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      October 29, 2009  RSS feed
      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. The event raises funds for recreation programs for people with disabilities. More...

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

      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. One significant local election is in Monroe, where voters will choose from six candidates vying for the three ward terms on the five-member council. More...


      E.B. officials working with attorney on Hatikvah issue

      East Brunswick school officials have said little about the charter school that has received state approval to open next fall. The Board of Education opposed the charter school in a report filed with the state last spring, saying it would present a financial hardship on the school district and citing several other concerns. More...


      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...


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

      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. And the issue is among the top concerns of the two candidates running for a Township Council seat in the Nov. 3 election. More...


      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. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at www.Playhouse22.org. More...


      The township of East Brunswick is conducting its annual Holiday Food and Gift-Basket program. Individuals, groups or organizations are sought to adopt needy families in East Brunswick and provide them with food and/or gift baskets for the Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah holidays. All adoptions will be kept strictly confidential. More...
      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. The colonies that I've TNRd have all shown a decrease in population numbers. Frank states many things that can be proven false while he quotes statistics from 2002. More...
      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...
      Mrs. Morris, 84, of East Brunswick, died Oct. 13, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement in 1998, she was employed at Civic Center Pharmacy, East Brunswick, where she worked for 16 years. Before that, she worked for 17 years in the cafeteria at East Brunswick High School. Her husband, Harry Morris Jr. More...
      Meanwhile, 5-1 Monroe tries to snap New Brunswick streak
      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. contest in Spotswood, there is extra juice. More...