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    Christine D’Agostino, a registered nurse at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, checks the blood pressure of Ciel and Ted Yasson of Spotswood during the Spotswood PTA’s Health & Wellness Open House at Memorial Middle School on Jan. 7. The event included several exhibitors and demonstrations. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • E.B. board takes charter school case to state Supreme Court

    President says board wants to ensure tax dollars are being spent ‘appropriately’ BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer The East Brunswick Board of Education is taking its case against the Hatikvah International Academy Charter School to the state’s highest court. The Board of Education filed a notice of petition of certification with the New Jersey Supreme…

  • Crowds come out to fight mail operations transfer

    USPS hears comments on plan to move mail processing from Edison to Kearny BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A crowd packs the Milltown American Legion Hall for a hearing on the U.S. Postal Service’s proposal to move operations from the Kilmer Processing & Distribution Center in Edison to the Dominick V. Daniels Center in Kearny.…

  • Jamesburg council may scrap ethics board idea

    Officials waiting to see if more volunteers come forward BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Despite some reignited interest in the establishment of a municipal ethics board, the proposal is currently on life support. During the Borough Council’s Jan. 4 reorganization meeting, the idea for an ethics board was nearly abandoned but received a…

  • USPS urged to return post office to Milltown

    MILLTOWN — Though the U.S. Postal Service’s hearing last week was set up to discuss the consolidation of its mail processing operations in Edison and Kearny, many in attendance had another question in mind: Whatwill happen to the Milltown post office? The Washington Avenue facility has been closed sinceAugust after suffering severe flood damage during…

  • Holt discusses plans to strengthen libraries during stops in Monroe, E.B.

    U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) and Susan Hildreth (r), director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, speak with administrators and staff members at Monroe’s Oak Tree Elementary School Jan. 12 about legislation Holt has sponsored with the stated goal of strengthening school libraries. U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th District) visited Monroe’s Oak Tree…

  • Program fees on the rise for E. Brunswick recreation

    Summer camps, Crystal Springs see biggest increases in effort to work toward self-sustainability BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Fees for many township recreation programs will be on the rise this year thanks to a resolution adopted by the Township Council on Jan. 9. The fee increases focus mainly on the township’s summer…

  • Home invasion reported in Monroe’s Mill Lake Manor

    MONROE — An unknown robber forced his way into a township home and assaulted its residents before running off with their money in the early hours of Jan. 12. The home invasion took place on the 100 block of Belluscio Street, off Forest Park Terrace in the Mill Lake Manor neighborhood. According to police, the…

  • So. River launches lockbox program for local seniors

    First-responders could access home if problem is suspected BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — Anew borough program is designed to help seniors during potential emergencies. Office on Aging Director Kim Bell said she was approached last year by some local seniors after they read about a program instituted in Franklin Township. There, lockboxes were…