December 14, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

Programs scheduled at Monroe Senior Center

A variety of upcoming activities will be offered at the Monroe Township Senior Center, 1 Municipal Plaza. For more information and to register for events, call the center at (732) 521-6111, unless otherwise indicated. More...

Holiday writing

JEFF GRANIT staff Seventh-grader Katie La-Cava helps the first-graders at Our Lady of Lourdes School in Milltown write letters to Santa Dec. 4. More...

Township man charged with threatening police

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Store owner keeps beat in prominent blues band

Ed Trygar
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

The Chuck Lambert Band has got the blues, but it also has reason to cheer, with a recent victory in the 2006 Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation Battle of the Bands. More...

New Jersey’s standardbred industry on shaky ground

Breeders call for bigger purses and slot machines at the racetracks
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

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Demolition approaches on Helmetta water tank

BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer

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Letters

Town cannot adopt ordinance, then refuse to enforce it

I was disturbed to read that the East Brunswick Township administration has no intention of enforcing the regulations related to leaf collection. More...

Municipal courts are inherently unfair

Municipal courts and schools are a primary source of tax revenue for the municipal government. The problem is the municipal courts are structured in such a way to give preference to the testimony of the police. More...

Veterans rate thanks, praise

I would like to send my sincere gratitude to the veterans of American Legion Post No. 211 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. More...

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Schools

Student’s T-shirt considered offensive

Officials: Disciplinary action based on more than shirt
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

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Country Showdown

PHOTOS BY SCOTT PILLING staff Above: Scott Zsadanyi, a student at Monroe More...

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Business

Super Suppers offers chance to save time

BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer

Family dinner time is in peril! Home-cooked dinners are being overrun by fast food mania! What are busy parents to do? Never fear, Super Suppers is here! More...

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Lisa Cospito, a first-grader at Our Lady of Lourdes School

JEFF GRANIT staff

in Milltown, adjusts her antlers as language arts teacher Lucia Oman helps her write a letter to Santa Claus last week. Seventh-graders also visited the first-grade classroom to More...

Boro seeks support for redevelopment

Some question fact that plan would still allow use of eminent domain
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

Mayor Robert Szegeti is seeking a mutual agreement with South River property owners in the three areas that are targeted for redevelopment. The borough More...

Dreidel House highlights local Hanukkah celebration

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Colorful, digital, musical gifts a hit for teens in ’06

BY MOLLY MAGIER Student Writer

Like everyone else, us teens want everything. Well, we don More...

Spotswood gets $230K grant for Madie project

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

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Traffic signal coming to prominent location

Work at Perrineville, Schoolhouse roads coming in spring
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

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‘Same sweet kid,’ but now he’s a movie star

Jesse Eisenberg, 23, tells local audience about his roles in major films
BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent

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Damage minimal after car strikes front of store

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Forum probes the pitfalls of life as a teenage girl

MADD founder tells county students they can change their world
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer

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Scout goes to bat for oft-dreaded creature

BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

Thanks to Keith Obzut, Milltown has gone batty.The 16-year-old Eagle Scout decided to earn the highest Scout rank attainable by completing a project dealing with bats. More...

Bulletin Board

Fundraisers

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Community Bulletin Board

Spotswood Scouts sponsor sweater drive at library Spotswood Girl Scouts, under the leadership of Colleen Gahrmann and Dyana Barnosky, are collecting donations of new sweaters in sizes infant to adult through Dec. More...

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Opinion

Coda

Tax reform: they
Greg Bean

I wish somebody would explain some elements of this plan to reform property taxes in New Jersey, because there are parts of it I More...

Guest Column

Your Turn
Brian J. Racin

On the importance of preserving open space across the state As a current and former member of several conservation organizations with local chapters in New Jersey, I am glad when I read the local newsletters they present with stori More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Frank P. Ambrosy Mr. Ambrosy, 78, of East Brunswick, formerly of Woodbridge, died Nov. 19, 2006, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. More...

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Sports

Local officials honored for service

In recognition of 25-plus years of officiating basketball on the high school level, the NJSIAA and the Central East Jersey Basketball Officials (CEJBO) organization recognized four officials from CEJBO and presented them with their 25-year More...

Sports Shorts

The East Brunswick/Spotswood Golden Bear Chargers Pee Wee cheer squad took its regional win to the Walt Disney World Pop Warner Super Bowl and Cheerleading Championships and placed third in the nation, taking home bronze medals for their effor More...

Lady Bears take the court with new look

BY GEORGE ALBANO Staff Writer

Katie Whalen has been in this situation before. The East Brunswick High School girls basketball coach is all too familiar with having a team that lost a number of key players from the previous season. More...

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