May 29, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

Fiscal woes have library renovations on hold

Officials to consider moving it downtown to a multiuse building
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

In the wake of what's been described as a financial crisis for South River, officials are weighing their options for the long-anticipated library expansion project. More...

Second rabid skunk turns up in Monroe

MONROE - A skunk tested positive for rabies last week, marking the second reported case of a rabid animal in the township this year, and the fifth for the county. More...

Some aid comes back to local small towns

Officials not pleased with limited restoration of state aid
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

SPOTSWOOD - Cuts to state aid for small towns such as the borough won't be as bad as Gov. Jon Corzine proposed earlier this year. More...

Observance holds special meaning for local Marine

To serve in Iraq after two tours in Afghanistan
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - It was a day to honor all those who have given their lives for their country, but also a time to reflect on those serving overseas today. More...

Group makes new Strides with therapeutic driving

Horse-and-cart program dedicated to late NYC firefighter
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

MONROE - Horse-drawn carriages might seem a little old-fashioned to some, but to the Special Strides program at Congress Hill Farm they are a useful innovation. More...

In Tune

SCOTT FRIEDMAN Music Director Lori Goldstein conducts for her students during their spring concert at Warnsdorfer Elementary School in East Brunswick May 20. More...

Fundraisers

May 29-June 21 • Book Sale, during regular library hours, at the Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St. Hardcover books, paperbacks, children's books, VHS videos, audiocassettes. More...

Remembering

PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Top to bottom: Ira Roth, commander of Jewish War Veterans Post 311, East Brunswick, proudly holds the flag. More...

Letters

YMCA feeding at the public trough

What in heaven's name has Dave Crabiel and the duly elected freeholders of Middlesex County so interested in the goings-on of a south county YMCA that they're going to provide county taxpayer money to the tune of $3 million toward a planned $4.5 mi More...

County came through for Heart Association programs

The Middlesex County community deserves an immense thank you for its outstanding support at the American Heart Association's Start! Heart Walk, in which nearly 1,000 residents walked toward a heart-healthy life. More...

Find resources less harmful to the environment

Do you know what one of the most harmful things to the environment is? Plastic! Plastic takes up to 400 years to break down in landfills. Styrofoam is also a harmful substance, because Styrofoam is nonrecyclable. More...

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Obituaries

Margaret Impellizzeri Aikens

Mrs. Aikens, 83, of South River, formerly of East Brunswick and Old Bridge, died April 30, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband,Albert J.Aikens, died in 2002, and a grandson, Kenneth Stolte, died in 2000. More...

Madeline L. Douglas Barglowski

Mrs. Barglowski, 67, of South River, died May 11, 2008, in Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her parents, Arcadius and Viola Zajac Douglas. Surviving are her husband, Robert C. More...

Mary E. Bostic

Mrs. Bostic, 77, of East Brunswick, died May 18, 2008, at home. More...

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Photo

SCOTT FRIEDMAN East Brunswick Mayor Bill Neary and World War II veteran Ben Roth, of Monroe, take part in East Brunswick's Memorial Day observance Sunday. More...

Positions, purchases among $1.1M in cuts

Board switches last remaining school-funded field trip to parent-paid
BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer

Staff positions, district publications and school supplies are among the many items cut from the school budget to achieve the $1 million in reductions ordered by the East Brunswick Township Council. More...

Seniors get in the game throughout Middlesex

Offices on aging say Wii can help keep users active and healthy
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

Afitness pilot programlaunched at area senior centers has its participants saying, "Wii want to play." New Americans of New Jersey, in collaboration with the UnitedWay of Central New Jersey, have initiated a plan to help seniors stay healthy by do More...

Bill would move school election, end budget vote

BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer

New JerseyAssembly Speaker Joseph Roberts (D-Camden) has introduced legislation that would eliminate the state's April school election and move the election for school board members to the date of the November general election. More...

Grandparents Day

Students at Schoenly School in Spotswood celebrated Grandparents Day recently. Grandparents were invited to sit in the classrooms as the children read stories and sang songs to them, and all participated in a craft activity. More...

Driver, 18, gets DUI charge after Memorial Day crash on Route 18

EAST BRUNSWICK - A Piscataway man was charged with driving under the influence Monday after his vehicle took out a utility pole and downed electrical wires. More...

Boro grants temporary license for junkyard

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

SPOTSWOOD - Borough officials granted a temporary license for Big AAuto Wreckers to continue its operation, on the condition that it build a cement fence on its Manalapan Road property byAug. 15. More...

E.B. girl, 10, twirls her way to NJ championship

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK - Her mom twirled a baton at the Rose Bowl, and if Allie Warren keeps going at this rate, she too may be twirling at Bowl games someday. More...

Bulletin Board

Applications available at Chinese-language school

Mid-Jersey Chinese School, a nonprofit organization offering Chinese-language instruction and cultural classes for adults and children, is accepting applications for 2008- 09 enrollment. More...

Flag Sale to continue through June 14 at Elks

Jamesburg Elks Lodge No. 2180 will conduct its Flag Sale through Flag Day, June 14. Flags in various sizes, types and price ranges are offered. Complete flag kits also are available. The post is accepting faded or tattered U.S. More...

Charity Pig Roast to aid Zoe Koch Scholarship

Sons of theAmerican Legion PostNo. 25, Milltown, will host an All-You-Can-Eat Pig Roast 1-6 p.m. June 21 (rain or shine) at Milltown American Legion Pavilion, 4 JFK Blvd. Themenu also will include beer, soda, hamburgers, hot dogs, etc. More...

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Opinion

Make Al Gore happy and leave your trees alone

DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State

A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson - a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. More...

Combat global warming: stop mowing your grass

GREG BEAN Coda

There's a house I pass onmy way back and forth to work where the grass hasn't beenmowed during the entire administration of GeorgeW. (Shrub) Bush. More...

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Sports

Galya leads by example, on and off the diamond

BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer

When a team makes its way to the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament finals, there are usually several unsung heroes who helped make it happen. One such hero is Old Bridge center fielder Vinny Galya. More...

Lepore has Middlesex CC baseball on the right track

BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer

South River resident Mike Lepore led hisMiddlesex County College (MCC) baseball team to its second best record this spring, as the Colts recorded a 28-11 mark and qualified for the Garden State Athletic Conference's (GSAC) Region XIX, Division 3 to More...

Sports Shorts

U9 Blue Magic of the Girls Soccer League of Old Bridge was undefeated for their division at the 22nd annual Manalapan Memorial Weekend Tournament. More...

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