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      August 28, 2008  RSS feed
      East Brunswick Superintendent of Schools JoAnn Magistro addresses parents and students of Memorial School during an open house Monday night at the former Corpus Christi School in South River, which will house the students due to a July 10 fire at Memorial. The community, getting its first look at the facility, was excited to see it ready for opening day Sept. 3. School officials said teachers have been working hard to prepare their new classrooms, in part with supplies donated by the community this summer. More...
      Army came through town, camped on eve of Battle of Monmouth

      The Monroe Township Historical Preservation Commission has enlisted the help of an archaeological firm to unearth more details about George Washington's encampment site in Crossroads State Park. According to commission member Warren Barnes, the goal is to compile more specific research on the state-owned site, which consists of about 334 acres. More...

      Driver gets DWI after accident with police vehicle

      Apolice investigation into suspicious vehicles parked near a swim club Saturday night led to six arrests and the injury of an officer who was responding to the scene when his vehicle was struck by an alleged drunken driver. The arrests were made at 11:30 p.m. More...


      Senior thesis film being shot around boro this summer

      Filmmaker Rachel Schaff is living out her dreams by going back to the place and time that formed them. "The Yellow House Mystery," which hearkens back to elements of Schaff's own childhood in Milltown, is the New York University Tisch School of the Arts student's senior thesis film. More...


      JAMESBURG — Six residents of the Quarry Cove development escaped an early morning fire without injury Tuesday. The fire destroyed two residences on Sand Hill Road, located off Half Acre Road, and resulted in damage to neighboring homes in the condominium complex. More...


      The South River High School class of 1978 will hold a 30th reunion on Oct. 11. Contact Robin Wilczewski at 973-316-6831 or Dianne Demling-Dalfonzo at 609-439-0010 for details. More...
      On the evening of Aug. 12, the residents of South River were given the opportunity to speak to U.S. Congressman Rush Holt in a Town Hall meeting held at the Borough Council chambers. A very gracious congressman gave an exhaustive list of accomplishments and also the shortcomings of the current, 110th U.S. Congress. More...
      James Wasser (sorry, I can't bring myself to call him by the honorific Doctor), superintendent of the Freehold Regional High School District, called me recently to complain about my column of Aug. 13, wherein I mocked the ginned-up doctoral degree he got from a suspect "university. More...
      A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson More...
      Mr. Colleton, 79, died Aug. 11, 2008, at home. He resided in Cranbury, East Brunswick and Monroe before moving to Lehigh Acres, Fla., last year. A U.S. Army veteran, he was the owner of Belleville Scale Co., Belleville, for many years prior to retirement. Mr. Colleton was predeceased by his stepson, William Evans, in 2004. More...
      Kene Eze (r) unloads a shot as Mike Kerrika tries to tie him up during Sayreville High School's boys soccer practice on Aug. 22. PHOTO BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN More...