August 9, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

$200K in aid makes small dent in tax hike

Council to adopt budget with 15-cent tax rate increase
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

The state aid awarded to East Brunswick last week will reduce this year's municipal tax hike by a penny. The 2007 municipal budget is expected to carry a tax rate increase of 15 cents, instead of 16. More...

Motor vehicle accident

MICHAEL ACKER A gray 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse rests against a utility pole following a two-car motor vehicle accident on Whitehead Avenue in South River at 6:56 p.m. Tuesday. More...

Cops arrest pair at Best Buy

EAST BRUNSWICK - Two out-of-state residents were arrested Friday after they allegedly attempted to steal merchandise from the Best Buy store on Route 18. Police were called to the store at 7:32 p.m. on a report of a possible shoplifter. More...

Racing hogs to rubber frogs, it's the county fair

Middlesex staple kicks off its 69th year, will run through Sunday
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - Outside the 69th annual Middlesex County Fair was a large, grassy field swiftly filling up with rows of cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles. More...

Residents: Quail Cove presents traffic hazards

Builder argues 90 units would have minimal impact on local roads
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - Residents came out in force again last week to voice opposition to a developer's plan to build 90 age-restricted condominium units on Ryders Lane. At the Aug. More...

Water tower

JEFF GRANIT staff The water tower on Route 522 in Monroe is getting a new paint job inside and out this summer. More...

Letters

Freeholder director seeks to clarify the record on MOM

David B. Crabiel Guest Column

I would like to respond to the letter to the editor titled "Middlesex Freeholder Wrong on MOM Rail Line" (Sentinel, June 21) written by Daniel Green, a member of the Ocean County Transportation Advisory Board. Mr. More...

Takes issue with statements on Iraq War, Bush presidency

Greg Bean's column, "These Days Many Soldiers Just Want War To End" ("Coda," Sentinel, July 26), states that many young men and women in the military "no longer have faith in their leadership to tell them the truth," "no longer believe that a More...

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Opinion

A New York City icon on the Green River's banks

Greg Bean Coda

This is a story about optimism, but before I tell it, I have to tell you a little bit about small towns in Wyoming. More...

Senior community plan too much for Ryders site

Few building proposals in recent memory have drawn as much opposition within the East Brunswick community as Arbor Ventures' plan for 90 senior housing units at Ryders and Guernsey lanes. More...

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Photo

CHRIS KELLY staff Grace Michlik, 3, of East Brunswick, takes a spin on the carousel with her grandmother, Cutty Borowinski, at the Middlesex County Fair on Tuesday. More...

Bank files suit in Forney House battle

Citizens group fighting bank plan is target of complaint
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

Valley National Bank has filed a counterclaim against a citizens group working to save the Forney House in Milltown. More...

Baseball team honored for triumphant season

SHS varsity boys won their first-ever state championship
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

SPOTSWOOD - Local and state officials honored a varsity baseball team that took its school to new heights and captured the state title. More...

State blamed for hike in municipal tax rate

Jamesburg budget suffers from decrease of $150K in state aid
BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer

JAMESBURG - A municipal tax increase is expected this year, thanks in part to a major drop in state aid. Some borough officials said they believe that Gov. More...

Fund-raisers

Aug. 11 • Car Wash and Bake Sale, sponsored by Monroe Township Girl Scout Cadette Troop No. 330, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Monroe Township Recreation Center, 120 Monmouth Road. All donations accepted. More...

Family touched to learn of late father's heroics

WWII guardsman from E.B. pulled sailors to safety
BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent

Bill Daniels never knew his dad was a war hero.Nine months ago, he was browsing through a box of his mother's old photos and papers when he came across a letter of commendation addressed to his father, Walter C. Danilewicz. More...

Movies, lectures, programs on tap at senior center

A variety of upcoming programs 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...

Bulletin Board

More free concerts coming to county parks

The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Department of Parks and Recreation is continuing its free summer concert series. Among the upcoming shows are: • The Joe Monchek Band - Aug. 12, 6-7:30 p.m. More...

South River rec to hold Aug. 11 Fishing Derby

South River Parks and Recreation will sponsor its annual Fishing Derby from 10 a.m. to noon on Aug. 11 at Bissetts Pond in Grekowski Park, Whitehead Avenue. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. More...

Hadassah to offer ceramics program

East Brunswick Hadassah will host a ceramics program at 7 p.m. on Aug. 16 at Party Hut, Spotswood. Couvert is $18. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome. More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Clara Maurer Mrs. Maurer, 98, of East Brunswick, formerly of Minersville, Pa., died July 29, 2007, in Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, George W. More...

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Sports

Any Given Saturday steals Sunday spotlight

Scores impressive win in 40th Haskell Invitational
BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

OCEANPORT - One race does not a horse make. That was trainer Todd Pletcher's feeling toward Any Given Saturday following an eighth-place showing at the Kentucky Derby. More...

Jersey Shore Tides win ABCCL championship

The Jersey Shore Tides won the Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL) Championship in a hard-fought three-game series against the Toms River Black Sox. More...

Monroe sophomore Legion debut a success

The Monroe Township Baseball Association rounded out its American Legion Baseball program this season by sponsoring its first sophomore Legion team. More...

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