township amid debate over how it can be used is now the subject of another dispute. More...

Soden gave many gifts to the people of J'burg

BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDI Staff Writer

JAMESBURG - Oliver L.E. Soden Jr. donned many uniforms in his life. More...

In the Service

Army Pvt. Luis F. Morales III, son of Vereath Morales of East Brunswick, recently graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. More...

The player hater

So. Bruns. man writes book about a lifetime of abhorring the Yankees

BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer

Gene Hutmaker calls it divine intervention. What else could have started a winning streak and abruptly taken it away? More...

Council members differ on full-time mayor idea

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - Should the mayor's job be full time? More...

Clockwise from top - Brighid Ivanick, 8, of East Brunswick, tries to climb an unstable ladder at the fair. Richard Aerts and Abigail, 5, look on in amazement at how high Michael "The Skinny German Juggle Boy" Hilby can send items into the air. More...

Request for open space raises viability concerns

BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDI Staff Writer

MILLTOWN - Money doesn't grow on trees, but it can be found within Green Acres. More...

Letters

Waiting for ADA to be fully enforced

On Monday evening, July 17, the mayor and Township Council members in my hometown of Old Bridge proudly presented a proclamation regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), honoring it on its 16th anniversary on July 26. More...

Proposed tax plan anything but 'fair' to average resident

Frank Coury has written another letter to the editor touting his self-described "fair-tax" plan as his answer to reducing property taxes while funding education without a burdensome tax ("Change in education funding would lower taxes," Sentinel, July More...

Menendez will do right thing for N.J.

When Jon Corzine became governor and named Bob Menendez to replace him in the Senate, I was initially concerned. Could Menendez effectively fill Corzine's shoes and hold onto the Senate seat in this year's election? More...

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Obituaries

James A. Brauer Mr. Brauer, 75, of Spotswood, died Aug. 15 at home. More...

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Schools

Borough wants school elections in November

Officials say switch would bring cost savings, greater participation

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

SPOTSWOOD -- With so few residents bothering to vote in the school election each April, the Borough Council wants to move the vote to November. More...

Board moves on projects including track, field

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - Costs of purchases included in the 2006-07 school budget are becoming a reality. More...

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District 2 fire board against consolidation

Township panel to present findings early next year

BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDI Staff Writer

When it comes to taxes, it helps to have the scales tipped in your favor. More...

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Makenna Babeu, 6, of East Brunswick, enjoys a ride on the merry-go-round during opening night at the Middlesex County Fair in East Brunswick Aug. 7. For more pictures, see pages 36 and 37. More...

Claws, Paws, Scales & Tales

Above, Anuj Patel, 3, of Spotswood, pets one of the rabbits outside the Spotswood Library during the "Claws, Paws, Scales & Tales" summer program. At right, Vincent Savoia, 2, of Freehold, plays a game at the library on Aug. 9. More...

Construction expected in '07 at Meyer's site

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - Redevelopment of the old Meyer's shopping center will have to wait until next March. More...

E.B. man, hoops group honored for services

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK -- The township recently gave out its annual Friends of the Recreation, Parks and Community Services awards. More...

Going up

Above, Steve Bykov and David Jones hook up a 10-foot-tall letter to be hoisted by a crane to the top of PNC Bank's 23-story headquarters at East Brunswick's Tower Center last Thursday. More...

Klemp's handiwork aids local museum

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - A township councilman is using some good old handyman skills to save the township some cash. More...

American Eagle comes to Brunswick Square Mall

American Eagle Outfitters will open a store in the Brunswick Square Mall, Route 18, this month. More...

Community lends a hand to car accident survivor

Events scheduled to raise money for So. Brunswick teen's medical expenses

SOUTH BRUNSWICK - Ever since her car accident in November, Roxanne Guzman, 19, has been under the constant care of her mother, Mirian. More...

Owner wants price based on future uses

Letter to Ford Ave. agency raises concerns over fair market value

BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDI Staff Writer

MILLTOWN - Ongoing debate over the future of Ford Avenue all hinge on the borough's ability to acquire the former Michelin Tire Co. property. More...

Overpopulation spurs 'Meet the Mutts' event

Sayreville shelter now at full capacity with 135 cats, 25 dogs

BY MARLENE CANTY Staff Writer

The Sayreville Pet Adoption Center is on a mission. More...

Bulletin Board

Fundraisers

Aug. 18 + Let's Stroll Down Memory Lane - A '50s and '60s Sock Hop and Karaoke Night, sponsored by Elks Lodge No. 2220 Ladies Auxiliary, 7-10 p.m., at the lodge, Old Amboy Road, Old Bridge. Poodle skirts and blue-suede shoes optional. More...

Community Bulletin Board

Our Lady of Victories plans Oktoberfest gala

The third annual Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Parish Oktoberfest will be held from 7-11 p.m. on Oct. 24 in the parish's Monsignor Dalton Hall, Main Street, Sayreville. More...

Community Bulletin Board

Nominations accepted for Jamesburg Chamber

The Jamesburg Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for the position of board chair, board vice chair, board secretary and board finance officer. More...

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Opinion

Coda

Dog Days of Summer, and the time's a-wastin'

Greg Bean

A new survey by Salary.com and America Online finds that the average American worker wastes about 1.86 hours every day, not counting lunch. More...

Are We There Yet?

Nephew Ralphie makes unwanted sales pitch

Lori Clinch

Some people have a fear of confined spaces, some have a fear of heights, and some fear that a small insect will set up shop on their eardrum and slowly drive them mad. More...

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