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      June 19, 2008  RSS feed
      Family, friends keep teen's memory alive
      Foundation in memory of MTHS senior will help teenagers with cancer
      Countless students and school employees at Monroe Township High School came together June 13 to celebrate the life of Daniel Lorenzo, and to make sure his legacy lives on. "My son fought hard to beat his cancer," Daniel's mom, Diane, said. "I am very proud of him. He would be very proud to know what his classmates are doing in his honor. More...
      Helmetta police force back to 24/7 coverage
      No longer paying Jamesburg for daily third-shift patrols
      BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

      Helmetta's expanded police department is now on its own. The town recently ended an interlocal agreement that had Jamesburg providing third-shift police coverage to Helmetta, the result of a yearlong effort to determine how to address Helmetta's police department deficiencies. More...

      Uncovered foundations not Bethel, officials say
      Stone, cinderblock remains attributed to 19th-century farmstead
      BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

      MONROE - Workers unearthed the remains of several structures on the future site of the new high school in Thompson Park, but officials said the findings will not delay construction. According to a statement from the school district, the remains, near Schoolhouse Road, are from a tenant farmstead that is dated between 1860 and the 1960s. More...


      Resurrected church carnival brings community together
      BY KRISTIN TANGEL Correspondent

      SPOTSWOOD - Thousands came for the rides, food and entertainment on the grounds of the Immaculate Conception Church over five days last week. "This [was] our second year running the carnival," said Paul Mastrobuoni, chairman of the social committee that planned the event. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Curtain to rise on 'Lost in Yonkers'
      Circle Players, 416 Victoria Ave., Piscataway, will present Neil Simon's bittersweet comedy "Lost in Yonkers" at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays through June 28 and 3 p.m. on June 29. Tickets cost $15 each for Friday and Saturday performances and $12 for Sunday matinees; student tickets cost $12 each. Senior citizens will receive a $1 discount. More...
      • Ship-modeling lecture, demo coming to library
      • Entries sought for pet-photo contest at fair
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       Letters
      • Resident wants to know why seniors have to pay school taxes
      I'm amused by the letters to the editor from people bemoaning the fact that the last budget was voted down by a small margin in East Brunswick. The nerve of the Township Council, cutting $1 million from the rejected budget. This amounted to less than 1 percent. More...
      • 'Middlesex' is neither offensive nor inappropriate
      • Lemonade Stand was a success due to generosity of many
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       Editorials
      • State's new motto: Going nowhere fast
      It will not be the golden spike that joins a railroad in central New Jersey, but it may well be the spike that seals the fate of the Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex (MOM) passenger rail line. Years of study and millions of dollars in consulting fees have yet to produce a definitive assessment of three potential passenger rail lines that could serve central New Jersey. More...
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       Red State / Blue State
      • Red State/Blue State
      Some will kick when she's down, and others won't
      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 Greater Media Newspapers. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Gerald P. O'Sullivan
      Mr. O'Sullivan, 73, of East Brunswick, died May 28, 2008, at home. Surviving are his wife, Patricia Carroll O'Sullivan; five children, Patricia Williams, and her husband, Robert, of the Iselin section of Woodbridge, Sean O'Sullivan, and his wife, Janet, of Howell, Julie Murphy, and her husband, Bud, of East Brunswick, Eileen Regester, and her husband, John, of Malvern, Pa. More...
      • Nellie C. Revolinsky Sykulski
      • Cheryl Ann Znajewski Morton
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       Sports
      • article has image Over 1,500 runners participate in Sheehan Classic
      For the first time in recent memory, a Kenyan or an Ethiopian runner did not cross the finish line first at the George Sheehan Classic in Red Bank. More...
      • Monroe baseball season highlighted by division title
      • Raceway Park hosting NHRA SuperNationals
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