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October 29, 2009 / 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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CODA

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

Council seats up next week in six area towns

BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer

Residents of Middlesex County have plenty at stake when they go to the polls Nov. 3. Voters will not only elect state and county officials, but in many cases they will determine who controls their municipal government. More...

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CHRIS KELLY staff East Brunswick's Erika Saphire marches with the Pipes and Drums of the Atlantic Watch during a Halloween parade in Red Bank, Monmouth County, on Oct. 25. More...

'Guys and Dolls'

Debbie Lingel plays Sarah Brown and Christopher Pica is Sky Masterson in Playhouse 22's "Guys and Dolls," running Oct. 30 through Nov. 22 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. More...

Police: Old Bridge man ran prostitution service

EAST BRUNSWICK — Police arrested an Old Bridge man last week on charges that he was running a prostitution ring and that he threatened to shoot three of the alleged prostitutes. Anthony V. Lucciola, 29, was arrested at 7:35 a.m. Oct. More...

State awards Monroe money for sidewalk

MONROE — The township will receive a $190,000 grant from the state Department of Transportation to construct a sidewalk extension on Perrineville Road. More...

Man arrested for allegedly leaving daughter in vehicle

EAST BRUNSWICK — Police arrested a Highland Park man last week on charges of child endangerment after he allegedly left his 3-year-old daughter locked in a car while he shopped in a store. More...

Mayor/council breakfast brings out community

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

SPOTSWOOD — Borough officials say the town's first-ever community breakfast was a hit. The Spotswood Mayor-Council Community Pancake Breakfast, held Oct. More...

Basket Raffle on tap for Nov. 13

The ninth annual St. Bartholomew School Basket Raffle, "Peace, Love and St. Bart's," is set for 6-10 p.m. Nov. 13 at the East Brunswick Chateau, Cranbury Road. Tickets cost $40 per person. More...

Fundraisers

Oct. 28 & 29 • Proceeds Night, sponsored by the Sayreville Middle School PTO, 4:30-10 p.m., at Arirang Hibachi Steakhouse, 986 Route 9 south, Sayreville. More...

Milltown Borough Council race

At stake: Two three-year terms on the Borough Council

What proposals would you support if elected/re-elected? Farkas: Tax stabilization has to be addressed in the borough of Milltown. More...

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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Gabriela Alvarez, 10, of East Brunswick, dressed as a hippie for the seventh annual Daisy Walk in the Park and Halloween Carnival on Sunday at Bicentennial Park, on Hardenburg Lane in East Brunswick. More...

South River Borough Council race

At stake: Two three-year Borough Council terms

What do you feel is the top issue that the borough faces? DeBari: One of the top issues facing South River is the unaffordable electric rates. Last year, electric rates went up 70 percent. More...

Letters

Calling for mandatory house-pet laws

This is in response to Frank Spiecker's letter to the editor, "TNR Is a Misguided Attempt at Controlling Overpopulation" (Sentinel, Aug. 27). I've been practicing TNR (trap-neuter-return) since 1998. More...

Wants mayor to know that new garbage schedule has no merit

Bravo, Mayor David Stahl. Thanks to your once-aweek garbage pickup in East Brunswick, my garage looks and smells like the Edgeboro landfill, and families of mice are happily eating my rotting leftovers. More...

Funding needed for women's health centers

I'm writing about community health centers such as Planned Parenthood (PPH), which serve as trusted entry points for women's essential health care. More...

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Columns

Price war could change the look of your library

Coda • GREG BEAN

When I was a kid, there weren't many bookstores in our town. There were a couple of places where you could pick up paperbacks, but because they doubled as pool halls, cigar shops and betting parlors, we weren't allowed to go in them. More...

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Sports

Chargers and Rams get set to settle score

Meanwhile, 5-1 Monroe tries to snap New Brunswick streak

BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent

Whenever the South River and Spotswood high school football teams clash, you know you're going to get hard hitting and the genuine excitement this heated rivalry produces. This Saturday, when the teams renew their annual turf war with a 1 p.m. More...

Sports Shorts

The Monroe Wolverines Pee Wee team beat Franklin Township 27-7 on Oct. 25 to advance to the Pop Warner Divisional Championship game. The Wolverines will face Millstone in the game, to be played Nov. 1 in North Brunswick. More...

Monroe's Mattos among top kickers in region

BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent

He is of Brazilian heritage, and when you look at Chris Mattos you could easily picture him as a fleet-footed soccer player, which is the sport most often associated with the South American country. Oh, Chris Mattos can use his feet, all right. More...

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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Jackie Ayva, 6, of South River, works on a craft project with her mom while friend Erin Nann, 7, also of South River, looks on during the seventh annual Daisy Walk in the Park Sunday at Bicentennial Park, East Brunswick. More...

GOP sweeps in Sayreville

By Jennifer Booton

The Republican Party has taken back its majority on the Sayreville Borough Council. More...

Board: Charter school brings 'quite an impact'

E.B. officials working with attorney on Hatikvah issue

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

East Brunswick school officials have said little about the charter school that has received state approval to open next fall. More...

Local economy on minds of E.B. council candidates

Ferraro, Korten weigh in on business, budget issues as election approaches

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

With a recent report showing a growing percentage of vacancies along the Route 18 corridor in East Brunswick, local officials have been looking for ways to attract new businesses to town. More...

Council honors Monroe youths for achievement

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MONROE — A group of young athletes wearing their purple team shirts filled the front rows for the Oct. 5 Township Council meeting. More...

Police: Suspects in stolen car fled cops by jumping into river

BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

SOUTH RIVER — Two men were arrested last week after they jumped into the South River while allegedly fleeing from police. Tarik Jackson, 18, of New Brunswick, and Jamil Anthony, 22, of Newark, were charged at 8:44 p.m. Oct. More...

Spotswood sets sights on improving lake area

BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

SPOTSWOOD — The borough is planning improvements to the dock and surrounding area at DeVoe Lake. More...

Middlesex College to start construction on Crabiel Hall

Building named after late freeholder director to be completed by early 2011

BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer

In the 1980s, Dorothy Power served on the Middlesex County Board of Freeholders with the late David B. Crabiel and got to know him very well over the years. More...

Trick or dog treat

Voting is under way for the second annual Halloween Pet Costume Contest held Saturday at the Monroe Animal Hospital. Costumed animals, such as these two dressed as an FBI agent and a veterinarian, had their pictures taken Saturday. More...

Holiday Bazaar slated for Nov. 7, 8

The St. Thomas Seniors Holiday Bazaar will be held after all Masses Nov. 7 and 8 in the auditorium at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Route 18 south, Old Bridge. The event will feature handmade crafts and homemade baked goods, raffles and prizes. More...