January 3, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

Family rejects builders so farm can stay a farm

County purchases development rights for 9 acres in Monroe
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

The Farmer family is living up to its name. The family's 9-acre tract, the Superior Horse Farm of New Jersey, is the 10th farm in Monroe Township to be preserved for posterity through the Middlesex County Farmland Preservation program. More...

Zagnit will not seek fourth term as mayor

Barlow, councilman since 2005, plans to seek mayor's seat
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

SPOTSWOOD - After 12 years in office, Mayor Barry Zagnit has announced he will not seek re-election this spring. Meanwhile, borough Councilman Thomas Barlow said he will run for mayor in the borough's May 13 nonpartisan election. More...

Bloopers

Hope you'll excuse our 'fowl' language
ADELE YOUNG

We like to start the new year by looking back at the typographical and grammatical errors that almost made it, and some that actually did make it, into some of Greater Media Newspapers' publications during the previous year. More...

Animal hospital is just what the doctor ordered

Jamesburg resident happy to treat pets in his hometown
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

JAMESBURG - Area animals can rest at ease. Dr. Ehab Ibrahim has opened the Jamesburg Veterinary Hospital, the first place in town to offer medical care to residents' fourlegged friends. More...

It's not MOM's day just yet in Middlesex County

BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer

Aridership study released on Dec. More...

Amber Blues to host CD release party in Asbury

BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - After "A Year and Some Days," Amber Blues has finished its debut CD of the same name. Though the process proved long and arduous, members of the band said the finished product, completed in October, was well worth it. More...

Probation officer honored with achievement award by PANJ

EAST BRUNSWICK - Township resident Kevin Mooney was recently honored by the Probation Association of New Jersey (PANJ), receiving the organization's "Lifetime Achievement Award." Mooney joined PANJ in 1973 and served as an "exemplary" probation o More...

Letters

Seeks to rebut assertions made about American Legion post

Recently an article in the Sentinel ("Unsightly Area Near Dam to Get Cleanup, Walkway," Sentinel, Dec. 20) has been taken by some as an attack on the American Legion, an organization made up of veterans and their family members. More...

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Opinion

Buddy cheerleaders a true asset for Middlesex County

It's a proud moment for any community when one of its sports or performance teams wins a national competition, but Middlesex County has something truly special and inspiring in the St. Bart's Buddy Cheerleaders, based in East Brunswick. More...

Help new drivers realize they are not invincible

Guest Column
SHEIRY MARSAY

Never has the now-overused quote, "It takes a village" been more appropriate regarding the subject of new teen drivers. More...

Coda

A somber toast for the coming year (again)
GREG BEAN

This column first appeared Jan. 4, 2006. I think it's as appropriate today as it was then. Things haven't gotten much better in the last year, and there's no clear end in sight. More...

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Sports

Sayreville wrestling aims to defend divisional crown

BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer

The Sayreville High School wrestling team - facing its first adversity of the campaign - responded well winning the Brearley Duals, by downing the host team 28-22 in the finals. More...

Fighting for position

JEFF GRANIT staff East Brunswick's Matt Parivello tries to take down Spotswood's Jose Narvaez in their 112-pound bout at the Bears Invitational Wrestling Tournament at Churchill Middle School in East Brunswick. More...

Rutgers Roundup

Three players scored in double figures as the No. 6 Rutgers women's basketball team picked up its fourth straight win, a 70-34 home victory over Atlantic 10 opponent Temple Sunday afternoon at the Louis Brown Athletic Center. More...

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Photo

ERIC SUCAR staff Charles Chou (from left), of East Brunswick, Jason Chiang, of Stony Brook, N.Y., and Jerry Xie, of Princeton Junction, take advantage of Saturday's unseasonably mild weather by playing basketball at Bicentennial Park in East Brunswic More...

Capping recommended for Ford Avenue soil

Some say plan is not enough to protect future residents
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

An environmental engineering firm working for the Ford Avenue Redevelopment Agency says contamination at the controversial Ford Avenue redevelopment site in Milltown should be capped off. More...

Buddies have national crown to cheer about

Persistence pays off for six girls on special Pop Warner squad
BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent

Known as dedicated and hardworking, there is now another adjective to describe the St. Bart's Buddy Cheerleaders - triumphant. More...

DeAngelo will retire after 13 years as administrator

Middlesex County Administrator Walter A. DeAngelo has announced he will retire, effective May 1. DeAngelo, 58, has served as the chief administrative officer, overseeing the management of county government, since 1994. More...

Some 3,000 needy in N.J. will be warmer this winter

JAMESBURG - Dr. Debra DeMarco, of Monroe Chiropractic Care, and Gini Mundy, of The Well Being, expected to collect 2,000 coats with their fourth annual coat drive, nicknamed "Baby, It's Cold Outside." They were happily proven wrong. More...

Artist's creations will fill Beatles hotel

Howell resident known worldwide for works of Fab Four
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer

When the Beatles came to America in 1964, they rocked our world, literally. To this day Beatlemania is still running rampant across the country. With the 40th anniversary of the release of the Beatles' "Sgt. More...

Exhibit features works of well-known artist

SPOTSWOOD - Academy of Music on Main Street will open a new show in its art gallery featuring the oil paintings of Don Bloom. An opening reception and gallery talk by the artist will be held Sunday from 5- 7 p.m. More...

2007: The year in photos

JEFF GRANIT staff Clockwise from top left: Nina Malagi's dress blows in the wind as she reaches for daughter Rohini at the India Independence Day in North Brunswick, Aug. 15. A sunrise along the Jersey shore in August. More...

Bulletin Board

Tickets available Jan. 4 for library puppetry fest

Two professional puppetry shows are planned for The East Brunswick Friends of the Library's eighth annual Phyllis Noar Puppetry Festival set for Feb. 10 and 24 at the East Brunswick Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. More...

Actors sought for Neil Simon comedy

Open auditions for the Villagers Theatre's upcoming production of Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" are set for 7 p.m. on Jan. 9 and 10 at the theater, 415 DeMott Lane, Somerset section of Franklin. More...

Math club and puppet show coming to library

The South River Public Library, 55 Appleby Ave., will sponsor two upcoming events. The Pi Eaters' Math Club will meet from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturdays beginning in January. More...

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Obituaries

Josephine Simoni Caruso

Mrs. Caruso, 94, formerly of East Brunswick, died Dec. 23, 2007, in Laconia, N.H. Her husband, Luigi Caruso, died in 2004. More...

Mildred L. Reid

Mrs. Reid, 74, of Jackson, died Dec. 19, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was born in the Adelphia section of Howell and had lived in Englishtown before moving to Jackson 25 years ago. Prior to retiring in 1998, Mrs. More...

Louis A. Radzawich

Mr. Radzawich, 86, of East Brunswick, formerly of Edison, died Dec. 25, 2007. His wife, Angela Pasek Radzawich, died in 2003. More...

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