August 24, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

Shuttle bus service kicks off in township

Service is in response to requests by local residents
BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDI Staff Writer

MONROE- They've got a ticket to ride, and it's free. More...

Residents, businesses thanked for generosity

BY KRISTIN BOYD Staff Writer

JAMESBURG - The borough is a long way from the North Pole, but Gini Mundy learned there are a number of Santa Clauses in this tight-knit community. More...

Police charge local man in alleged 'road rage' case

MONROE - A Spotswood man was arrested Aug. 15 after what police described as a road rage incident in which he twice rammed his vehicle into that of a Manalapan woman and later punched out her driver-side window. More...

State Web site will offer Rx cost comparisons

BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer

New Jersey residents will be able to shop for medicine smarter using a new state Web site. More...

Giddy up! Sayreville opens riding stables

Eight miles of trails and counting at boro's horseback facility
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

Sayreville residents and officials saddled up Saturday at the Julian L. Capik Nature Preserve as the borough became the first town in Middlesex County to operate its own horseback riding facility. More...

Candidates agree to Web debate

The Hall Institute of Public Policy-New Jersey has launched an initiative to encourage and increase citizen participation in the electoral process. More...

Practice makes perfect

Above: Dianne Raumik as Mama Rose and Tom Lee as Mama Rose's father rehearse a scene for the Mighty Oak Players' production of "Gypsy" at Monroe High School's Richard P. Marasco Performing Arts Center. More...

Letters

Junior police academy was well-planned

I would like to take the time to thank Spotswood Chief of Police Karl Martin, Sgt. More...

Residents encouraged to donate blood

The most important things in life are not things - not material things. More...

County fair was smash hit, thanks to many supporters

Thanks to all the concessioners, vendors, exhibitors, contestants, volunteers, entertainers, fire companies, emergency units and everyone who helped make the 68th annual Middlesex County Fair a great success. More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Nina Celona Bugnikos Mrs. Bugnikos, 41, of Milltown, formerly of North Brunswick, died Aug. 10 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was a former employee of Milltown Pharmacy. More...

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Sports

The end of an era? Wood vs. nonwood bats Nonwood bat debate split near the middle

BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

A few weeks ago I wrote a column discussing Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan's proposed legislation that would return New Jersey's youth and high school baseball and softball leagues to wood-bat-only status, removing from the dugout the expensive high-tec More...

Diegnan has his reasons for introducing bill

Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan didn't start thinking about introducing Assembly Bill 3388 last month when 12-year-old Steven Domalewski, of Wayne, was struck in the chest with a batted ball. More...

Necessity of bill at the heart of the debate

BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

Nobody questions Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan's motivation for introducing legislation that would require wood bats to be used from Little League through high school levels throughout the state. More...

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Jamesburg councilman headed for tour of duty in Iraq

Morales leaves with blessings, prayers of his community
BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDI Staff Writer

For years, he's served his hometown; now he must serve his country.Jamesburg Borough Councilman Carlos Morales, a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, will soon be deployed to Iraq. More...

Look who's back ...

Shanahan's return to Milltown is met with quite a few open arms
BY KRISTIN BOYD Staff Writer

Talk about a welcome-back party.More than 200 residents stopped by Shanahan's Bakery Café during a soft opening Friday in Milltown, surprising owner Colm Shanahan but proving his family business still has a recipe for success. More...

GOP submits petition on property tax issue

BY KRISTIN BOYD Staff Writer

Middlesex County Freeholder Director David B. Crabiel last month called for a statewide constitutional convention to address property tax reform, a hot topic across New Jersey. More...

Action keeps large trucks off the street in P-I zone

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK -- The Township Council has adopted an ordinance designed to make sure no more trucking uses operate near a residential area off Route 18. More...

For these pals a pen is a mighty matchmaker

For over 40 years, letters have kept women together
BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDI Staff Writer

MILLTOWN - With a chance connection, a daring meeting and an overdue reunion, these pen pals could write a book. More...

Paperwork bogs down bank proposal for now

BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDI Staff Writer

JAMESBURG - Paperwork has stalled the process of bringing another bank to the community. More...

Small-budget director ready for the big screen

Resident shoots second film at locations around Milltown
BY MARLENE CANTY Staff Writer

MILLTOWN - "The Ivory Pawn" and "Still-Life" sound like a couple of graphic designs or neo-classic paintings. You picture white chess pieces winking at you, or waxed fruit in limbo, poised and ready to be "theoretically" devoured. More...

Alternate prosecutor OK'd amid concerns over process

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - The Township Council last week appointed a new alternate prosecutor after getting an answer to the question of where he is employed. More...

Bulletin Board

Fundraisers

Aug. 24-Sept. 16 + Book Sale, during regular hours, at the Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St. "All-You-Can-Carry-for-$5 Sale" set for last two days of the event, Sept. 15 and 16. All sales final. More...

Community Bulletin Board

Spaces available at St. Vincent's yard sale

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of East Brunswick will hold its annual Giant Yard Sale from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 30 in the parking lot at St. Bartholomew's Church, 460 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. More...

Community Bulletin Board

'Entertainment' books on sale at E.B. Library

"Entertainment 2007" books are available at the East Brunswick Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. More...

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Opinion

Your Turn

Must be no sacred cows in fight to decrease taxes

The burden of high property taxes in East Brunswick receives much attention in these pages. To better understand matters, I've looked at the actual numbers adjusted for inflation using the most recent month of the U.S. More...

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Coda

South Brunswick pols can always make things worse
Greg Bean

This morning as I drove down Davidsons Mill Road in South Brunswick, past the new warehouse complex going up like a giant concrete carbuncle on the landscape, I slowed, faced the general direction of town hall and gave Mayor Frank Gambatese and the T More...

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Business

For brothers, restaurant is the stuff of dreams

After careers in the food biz, Perez brothers have a place of their own
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

SOUTH RIVER - The Perez brothers have made their dream come true in the borough they call home. More...

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