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. Proceeds benefit the library and its programs. (732) 251-1515. More...

I would like to take the time to thank Spotswood Chief of Police Karl Martin, Sgt. Chris Bierman, Officer Nicholas Mayo and the rest of the police officers who gave their time and outstanding effort in the Spotswood Junior Police Academy, held from July 17-21. More...

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. Bureau of Labor Statistics' CPI-U "deflator" statistics. I've taken as an example More...

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. Surviving are her husband, Tony Bugnikos; a daughter, Deanna Bugnikos, at home; her parents, More...

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-tech metal bats that have been blamed, by some, for s More...

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