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  • MONROE: Resident’s $1 donation wins him $10,000 at store

    MONROE: Resident’s $1 donation wins him $10,000 at store

    By David Kilby, Managing Editor    MONROE — A simple act of generosity requiring little more than the change in his pocket returned to a Monroe resident in the form of a $10,000 check when he became the grand prize winner of Stop & Shop’s Triple Winner charity.    The charity has donated millions of dollars to…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Cotton emerges from basement

    EAST WINDSOR: Cotton emerges from basement

    Native band set to perform at local venues this August By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor    EAST WINDSOR — Cotton picks City Streets Café for its first live area performance in approximately two years.    The Aug. 12 show at City Streets Café will preview Cotton’s new debut studio album “In the Basement.” The free show begins…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Twin Rivers community spirit shines

    EAST WINDSOR: Twin Rivers community spirit shines

    Owner Yee haw!A.J. Menutti rides a mechanical bull during Twin Rivers Day in East Windsor on July 10. The bull was one of 16 rides featured at the annual fair. (Photo by Kathee Stauffer)

  • PET OF THE MONTH: Meet Tucson

      Tucson, a neutered cocker spaniel and Pekinese mix, enjoys nice walks but also likes to relax and play with his toys indoors, according to Animal Friends for Education & Welfare (AFEW).   He’s up for adoption and needs a loving home. AFEW said Tucson is adorable and loves to be around adults. He is…

  • Somerville Aluminum Wins Second Consecutive Best of the Best Award in Central Jersey

    By Brad Castronovo Somerville Aluminum Wins Second Consecutive Best of the Best Award in Central Jersey SOMERVILLE, NJ, July 14th, 2011— For the second straight year, Somerville Aluminum was named Best of the Best in Central Jersey by the Courier News. The readers of the Courier News and MyCentralJersey.com chose Somerville Aluminum as the “Best…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Cotton emerges from basement

    EAST WINDSOR: Cotton emerges from basement

    Lead vocalist and songwriter Brandon Broderick (left) and drummer Andrew Saunders of the band Cotton perform at Rutgers Day in New Brunswick. (Photo courtesy of Cotton)

  • MONROE: Dey Farm upgrade to begin

    MONROE: Dey Farm upgrade to begin

    The Dey Farm Homestead on a 46-acre site is scheduled for a $1 million makeover.

  • POLICE BLOTTER: Week of July 15

    East Windsor    Daniel Garcia, 26, of Windsor Castle, was arrested for forgery July 6 after an unnamed woman reported that two $80 personal checks had been stolen, forged and cashed. The incident occurred between July 1 and July 6, according to police.    An investigation of the incident lead police to identifying Mr. Garcia as forger.…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Twin Rivers community spirit shines

    EAST WINDSOR: Twin Rivers community spirit shines

    Hundreds attend family-friendly fair and nostalgic concert By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor    EAST WINDSOR – The Twin Rivers community celebrated a fun-filled Sunday last weekend.    This year, two popular Twin Rivers pastimes, the annual fair and Concert Under The Stars, took place on the same day.    It’s the first time the events were joined, said…