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February 18, 2010 / 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

Nazi link prompts call for street name change

Pétain, who was considered a hero in WWI, worked with Hitler during WWII

BY KATHY CHANG

Milltown officials are looking into a local teenager’s request that they change the name of a borough road due to the association of its namesake with the Nazis. More...

Spicuzzo to step aside after 30 years as sheriff

Freeholder will seek his office; two Republicans announce run for sheriff, clerk

Middlesex County Sheriff Joseph C. Spicuzzo announced last week that he will not seek re-election this year. He said he met with Democratic Party leaders on Feb. 9 and advised them of his decision to retire. Subsequently, on Feb. More...

Wipeout

JEFF GRANIT staff

Jacob Skibniewski, 16, of Monroe, rolls atop the snow after his sled became airborne at Thompson Park Feb. 10. More...

Council may update law on noise violations

New ordinance would set highest penalty at $3,000

BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent

EAST BRUNSWICK — Officials are considering a new ordinance that would tighten the town’s noise regulations and streamline the process of issuing summonses to violators. More...

Builder prepares for next phase of Summerhill Square

BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — A year after completing the first phase of the Summerhill Square shopping center, the developer is tying up loose ends in order to begin phase two of the project. More...

Design showroom opens on Route 18 in E. Bruns.

EAST BRUNSWICK — After many years working as a faux artist for leading designers in the New York metropolitan area and on her own, an area resident has recently opened a studio in the township. More...

Letters

Abbott District concept must be eliminated

In our state of New Jersey to my knowledge there are about 650 individual municipalities that are funded with school aid by the state of New Jersey to offset the burden of property taxes everyone has to pay as residents and taxpayers of the state. More...

N.J. needs the kind of change that fits in a pocket

Gov. Chris Christie in his inauguration speech, parroting the president, claims “change has arrived.” Okay fine, when am I getting a permanent property tax cut? Robert Scardapane Somerset More...

Even in snowstorms, EMS volunteers are there to help

It’s been said that volunteer EMS [emergency medical services] is like oxygen: most people don’t realize they need it until they don’t have it. More...

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Obituaries

William F. Vargo Sr.

Mr. Vargo, 75, of South River, formerly of East Brunswick, died Jan. 30, 2010, at home. Prior to his retirement, he was the owner of A.E.I. Generator Exchange, Spotswood. Surviving are his wife, Margaret Lesko Vargo; a son, William F. More...

Harry Farrell

Mr. Farrell, 79, of Spotswood, formerly of East Brunswick, died Feb. 4, 2010, at home. Prior to his retirement, he worked as a ranger at the Rossmoor Golf Club, Monroe. He was predeceased by a brother, John, and a sister, Isabel. More...

Helen T. Fabyian Grygo

Mrs. Grygo, 91, of South River, died Feb. 8, 2010, in Barbara E. Cheung Memorial Hospice, Edison. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a seamstress with Berman Clothing, South River, where she worked for more than 30 years. More...

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Craig Christie of Jamesburg

Craig Christie of Jamesburg shovels snow from his driveway on Hillside Avenue Feb. 11 after last week’s heavy snowfall. A tree sits snapped in half behind him on the front yard. More...

Sabbath-friendly theater group forms in Monroe

Resident eager to engage local audience with Bimah Players

BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer

Myra Cohen Klenicki had often wanted to put her theatrical skills to good use in a community theater group. But Klenicki, who is Jewish, couldn’t perform on the Sabbath, which runs from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. More...

American Legion Post 253

Volunteers Debbie Habib and Karen Prenderville serve dessert to veterans Chuck Peins (l-r), Don Desco and Roy Glenn on Feb. More...

Spotswood to beautify ‘eyesore’; upgrade roads

BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer

SPOTSWOOD — The borough is laying the groundwork to beautify an unsightly lot and improve some of its roadways using grants awarded by the county and state. More...

Two take volunteering to a whole new level

BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer

JAMESBURG — Talk about giving back to your community. When the Rev. Gary Filson noticed there was a problem with the steps at the back of the library, he didn’t just make a phone call. More...

Falling tree limb kills man, 54

EAST BRUNSWICK — A township man died last week when a tree limb fell on him while he was clearing snow from his driveway. More...

Juveniles charged in sexual assault of classmate still jailed

BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer

MONROE — The two male Monroe Township High School students charged with sexually assaulting a classmate on a school bus last month remain lodged in the county juvenile detention center. More...

Bulletin Board

Nature hike next up at Cheesequake Park

A nature hike is set to begin at 1 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Cheesequake Park Interpretive Center, Gordon Road, Old Bridge. The event is open to individuals ages 12 and up. For more information, call 732-566-3208. More...

Tickets available for PTA Tricky Tray

The Lawrence Brook School PTA will sponsor a Tricky Tray beginning at 7:30 p.m. March 5 in the gymnasium at the school, 48 Sullivan Way. Doors will open at 6 p.m. More...

Community invited to Hawaiian Purim

Chabad of East Brunswick will host A Hawaiian Purim, a communitywide family celebration, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 28 at the East Brunswick Chateau, Cranbury Road. More...

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