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  • OBITUARIES: John G. Bravakis

    John G. Bravakis    John G. Bravakis, 75, of Clearbrook, died Monday, Jan. 3, at the University Medical Center in Princeton.    Born in Newark, he lived in Livingston for 40 years before moving to Monroe in 1980. He was a telecommunications analyst for the purchasing bureau in the State Treasury for 20 years, retiring in June,…

  • Change of course on Barclay

    Buyer misses deadline on auctioned parcels. By: Josh Appelbaum    The Township Committee plans to sell the Barclay properties to the second-highest bidder after ruling that the high bidder breached the terms of an October auction sale.    But local farmer Arthur Danser, high bidder at the October auction, is still hoping to have the auction invalidated.…

  • Giving aid to victims of tsunami

    Church, school raising money. By: Josh Appelbaum    The Cranbury School and the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury are leading the charge in local fund-raising efforts for victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami that killed as many as 150,000 people in Southeast Asia.    According to Gretchen Haverkamp, a member of the Presbytery’s Mission Services Grant Committee,…

  • Owner one part of what makes salon special

    A tight-knit family of coworkers, Irene Steiner, owner of J&B Hair Associates, goes the extra mile for both employees and customers. By: Elaine Worden    MONROE — Irene Steiner may be the best boss in town.    Owner of J&B Hair Associates in Apple Plaza on Applegarth Road, Ms. Steiner of North Brunswick is truly loved by…

  • OBITUARIES: John Murena

    John Murena    John Murena, 80, of Monroe, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, at home.    He was born in Ioppolo Giancaxio, Sicily. Mr. Murena resided in Elmont, Long Island, N.Y. for 25 years until moving to the Ponds 10 years ago.    His wife of 48 years, Theresa Murena, is deceased. He is survived by two daughters and…

  • OBITUARIES: Willie Mae Stevens

    Willie Mae Stevens    Willie Mae Stevens, 90, of Jamesburg, died Thursday, Dec. 30, at Summer Hill Nursing Home, Old Bridge.    Born in Cape Charles, Va., she formerly lived in West Windsor before moving to Jamesburg 50 years ago. Prior to retirement, she was a presser for 25 years at Brodsky Dress Co. in South River.…

  • Borough gets state help with drunken driving fight

    Municipal to crack down on drunken driving. By: Melissa Hayes    JAMESBURG — Borough residents may have noticed more patrol cars on the road over the holiday season.    That’s because a $5,000 grant from the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety was awarded to the Jamesburg Police Department to crack down on drunken driving.    "Of…

  • Oil removed from brook

    DEP: ‘Free-floating oil’ gone. By: Melissa Hayes    MONROE — Oil dumped into a stream leading to Manalapan Brook on Dec. 30 has been cleaned up, a state Department of Environmental Protection spokesman said Wednesday.    All State Power Vac has been working around the clock, using booms made of a material that only absorbs oil to…

  • Council organizes for 2005

    New council sworn in. By: Leon Tovey    JAMESBURG — A new year, a new Borough Council — sort of.    The Borough Council swore in incumbent council members Barbara Carpenter and John Longo Jr. and elected Councilman Otto Kostbar as council president at its reorganization meeting Wednesday night.    Ms. Carpenter and Mr. Longo, both Democrats, were…