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    ERIC SUCAR staff Charles Chou (from left), of East Brunswick, Jason Chiang, of Stony Brook, N.Y., and Jerry Xie, of Princeton Junction, take advantage of Saturday’s unseasonably mild weather by playing basketball at Bicentennial Park in East Brunswick.

  • Capping recommended for Ford Avenue soil

    Some say plan is not enough to protect future residents BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer An environmental engineering firm working for the Ford Avenue Redevelopment Agency says contamination at the controversial Ford Avenue redevelopment site in Milltown should be capped off. Opponents of the project, however, contend that a cap is only a temporary fix…

  • Family rejects builders so farm can stay a farm

    County purchases development rights for 9 acres in Monroe BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer The Farmer family is living up to its name. The family’s 9-acre tract, the Superior Horse Farm of New Jersey, is the 10th farm in Monroe Township to be preserved for posterity through the Middlesex County Farmland Preservation program. ERIC SUCAR…

  • Buddies have national crown to cheer about

    Persistence pays off for six girls on special Pop Warner squad BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent Known as dedicated and hardworking, there is now another adjective to describe the St. Bart’s Buddy Cheerleaders – triumphant. Top to bottom: Members of the St. Bart’s Buddies cheerleading team perform in Walt Disney World Dec. 4. The St.…

  • Zagnit will not seek fourth term as mayor

    Barlow, councilman since 2005, plans to seek mayor’s seat BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD – After 12 years in office, Mayor Barry Zagnit has announced he will not seek re-election this spring. Meanwhile, borough Councilman Thomas Barlow said he will run for mayor in the borough’s May 13 nonpartisan election. The fouryear term begins…

  • DeAngelo will retire after 13 years as administrator

    Middlesex County Administrator Walter A. DeAngelo has announced he will retire, effective May 1. DeAngelo, 58, has served as the chief administrative officer, overseeing the management of county government, since 1994. The Board of Chosen Freeholders first appointed him to a three-year term, and later to two five-year terms. His current five-year appointment expired in…

  • Bloopers

    Hope you’ll excuse our ‘fowl’ language ADELE YOUNG We like to start the new year by looking back at the typographical and grammatical errors that almost made it, and some that actually did make it, into some of Greater Media Newspapers’ publications during the previous year. One of our most colorful characters in recent years…

  • Some 3,000 needy in N.J. will be warmer this winter

    JAMESBURG – Dr. Debra DeMarco, of Monroe Chiropractic Care, and Gini Mundy, of The Well Being, expected to collect 2,000 coats with their fourth annual coat drive, nicknamed “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” They were happily proven wrong. With help from local schools, businesses and residents, they collected some 3,165 coats between October and December for…

  • Animal hospital is just what the doctor ordered

    Jamesburg resident happy to treat pets in his hometown BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Dr. Ehab Ibrahim takes a look inside the mouth of a 6-month-old cat named Face during an appointment at the newly opened Jamesburg Veterinary Hospital last week. JAMESBURG – Area animals can rest at ease. Dr. Ehab Ibrahim…