Category: archives

  • Families that row together…

    ‘Lakers’ find camaraderie and more on Carnegie By: Marjorie Censer    When Flemming and Patricia Lofberg were married on June 25, they didn’t include any references to rowing.    "It would be a little corny," Ms. Lofberg said.    But that doesn’t mean rowing isn’t important to the couple: It’s the reason they met two years ago, preparing…

  • C.T.’s Bar-B-Que

    Pork and beef are the point here, unbelievably rich and falling-off-the-bone delicious. By: Faith Bahadurian C.T.’s Bar-B-Que 920 Hamilton St. Somerset (732) 418-8889 Food: Excellent BBQ; good otherwise Service: Pleasant Prices: Inexpensive Cuisine: BBQ Vegetarian Options: You’re kidding, right? OK, salads and sides. Ambience: Spic-and-span storefront Hours: Tues.-Thurs. 6 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 6 a.m.-10 p.m.;…

  • Downtown thrives on diversity

    Business owners credit diversity for downtown success. By: Josh Appelbaum    Downtown business owners say restaurants and niche boutiques that draw shoppers to Main Street are the key to keeping the area commercially successful.    They also say that offering shoppers an experience, and goods they can’t find elsewhere is a main attraction of the village.    After…

  • Township approves Teamsters contract

    East Windsor Township and Teamsters Local Union No. 469 reached a bargaining agreement that includes a 3 percent pay increase. By: Marisa Maldonado    EAST WINDSOR — More than two and a half years after the township’s contract with Teamsters Local Union No. 469 expired, the two parties reached a bargaining agreement that includes a 3…

  • Hunters don’t belong near Scott Drive homes

    To the editor By:    We at Scott Drive in Hillsborough have just found out hunters may be allowed to shoot deer with bows and arrows.    The ordinance says hunting will be permitted "with permission of sufficient number of property owners." When were they going to ask us permission?    Well, I refuse. I have met some…

  • Amended plan addresses senior housing, sewers

    Plumsted Township Committee changes the types of houses permitted in a proposed senior center area and makes necessary adjustments allowing for a sewer system downtown. By: Marisa Maldonado    PLUMSTED — The Township Committee amended its redevelopment plan Monday night, changing the types of houses permitted in a proposed senior center area and making necessary adjustments…

  • Collection becomes video store’s inventory

    New South Main Street shop opens with owner’s supply By:Melissa Edmond    Alan Cheung, 24, had a collection of more than a thousand movies and was always lending out movies to friends. His friends joked that he should open a video store — so he did.    The New Brunswick resident saw that there weren’t any video…

  • Military’s privatized housing project a year off schedule

    ‘With this privatization, there’s always a lot of unanswered questions. What we have to do is think 15 years ahead.’ North Hanover Township Committeeman Paul Bruni. By: William Wichert    NORTH HANOVER — The housing privatization project at Fort Dix and McGuire Air Force Base is a year behind schedule, and township officials are still waiting…

  • Michael Matviak

    By:    MANVILLE — Michael J. Matviak died Aug. 4 at Harbourside Healthcare at Woodsedge in Bridgewater. He was 46.    Born in Somerville, he was a lifelong resident of Manville.    Mr. Matviak worked for various construction companies throughout the area for the past 20 years.    He was a past member of St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church…