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By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer From the Garden owner Drew Madzin endures the August heat to check on one of his honeybee hives. In a healthy colony, worker bees like the one pictured below can number in the tens of thousands, and all of them are female. PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Standing among…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Keeping up with the Joneses can be confusing when it comes to voting this fall in South River. So says a borough councilman, who is concerned that voters will be confused when they cast their ballots in the upcoming municipal election. “I feel that people aren’t really informed as to…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Top: Patricia Schuck and Linda Schulmeister, both of Old Bridge, share some stories about the Middlesex County 4-H during the Middlesex County Fair in East Brunswick on Aug. 8. Above: Alumni of the Middlesex County 4-H reminisce over photos. Members of the Middlesex County 4-H program know the public perception…

By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Matthew Welna What started as an effort to establish a scholarship in memory of a brother and friend has blossomed into an endeavor to spread goodwill and keep his benevolent spirit alive. Matthew Welna, a Sayreville native and Monroe Township resident, was repeatedly characterized as “selfless” and “genuine.” According…

By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Homeowners who seek revisions to their superstorm Sandy insurance payouts need not fear the state will reclaim some of their grant money if the insurance review is successful. The state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) reversed course over whether homeowners would be required to return grant money received through…

MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer   EAST BRUNSWICK – The investigation into a fiery crash that closed northbound lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike is ongoing. The fiery tractor-trailer accident brought traffic to a halt near exit 9 of the New Jersey Turnpike on Aug. 12, according to New Jersey State Police. All northbound lanes were…

By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Founder Brant Holmes, right, and his wife and Executive Director Dorothy Stearns work together to put away a donation of eggplants at Bentley Community Services in South Brunswick on Aug. 8. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Bentley Community Services is certainly not a typical food pantry. Walking into the main building of Bentley,…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer The South River Firehouse has been in use for 100 years and will be replaced. The new firehouse will take about a year to build and will be located on the corner of Jackson and Raritan streets. It doesn’t take a trip to the South River Firehouse to see the…

By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Left: Laurie Danley of Millstone, left to right, her niece Kaitlyn Caponer of Howell and twin daughters Maggie and Grace enjoy the Scrambler. Above: Aniya Harris of Sayreville has fun on the Merry-Go-Round. The Middlesex County Fair, held last week on Cranbury Road, is more than just a time…