August 12, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

Local school districts see more retirements

Savings has allowed boards to hire less-experienced, lower-salaried teachers
BY LAUREN CIRAULO
Staff Writer

School districts across the state have undoubtedly sustained a harsh financial blow from the loss of state aid, and area school officials are beginning to realize the educational impacts of the budgets adopted last spring. More...

Bean inspires Senate bill for vets’ services

Lautenberg joins Holt in fight to better protect mental health of returning soldiers
BY LAUREN CIRAULO
Staff Writer

New Jersey political leaders have intensified efforts to revamp treatment resources within the Veterans Administration. More...

Police issue warrants for stabbing suspects

BY KATHY CHANG
Staff Writer

MILLTOWN — Four suspects are being charged in connection with the stabbing of a 19-year-old man during a party at a borough home early on Aug. 8. More...

More arrests by ‘Cops in Shops’

EAST BRUNSWICK — Police working undercover in local liquor stores continue to make arrests as part of the nationwide “Cops in Shops” operation. More...

Library employee charged with child porn possession

BY PATRICIA A. MILLER
Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — A township man who worked as a student stacker in the youth section of the East Brunswick Public Library has been charged with possession of child pornography. U.S. Magistrate Judge Madeline Cox Arleo set bail for Joseph R. More...

Key player

Pete Eshelman plays the accordion with Zydeco-a-Go-Go July 21 at the gazebo in Thompson Park, Jamesburg, as part of the Middlesex County Music in the Parks Summer Concert Series. More...

Family field day to wrap up ’60s toy exhibit

On behalf of the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation’s staff, board and volunteers, I would like to sincerely thank Greater Media Newspapers and writers Patricia Yoczis and Adele Young for supporting us by publishing the arti More...

Letters

Taxpayers unfairly bear cost of illegal immigrants’ education

There is one aspect of the crisis in school funding in New Jersey that is often overlooked — specifically, the cost of educating illegal immigrants and their children. More...

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Obituaries

Marguerite Nelson Sandberg

Mrs. Sandberg, 79, of Monroe, formerly of South River, died July 16, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. More...

Melinda E. Craig

Ms. Craig, 49, of Dunellen, formerly of Sayreville, died July 31, 2010, at home. She was previously employed as an assistant manager at Rickels Home Center, East Brunswick. More...

Frances Marie Kostbar

Mrs. Kostbar, 94, of Manalapan, died May 21, 2010, at home. Prior to her retirement in 1987, she was a school bus driver for the Manalapan Englishtown Regional Schools. She had previously worked as a floor lady in a lamp factory in South River. More...

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Woman, 75, accused in stabbing death of husband

Resident of Monroe senior community free on $200,000 bail
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER
Staff Writer

A75-year-old Monroe woman accused of stabbing her elderly husband to death last week is free on bail, Assistant Middlesex County Prosecutor Nicholas Sewitch said Monday. More...

I Want It All

Students perform “I Want It All” during the East Brunswick Young Adult Charity Players’ performance of “The Starts of Sunset Studios” at the township’s Cultural Art More...

Parks summer Concert Series

Carl “CC” Crabtree and his band, Zydeco-a-Go-Go, perform July 21 at the gazebo in Thompson Park, Jamesburg, as part of the Middlesex County Music in the Parks Summer Concert Series. More...

Power outage raises concerns in South River

BY KATHY CHANG
BY KATHY Staff Writer

SOUTH RIVER — Borough officials are seeking answers from PSE&G as to why the power in the borough went out last week for roughly five hours. Mayor Raymond T. More...

No picketing, for now

BY PATRICIA A. MILLER
Staff Writer

MONROE — Members of a residents’ group at the Renaissance at Monroe senior community are taking a wait-and-see stance to see if the builder will remedy what they say are problems with some of the senior citizen community’s amenitie More...

Jersey fresh

Above: Mandy Houston of Jamesburg checks out the fresh Jersey tomatoes from Farmer Al’s. More...

May the best bulldog win

Public invited to watch up-and-coming stars’ at match show in East Brunswick
BY LAUREN CIRAULO
Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — Stock up on Milk-Bones and hold tightly to the leash. Bulldogs from across the state will be convening in the township this weekend for the Bulldog Club of New Jersey’s (BCNJ) match show. More...

Troupe marks 10th year of summer theater shows

Young thespians have raised more than $50,000 for charity over past decade
SCOTT FRIEDMAN
BY LAUREN CIRAULO
Staff Writer

EAST BRUNSWICK — The Cultural Arts Center teemed with frenetic energy and Broadway-level drama last weekend as the East Brunswick Young Adult Charity Players (EBYACP) presented their annual theater performance. More...

Bulletin Board

ICC seeks vendors for 9/18 flea market

Immaculate Conception Church seeks vendors for its annual Craft/Flea Market, to be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 18 at the Immaculate Conception parking lot and auditorium, Manalapan Road, Spotswood. More...

Hadassah schedules jewelry, dessert event

East Brunswick Hadassah will present String ’Em Up, an evening of jewelry making, champagne and dessert, at 7:45 p.m. Aug. 17 at the East Brunswick Jewish Center ballroom, 511 Ryders Lane. More...

Senior health, well-being to be topic

Barbara Guseman, assistant administrator, Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge, will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Reformed Church Home Caregiver’s Support Group set for 2-3:15 p.m. Aug. 17 at the facility, 1990 Route 18 north. More...

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Columns

No, seriously, we take your complaint verrrry seriously

CODA
GREG BEAN

Regular readers might remember the fun we had with Sears a while back because it was impossible to discover what hours their service center on Route 1 in East Brunswick was open without actually driving there to find out. More...

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Sports

Building skills

Jake Rizick, 12 (l) and Prasat Mohan, 11, practice their skills during a two-touch drill on Aug. 5 at the South Brunswick Vikings Soccer Camp held at Crossroads South Middle School. More...

Old Bridge tennis tourney is for players of all skills

BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA
Correspondent

Tennis anyone? There will be plenty of tennis starting on Monday (Aug. 16) when the 40th annual Old Bridge Tennis Tournament gets under way at the Municipal Complex. Several hundred people compete each year at the tourney that Director Brian L. More...

Freehold Raceway to open fall meet

The sound of thundering hoof beats from the country’s best trotters and pacers will return to Freehold Raceway in Freehold on Aug. 12. Post time is 12:30 p.m. More...

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