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      July 12, 2007  RSS feed
      Tour of mansion like a stroll through Jamesburg's past
      Modern-day residents may not be so inclined to just toss that broken teapot into the backyard or drop it under the floorboards. But in the 19th century, before the days of regular garbage pickup, that's exactly what people did. Little did they know that a hundred years later historians would be thrilled to find those items and even make them the centerpiece for a museum display. More...
      Monroe's Dey Farm will be historic village with working farm

      Monroe officials have approved funding for restoration work at the Dey Farm so that it can open as a historic village, perhaps as early as next year. The Township Council approved a bond ordinance in the amount of $1.44 million for various improvements at the farm, which dates back to the mid-1700s and is located at Federal and Old Church roads. More...

      EAST BRUNSWICK - The township's Friends of the Environmental Commission are asking residents to help with a townwide butterfly survey for 2007. Organizers want to determine the types of butterflies that inhabit the region and their relative abundance, according to Richard Wolfert, a member of the group. More...


      The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership (LBWP) will host a 1 1/2- to 2-mile nature walk from 10 a.m. to noon on July 14 at Keystone Park/Joseph P. Chagnon Wildlife Area, East Brunswick Participants should meet in the parking lot on Emerson Street, which is the first right turn from Main Street/Bordentown Avenue, northeast of its intersection with Old Bridge Turnpike. More...


      The township of East Brunswick Division of Recreation will present a "Super Simon Sez Show" at 7 p.m. on July 18 around the East Brunswick municipal pond, Ryders Lane. Clowns will entertain from 6:30-7 p.m. The event is the second in a series of Wonderful Wednesdays outdoor family concerts. More...


      The Monroe Municipal Alliance Committee will offer a variety of free confidence-building summer camps at Mill Lake School, 115 Monmouth Road. All camps are presented in an age-appropriate manner, using a variety of teaching methods including dialogue, role-play, literature, song, dance and arts and crafts. More...


      The next Home-Based Travel Agent Seminar will be held at 6:30 p.m. on July 17 at The East Grand Buffet, 6 Edgeboro Road, East Brunswick. All travel agents are invited to attend. Guests are welcome. Cost is $10, including dinner buffet, beverage, tax and tip. More...


      Committees to focus on different aspects of revitalizing Jamesburg

      JAMESBURG - Summer for many is a time to relax or take off from work. Not for the Jamesburg Revitalization Coalition. More...


      July 12 • 1-Cent Sale, featuring hard-cover books, paperbacks, magazines, audiobooks and VHS tapes for 1-cent each, sponsored by the Friends of the South River Library, during regular library hours, through Aug. 3 or until stock is depleted, at the library, 55 Appleby Ave. More...
      This is an open letter to the mayor of East Brunswick. When was the last issue to bring out more than 200 of the people you represent to protest a proposed zoning variance? Plans are under way to attempt to modify the permitted use near the corner of Guernsey and Ryders lanes in an effort to build Quail Cove, a 90-unit age-restricted development. More...
      When I was a young political reporter out West, I drew the unrestrained ire of a perennial candidate for governor named Al Hamburg. More...
      Larry Goldfinger Mr. Goldfinger, 75, of East Brunswick, died June 18, 2007, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Carol Siener Goldfinger; a son, Andy Goldfinger of Virginia; a sister, Eleanore Schwartzman of Farmingdale, N.Y.; and a niece and a nephew. Graveside services were held at Frost Woods Cemetery, East Brunswick. More...
      For coach Mike Quaglietta, fielding a senior American Legion team for Monroe Township has meant watching younger players develop, and marking progress in terms other than wins and losses. Monroe, which is sponsored by Post 519 in Concordia, has a 3-15 mark with two games remaining. More...