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      June 26, 2008  RSS feed
      Courtney Catania displays her excitement to a friend during Spotswood High School's graduation ceremony, held outside on the school grounds June 17. More...
      Pair credited with improving town over 12 years in office

      It was a night filled with emotion and fond remembrances of the past 12 years as Spotswood Mayor Barry Zagnit and Councilman James Shearn said goodbye Monday, which marked their final meeting on the governing body. More...

      Study: Library needs more space; new fire, rescue buildings needed

      An architect hired by South River has recommended ways to reconfigure municipal facilities so the borough can operate more efficiently. Anthony Iovino, charged with looking at the town's facility needs and finding ways to better configure the buildings and departments, released copies of the study to the Borough Council earlier this month. More...


      Top to bottom: Performers with the Alain Zerbini Family Circus entertain the crowd at John F. Kennedy School in Jamesburg June 12. The day's two performances were presented by the Jamesburg Civic Association and sponsored by E.P. Henry and Gray Rock Supply Co. Elmer Lepri and Erma Durko, of Monroe, watch a juggler. The circus performers wow an all-ages crowd each year. More...


      EAST BRUNSWICK - Parking rates at the new Transportation and Commerce Center (TCC) will be adjusted in October to bring them in line with the township's other park-and-ride facility, Neilson Plaza. The TCC, formerly an 1,130-space parking lot adjacent to Sam's Club, will open this fall as a six-story deck with 1,681 spaces. More...


      The class of 1958 at Jamesburg High School will hold a 50th reunion picnic beginning at 1 p.m. on Aug. 16 at the home of Pat and Dick Hileman, 265 Sweetmans Lane, Millstone. For more information and to reserve, write to Mary Ann Kababick Martenak, 392 Schoolhouse Road, Monroe Township, NJ 08831; call 732-521-4430; or e-mail robertmartenak@ aol.com. More...
      Since Sentinel reader Frank Di Bello is advocating a pay-as-you-go society where individuals fund only the programs that directly benefit them ("Resident Wants To Know Why Seniors Have To Pay School Taxes," Letters to the Editor, June 19), I want to stop paying for Social Security and Medicare. More...
      If publishing the East Brunswick Quarterly costs the township $25,000 per year, as Township Councilman David Stahl recently pointed out, then the publication should be scrapped. Stahl and Councilwoman Catherine Diem both favor doing so, but unfortunately they represented a minority voice on the issue during recent discussions. More...
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      Gimme that old-time religion, or maybe not
      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...
      Mr. Squire, 84, of Spotswood, died June 20, 2008, at Haven Hospice at JFK Hospital, Edison. He resided in Milltown and in Sebastian, Fla., before relocating to Spotswood three years ago. Mr. Squire was a maintenance machinist at Delco Remy, New Brunswick, for 28 years, retiring in 1978. He served with the U.S. More...
      Union contract, lack of funding complicate school board decision
      MONROE - Though school officials voiced support for expanding the hours of the extended school year (ESY) program for special needs students, they were uncertain last week about whether it is feasible for this summer. More...
      Winners at the Lucas Oil SuperNationals at Raceway Park were in no mood to celebrate their victories on Sunday. The death of one of its own, National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta in a qualifying round accident on Saturday, cast a gloom over the event. More...