Day: June 23, 2011

  • Two write-ins score wins in Jamesburg primary

    BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer JAMESBURG — In an unusual outcome during the June primary election, a write-in candidate edged out the Democratic Party’s candidate for mayor. Marlene Lowande, a former councilwoman, received 87 write-in votes, defeating Otto Kostbar, who garnered 57. Kostbar, the current Borough Council president, was the Middlesex County Democratic Organization’s nominee…

  • GOP supportive of ‘Golden’ agreement

    Council considering proposal to settle lawsuit BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Officials on both sides of the political aisle appear to support a new court settlement to revive the Golden Triangle project in East Brunswick. Mayor David Stahl, a Democrat, has expressed his support for the agreement with developer Toll Brothers, and though they might…

  • Photo

    Joseph Brooks (c) waves an American flag with classmates during the Appleby Elementary School’s intergenerational Flag Day celebration and sing-along in Spotswood June 14. Senior citizens from Spotswood and Helmetta joined the fifth-grade class for the event, and the Spotswood PTA dedicated a flag in honor of local residents serving in the military. Another photo,…

  • Jamesburg council says no farmers market this year

    Market was proposed for Veterans’ Park BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer I n what would have been its fourth year, the Jamesburg Farmers Market will not take place in 2011. In a 5-1 vote at the June 8 council meeting, Jamesburg council members chose not to have the farmers market take place in the proposed…

  • Yusko ‘will be missed’ as service club adviser

    Wraps up 20 years of guiding students through numerous community projects BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Frank Yusko is joined by Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (l) of Guns N’ Roses and Martin Dempsey (r), co-adviser of Octagon Community Service Club, during the recent volleyball game fundraiser. Over the past two decades, the Spotswood High School Octagon…

  • Photo

    Former New Jersey Devil Grant Marshall (r) talks to a group of children during the Street Devils Street Hockey Skills Competition held at Edward A. Grekoski Park in South River on June 15. The competition also included a special appearance by the NJ Devils Mascot and alumni player Jim Dowd. More photos, page 39. ERIC…

  • Brookdale players named to All-America teams

    Four players from the Brookdale Community College softball and baseball teams have been named All-Americans for 2011. For Coach Bo Scannapieco’s Jersey Blues softball team, freshman Chelsea Alston (Matawan Regional High School) and sophomore Tracey Stern (Shore Regional) were selected to the National FastPitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American…

  • Shore AC holds on to state championship

    The Shore Athletic Club has been on a four-decade winning streak. On May 28, the Shore AC ran its winning streak at the USA Track and Field New Jersey Open Team Championships at Rowan University to 38 straight. The women made it a nice double for the Shore AC squad by winning the state title…

  • Breen’s Pants On Fire captures Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth

    Pants On Fire PHOTO: BILL DENVER/EQUIPHOTO George and Lori Hall’s Pants on Fire gained command around the far turn and held off the late charge of Concealed Identity to capture the Grade 3, $200,000 Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park on Saturday. Pants on Fire, a colt by Jump Start, was making his first start since…