September 24, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Memorial School vote goes before residents

New school would be built on site of fire-ravaged facility
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

East Brunswick residents will vote next week on a $17.96 million bond referendum for the construction of a new Memorial Elementary School. More...

Charter school awaits decision from state

E.B. board opposes school due to budget, other concerns
BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer

The state Department of Education is scheduled to render a decision next week on a charter school application that is being opposed by East Brunswick's Board of Education. More...

Woman seeks help giving troops a belated welcome

Mom hopes to send soldiers on dinner cruise around NYC
BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent

EAST BRUNSWICK — When the men and women of the 50th Chemical Company of the New Jersey Army National Guard returned to the Garden State in June after 14 months in Iraq, there were no waving flags, no marching bands and no joyous celebrations. More...

Longtime director ready to start a new chapter

Yasher has served Jamesburg library nearly two decades
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

JAMESBURG — Although she has long been a library director, Cynthia Yasher has never had as much time to read as she would like. Being able to read again for pleasure is one of the things she said she is looking forward to in her retirement. More...

Civil War life re-enacted this weekend in Monroe

Living History Weekend to be held at Dey Farm
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MONROE — The '60s will live again this weekend at the Dey Farm. Not the decade of Vietnam and Woodstock. This is the 1860s, an even more important time in American history. More...

Teen quartet to perform for charity Sunday in E.B.

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — Four students from township high school will raise money for a children's foundation while proving that classicalmusic is not obsolete among today's youth. More...

Letters

Miller deserves re-election

Iam really looking forward to the weekend of Civil War reenactment activities that is planned for Sept. 26 and 27 at the Dey Farm historic site here in Monroe. More...

Theater production, new venue get raves

Excellence has always been synonymous with East Brunswick, and on Friday night, Sept. 11, we were pleased to see another example. More...

Mayor, council worked to find compromise

Iam surprised how much controversy has been generated by the change to once-a-week trash pickup in East Brunswick. People squawk when taxes go up, and people squawk when the Township Council does something to try to keep taxes down. More...

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Columns

Homeowners win battle, but the war is not over

Coda • GREG BEAN

So, the Long Branch homeowners in the MTOTSA neighborhood have finally won a major battle, after years of litigation, protest and uncertainty. More...

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Sports

Running for it

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Left: Spotswood's defensive back Steve Manahan intercepts a touchdown pass intended for Jason Donahue during a home game against John F. Kennedy High School on Sept. 19. More...

E.B. soccer sitting atop GMC Red Division

Boys have posted three shutout victories this season
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent

The East Brunswick High School boys soccer team must have thought it was on a roller coaster ride at the amusement park last year. The season was filled with that many twists and turns. More...

Sports Shorts

The East Brunswick Area Youth Wrestling Club is accepting walk-in registration for the upcoming winter season 6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 13 in the cafeteria at Churchill Junior High School, 18 Norton Road, East Brunswick. More...

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Photo

SCOTT FRIEDMAN E.J. Darby, 15, of Jamesburg, emerges as the winner of the ice-cream-eating contest, downing five scoops of vanilla in just under 21/2 minutes without using his hands during the Jamesburg Fall Festival on Railroad Avenue on Sunday. More...

Local school districts prepare for H1N1 virus

Officials hopeful that precautionary measures will limit exposure
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer

As health officials across the country predict a comeback of the H1N1 virus this fall, school districts across Middlesex County will be taking steps to prevent the likelihood of infection. More...

Photo

SCOTT FRIEDMAN M.J. Clacko, of Monroe, checks out the interior of this 1957 Chevy BelAir sedan during Jamesburg Fall Festival on Railroad Avenue on Sept. 20. More...

Two Monroe women killed in crash with garbage truck

EAST BRUNSWICK — Two residents of Monroe were killed when the vehicle in which they were passengers collided with a garbage truck on Cranbury Road Sept. 17. More...

Race is on to help families facing childhood cancer

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MONROE — Area residents are invited to get out their walking or running shoes and spend time in Thompson Park for a good cause Sept. 26. More...

Odd Couple

Above: Joy Salerno (r) (Olive Madison) runs through a rehearsal Sept. 9, two nights before the opening show. More...

School spirit

CHRIS KELLY staff Spotswood High School cheerleader Emily Amado (center) performs a routine with her squad during the Chargers' home football game against JFK-Iselin on Sept. 19. More...

Fundraisers

Sept. 24 • Proceeds Night, sponsored by Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School, Milltown, 5-9 p.m., at TGI Friday's, Route 1 south, North Brunswick. More...

Bulletin Board

Residents must mail ballots by Sept. 29

East Brunswick residents who voted using a mail-in ballot (absentee ballots are now called mail-in ballots or vote-by-mail ballots) in the April school election will automatically receive a mail-in ballot for the Sept. More...

Milltown Dems to hold Sept. 26 picnic

The Milltown Democratic Organization Picnic is set for 4:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at the American Legion Pavilion, 4 JFK Blvd., Milltown. For more information, call Joseph Pietanza at 908-705-1178. More...

Civil War Weekend slated for Sept. 26, 27

The Monroe Township Historic Preservation Commission and the 2nd New Jersey Brigade will sponsor a living-history Civil War Weekend Sept. 26 and 27 at Dey Farm, located at the intersection of Applegarth and Federal roads, Monroe. More...

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Obituaries

William "Bill" P. Dwyer

Mr. Dwyer, 57, of Freehold Township, died Sept. 6, 2009, at home. He was born in East Orange and was raised and had lived in Union and Linden before moving to Freehold Township in 1995. Mr. More...

John H. Merritt

Mr. Merritt, 76, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Sept. 3, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement in 2003, he was employed as a letter carrier with the U.S. More...

Emma Singer Wojciechowicz

Mrs. Wojciechowicz, 89, of Sayreville, died Sept. 9, 2009, in Pine Brook Care and Rehabilitation Center, Englishtown. More...

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