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August 21, 2008 / Front Page

New-look Pine Ridge Park now one of E.B.’s ‘jewels’

Photos add missing pieces to cemetery database

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DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS

Students get hands-on ecology lesson at DeVoe

E.B. officer honored for record of combating drunken driving

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Bears have a lot to play for in tourney games

Kenney has EB baseball moving in right direction

O'Reilly in Olympic spotlight once again

East Bruns. watches proudly as soccer great competes in Beijing

BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

Olympic gold medalist Heather O'Reilly is once again going for the gold. A member of the U.S. Olympic women's soccer team, the 23-yearold East Brunswick native has garnered the support and admiration of many throughout the town More...

Referendum scheduled on closing of library

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

JAMESBURG — Borough officials adopted an ordinance last week that will ask voters' permission to close the town's public library. More...

Seniors get bus service back after lobbying

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

SPOTSWOOD — At the request of local senior citizens, the borough has reinstated bus service to the Senior Center, at least for the time being. Spotswood used to provide buses to meetings held at the Senior Center once a month. More...

10th annual Art Festival on tap

MONROE — For 10 years, residents of the Concordia retirement community have displayed their artistic talents at an annual exhibition. "The residents here are very talented," said Clubhouse Director Donna Marie Gelesky. More...

County names winners in art contest for seniors

The works of 17 artists from Middlesex County will compete at the state level after placing first in various categories in the 2008 Middlesex County Senior Citizen Art Contest. More...

Splish splash

PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Left: Ray Graulich and son Ray III, 6, of North Brunswick, make their way along the Lazy River at Crystal Springs Aquatic Center in East Brunswick Saturday. More...

The long hot summer

While you dig the hole to find a home for your latest native plant, you can run the risk of adding another crick to your lower back. More...

Council gets behind crackdown

EAST BRUNSWICK — A town that has long been a state leader for its efforts to stop drunken drivers is stepping up its efforts in the final weeks of summer. More...

Armed men rob Sunoco store

SAYREVILLE — Two men robbed a Route 9 convenience store in the early hours of Aug. 13, according to a police report. The men armed with handguns entered the store, part of a Sunoco gasoline station, around 2:40 a.m., police said. More...

Old Bridge paves way for county care facility

BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

OLD BRIDGE — As officials move closer to helping make a county nursing home a reality in the township, the debate over its merits wages on. More...

Letters

Flat-tax method best to fund education

T alk to any elected official, and he or she will agree that the method of funding primary and secondary education is regressive. More...

Congrats go to Charity Challenge winners

I want to thank the fairgoers who attended the 2008 Middlesex County Fair and helped support the 15 local area charities that participated in this year's Charity Challenge Event. More...

Residents should fight to have toxic waste cleaned up

A s a college student studying both earth and political science, I have come to understand the power residents have to impact their local environment. More...

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Red State / Blue State

There's really no excuse for them gettin' frisky

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 Greater Media Newspapers. More...

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Obituaries

Darrin A. Winston

Mr. Winston, 42, of Clarksburg in Millstone and formerly of Edison, died Aug. 15, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township. More...

Armand R. Lemire

Mr. Lemire, 93, of North Brunswick, died Aug. 12, 2008, at home. He resided in East Brunswick prior to relocating to North Brunswick more than 35 years ago. More...

Florence Skifsky Mondrick

Mrs. Mondrick, 93, a resident of South River for more than 50 years, died Aug. 15, 2008, at Care One, Wall. She was a dressmaker in the South River garment industry for 40 years. Mrs. Mondrick was predeceased by her husband, Alexander G. More...

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Eric Bruser, 10, and brother Craig, 7, of South Brunswick, cool off on a beautiful summer day at Crystal Springs Aquatic Center in East Brunswick Saturday. More...

Builder brings green ethos to retail plans

Monroe board OKs 60,000-sq.-foot plaza on Applegarth Road

BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

T odd Ochsner is not the type of developer to pave paradise and put up a parking lot. More...

Kids find police work different from TV shows

Class of 30 first to graduate from junior academy

BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

SOUTH RIVER — The Junior Police Academy was not what 11-year-old Robin Nolan expected. "I thought we would have been running," she said. Eleven-year-old Olga Latosh added that she thought the academy was going to be like military camp. More...

Busing cut draws ire of private school users

St. Bart's, Solomon Schechter students lose courtesy busing

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — Parents and administrators from local private schools told the Board of Education last week that they are upset with a decision to cut courtesy busing routes to their schools. They argued the bus routes to St. More...

Band's youngest member

Milltown resident Michael Harold, 12, gets a handshake from Middlesex County Freeholder Ronald Rios Aug. More...

Towns OK underage drinking laws

East Brunswick, Old Bridge, Sayreville, Milltown, Spotswood and South River are members of the growing community of Middlesex County municipalities that have implemented ordinances deterring underage drinking on private property. More...

Area officials weigh in on diploma mill matter

Monmouth County school administrators' doctorates at issue

BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

While the N.J. Department of Education (NJDOE) says it can do nothing to stop educators from obtaining degrees from "diploma mills" on the taxpayers' dime, officials from Middlesex County school districts say it is a practice they do not tolerate. More...

Drill prepares firefighters for events such as school fire

SPOTSWOOD — In the wake of a fire that caused substantial damage at an East Brunswick school this summer, borough school officials and firefighters decided to prepare themselves in the event of such an emergency. More...

Couple's love knows no distance or time

Husband returns to wife in U.S. after nearly a decade away

BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

When Jennifer Liuzza and Ermin Ahmemulic met in Old Bridge back in 1997, they were not expecting a long-distance relationship. More...

Bulletin Board

Woman's Club plans covered dish dinner

The East Brunswick Woman's Club will hold its annual covered dish dinner on at 6 p.m. Sept. 10 at the VFW, 485 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. If interested in attending, call Jean at 732-545-3719. More...

Miss Amy concert scheduled at library

Family entertainer Miss Amy will present a "Fitness Rock 'N' Roll" concert at 11 a.m. Aug. 28 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The singer/songwriter aims to foster children's imaginations through her music. More...

Buckelew 5K set for 9/6 in Thompson Park

The Jamesburg Revitalization Coalition will sponsor the second annual Buckelew 5K foot race on Buckelew Day, Sept. 6, in Thompson Park. The Buckelew 5K will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m., with registration beginning at 7:30 a.m. More...

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Opinion

Even in real life, good guys sometimes win the battle

GREG BEAN Coda

I got the most wonderful note this week from Lori Ann Vendetti, one of the homeowners in Long Branch who has been fighting the good fight to keep her home from being taken by eminent domain to make way for high-priced condominiums. More...

Oh no! It's almost time for school

LORI CLINCH Are We There Yet?

School bells are about to ring. The youth of Clinchville might not want to face it, but suddenly there are pencil boxes all around us, and I'd like to state for the cause that it's not my fault. More...

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Four local youths entered a three-onthree soccer tournament in July on a lark and ended up qualifying for the national Kick It 3v3 1990 division finals at Walt Disney World in January. More...

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