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Elaine M. Flynn Middlesex County Clerk Elaine M. Flynn has been sworn in as the vice president of the Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey (COANJ). The COANJ includes all registers, surrogates, sheriffs and county clerks in the state. The officials work together to promote the best practices in each county office and also submit…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH AMBOY — City officials are hopeful construction on the ferry terminal building and parking lot will start in the spring, which is the final phase of the longawaited commuter ferry service. Business Administrator Camille Tooker said at a City Council meeting on Oct. 21 that face-to-face meetings with state…

SAYREVILLE — Local, county and state officials put shovels to the ground to mark the beginning of improvements to the intersection of Main Street and White Oaks Drive. Members of the Sayreville Borough Council, Middlesex County Freeholder Director Ronald G. Rios and state Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski (D-Middlesex) took part in the Oct. 20 groundbreaking…

SCOTT FRIEDMAN photo volleyball East Brunswick High School’s Brooke Kusmider slaps the hands or her teammates after being introduced prior to the start of the volleyball match against Mother Seton in East Brunswick’s annual “Volley for the Cure” game to benefit breast cancer awareness on Oct. 15 in East Brunswick. Mother Seton topped the Bears…

By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Despite societal images of female presidential candidates and feminine corporate CEOs, the practice persists of women workers being paid less than their male counterparts for the same work. “When women graduate from college, there immediately is a pay gap between men and women,” said Carol Cohen, president of the American…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Officials are taking steps to ensure that there is an emergency water supply to the western side of East Brunswick, but residents of Henry Street are opposing the plans. Financial Director Lou Neely told the Township Council that, in the event of an emergency, there is a risk that part…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A haunted house (top), Clown Town (left) andmechanical children wait for visitors along the Haunted Woods trail in Old Bridge, which is open on weekends until Oct. 30. The “first screams of October” were heard in the woods off Spring Hill Road on Friday night. This is what Barbara Nyhus…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer JAMESBURG — The makeup of the Borough Council is in the balance for this year’s general election. With two council seats and the mayoralty up for grabs on Nov. 3, Jamesburg could see a new party take power in borough hall. For this year’s mayoral race, incumbent Democratic Mayor Marlene…

PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Clockwise from top: Patrons stroll the grounds as East Brunswick’s past comes alive during a candlelight tour of the historic Chestnut Hill Cemetery on Old Bridge Turnpike on Oct. 17. Ken Roginski shows a tile from Old Bridge Enameled Brick and Tile Company, which was around in the early 1900s. Katie…