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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Megan Clarke (l), 11, and Jeanne Parrilla, 10, set up a cookie stand for Girl Scout Troop 80037 outside the United Methodist Church on Main Street, Milltown, on Feb. 12. Another cookie booth event is planned for 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 21 at Center Court of the Brunswick Square Mall, East Brunswick.

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    Kate Sullivan, who turns 5 on Feb. 28, had her hair cut for Locks of Love for her birthday. Like her sister Emily, Kate wanted Kelly Andrulewich of Milltown’s Kelly & Company to do the honors. The locks will be donated to help children who have lost their hair due to medical issues.

  • Monroe bonds for $2M for property tax refunds

    Another $5M owed for tax appeals eating away at 2011 budget surplus BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Monroe Township will bond for more than $2 million to refund taxes to commercial businesses that filed appeals over the past three years. At its Jan. 31 meeting, the Township Council voted in favor of a bond ordinance…

  • Police: Woman robbed after walking from bus stop in E.B.

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A masked man robbed a woman Jan. 27 by forcing her into his car and threatening to shoot her, according to police. The 21-year-old woman had taken a bus from Perth Amboy to Old Bridge Turnpike at Prospect Street. After she got off the bus around 5:15 p.m., she crossed the street…

  • Arisa takes E.B. to court over senior housing plan

    Builder sought approval to remove age restrictions from 81 of its 160 proposed units BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Still hoping to be free from age restrictions, the developer of an approved senior housing plan has appealed to the state Superior Court, asserting that it has met all requirements for conversion. Developer…

  • Garden Show to bring spring scents to Edison

    EDISON — After a snow-covered winter, the New Jersey Flower & Garden Show, which runs Feb. 17-20, offers a fresh breath of spring, a roster of talks from experts, and good, muddy fun for kids. Some 25,000 visitors are expected at this year’s show, held at the New Jersey Convention Center, 97 SunfieldAve. Garden lovers…

  • Tuition changes have Milltown in better position for budget

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — It’s too soon to know how the 2011-12 school budget will play out, but coming off a difficult budget year, there are at least some positive signs early on. “Although we do not know much, we are in a better position this year than last year,” Board of…

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    Kelly Campbell Markowski and Keith Markowski of Old Bridge announce the birth of their twin sons, Brandon Joseph and Chase Robert, Nov. 15, 2010, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Brandon Joseph weighed 5 pounds, 8 ounces, and Chase Robert weighed 5 pounds, 8 ounces. The twins join their sister, Sheridan Hope, 3 1/2.…

  • Former Newark police officer welcomed on Milltown P.D.

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Justin Schlusselfeld takes the oath of office as Milltown’s newest police officerMILLTOWN — A few months ago, Justin Schlusselfeld became another casualty of the economic recession when he was laid off as a Newark police officer. This week, he became the newest member of the borough’s police force in what…