Marketplace idea lost momentum; Rt. 33 panel stopped meeting
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer
Despite Monroe officials' efforts to cover all bases in planning for a ballpark complex on Route 33, bringing the project to fruition has proved to be a whole other ballgame. More...
JEFF GRANIT staff Johnny Sapata, 3, of South River, sits patiently as Lisa Dill cuts his hair at Hair Together on Bordentown Avenue, Parlin, during Monday's cut-a-thon. More...
Cheerleaders won't let disabilities keep them off sidelines
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer
Hello to you from the blue and white. I'll stop at nothing to put up a fight. I have a team that can't be beat. Sit back and get ready for defeat. North Brunswick Indians can't be beat! More...
Jamesburg holds off on referendum to close library … for now
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer
JAMESBURG - After gleaning hope from a meeting with state officials, the Borough Council voted to hold off on an ordinance that would have brought a November referendum on the fate of the Jamesburg Public Library. More...
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer
SPOTSWOOD - The borough has been awarded $75,000 in state extraordinary aid, enough to reduce this year's municipal tax rate hike by about 1 cent. More...
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer
EAST BRUNSWICK - A state grant will allow the township to upgrade its 911 system so that emergency responders will automatically know where a caller is located. More...
Aug. 16 • "Community Savings" Book Sale, sponsored by Sayreville War Memorial High School Bombers Basketball. Discount price: $10 per book, two for $15. Proceeds benefit Bombers basketball programs. More...
North Brunswick family takes over long-standing E.B. pizza restaurant
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer
EAST BRUNSWICK - It's the kind of pizza that has people coming from all around to sink their teeth into, according to the Madaffari family. Victoria Madaffari, 19, is the new owner of Mr. More...
SCOTT FRIEDMAN Time-keeper Jacquie Andrich, of West Caldwell, waits at the corner of Cranbury and Rhode Hall roads in East Brunswick for bicyclists in the "River to Sea Rally," which went from Milford to Manasquan on Aug. 4. More...
NEW BRUNSWICK - Keep Middlesex Moving, the transportation management association for Middlesex County, recently enhanced its interactive Web site to assist commuters who work in the county. The nonprofit organization's site, www.kmm. More...
PHOTOSBY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Above: Michael Cerame, of East Brunswick Boy Scout Troop 252, leads the Gan B'Kayitz Day Campers in a Parade-a-Thon on Aug. 1 from the East Brunswick Jewish Center, Ryders Lane, to the township library and back. More...
Event will help defray costs of N.B. youth's cancer treatment
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer
NORTH BRUNSWICK - Let's hit a home run for Ryan. More...
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer
EAST BRUNSWICK - Hesitant about trusting that baby sitter with your child? The Raritan Valley YMCA, Tices Lane, has a new program that may ease your mind. The YMCA is holding baby-sitter training certification sessions Aug. More...
On behalf of the board of trustees of the Middlesex County Fair Association, we would like to extend our thanks to everyone who came to the 69th annual Middlesex County Fair as well as all the volunteers who helped make this week possible. More...
While watching the Milltown Fourth of July Parade this year, I was appalled and disappointed to see that the members of the Milltown Borough Council were not walking together. More...
Greg Bean Coda
It's tough to know the exact details, because family legend sometimes takes on certain fictional properties. More...
Lori Clinch Are We There Yet?
Yesterday there were three empty packages of macaroni and cheese on the kitchen counter. We had no drinking glasses left in the cupboard. Someone had poured himself cereal, added a load of sugar and most of it had missed the bowl. More...
Clare Marie Celano Girl Talk
A man I was very close to was fond of calling me Tinkerbell, or Tink. He also told me I was solely responsible for global warming. Here was a man who understood the power and value of balance in an intimate relationship with a woman. More...