January 8, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Stahl gets to work in E.B.

Two new council members take oaths in East Brunswick
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

Anew year has brought the township a new mayor and a partly new East Brunswick Township Council. David Stahl was sworn in as mayor during the Jan. More...

Mostly new governing body at reins in S.R.

Eppinger, council members look at the year ahead
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

As the new year gets started, South River Mayor Raymond T. Eppinger and the Borough Council reflected on the past year as well as what lies ahead. More...

Stahl seeks savings with new attorney

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — In a somewhat unexpected move, newly elected Mayor David Stahl has replaced longtime Township Attorney Michael Baker. More...

Fiber revolution returns to Spotswood art gallery

SPOTSWOOD — Fiber artworks by the nationally recognized artists' group Fiber Revolution are featured in a new exhibit at the Academy of Music on Main Street. More...

Two arrested after m.v. stop

EAST BRUNSWICK — A motor vehicle stop on Route 18 led to the arrest of two suspects on charges including possession of a weapon Dec. 29. Patrolman Jason Rios was patrolling Route 18 northbound at 9:21 p.m. More...

Menorah lighting

Participants light the menorah during the Central New Jersey Chanukah Festival Dec. 27 at the Brunswick Square Mall. More...

Letters

Cutting taxes imperative for local officials today

It's a time when many, if not most, households and businesses are being forced to make do with less. The crumbling economy has brought income cuts or freezes and, for some, the real possibility of layoffs. More...

Don't allow Milltown to become Pottersville

The holiday season is a time to enjoy our favorite staples of the silver screen. More...

A workable solution to the current foreclosure crisis

The foreclosure crisis has a workable solution that can be applied almost immediately to stop people from losing their homes because they can no longer afford to make the mortgage payments. More...

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Columns

Discovering family history, one creased letter at a time

Coda • GREG BEAN

It seems like when the kids move out, they're never really gone because they leave so much junk behind. But at our house, it isn't the kids who are responsible for all the accumulated archeological detritus. My wife and I save things as well. More...

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Sports

Rutgers squanders big opportunity

JEFF GRANIT staff Tennessee's Amber Gray (10) celebrates with teammates in the final seconds of her team's 55-51 win over Rutgers at the Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway on Jan. 3. The Knights held a 20-point lead at halftime. More...

E.B. bowling to face many tough teams this season

Boys to face state's elite this weekend
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent

It is very possible that the East Brunswick boys bowling team could be one of the best in the state, but still not be the best in their conference. More...

Monroe girls basketball still looking for first win

BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent

You have to give Sandy Mascali credit for staying positive. The Monroe girls basketball coach believes her Falcons are headed in the right direction despite an 0-5 start to the season and coming off a 4-19 mark from a year ago. More...

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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Rich Wolfert and other participants in Saturday's East Brunswick Winter Bird Count take inventory at the Edgeboro Landfill, one of several stops during the day. More...

Tracts targeted for affordable housing

Units will be built for veterans, disabled, seniors
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

Monroe officials have chosen two sites where they plan to fulfill the township's state affordable housing obligation. More...

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ERIC SUCAR staff Ruth Cronley (l) and Funmi Adedokun do the Zumba, a Latin-themed exercise-dance routine, during a Dec. 31 class at the Raritan Valley YMCA in East Brunswick. More...

Builder makes payment on Golden Triangle deal

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — Despite its recent statement that the Golden Triangle redevelopment plan is no longer economically viable, Toll Brothers last week made its 2008 payment of $4.5 million to the township. The check, due by Dec. More...

Not all support camera system for traffic light

Despite statistics, Klemp says monitoring system unfair
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — The intersection of Route 18 and Tices Lane will soon receive a camera system that enables police to ticket drivers who run the red light, but not everyone is happy with the plan. During a Dec. More...

Stahl reappoints four directors of twp. depts.

Maintains part-time economic development coordinator
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — Despite the mayoral change, a number of familiar faces will remain under contract with the township. During the Jan. More...

So. Brunswick official selected as freeholder

Barrett takes vacant seat; Dalina will be director
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

Middlesex County has a new freeholder and for the first time in over a decade, a new director. More...

Teams take inventory of E.B.'s feathered friends

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUSNWICK — Braving the wind and 25-degree temperatures, groups of volunteers came out with some rather interesting observations about birds in the township at this time of year. More...

Bulletin Board

Fitness programs on tap in Monroe

The Monroe Township Recreation Department is offering a new session of exercise and fitness programs for Monroe residents. More...

Spotswood Library sponsoring Book Sale

The Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St., will conduct its Book Sale during regular library hours through Jan. 10. Hardcover books, paperbacks, children's books, VHS videos and audiocassettes will be available. More...

Library looking for VCR, Web-site assist

The Jamesburg Public Library, 229 Gatzmer Ave., is seeking donation of a working VCR player to enhance the library's free English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. Also sought is a computer person willing to help with the library's Web site. More...

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Opinion

For the Record

Samantha Griggs, 10, of Helmetta, is a member of the Golden Bear Chargers Pee Wee cheerleading team that won a national championship in Walt Disney World last month. Her name was omitted from a Dec. 31 story on the Pop Warner squad. More...

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Obituaries

Margaret Anne Berndt

Mrs. Berndt, 70, of East Brunswick, died Dec. 21, 2008, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Jersey City, she was a resident of East Brunswick for 40 years. Mrs. More...

Adeline "Dolly" Wranovics

Mrs. Wranovics, 80, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Dec. 24, 2008, in JFK Hospital, Edison. Her husband, George Wranovics, died in 2000. More...

Sidney Fisch

Mr. Fisch, 82, of Monroe, died Dec. 28, 2008, in Meadow Lakes Care Center, Hightstown. His wife, Phyllis, died in 1997. More...

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