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    CHRIS KELLY staff Grace Michlik, 3, of East Brunswick, takes a spin on the carousel with her grandmother, Cutty Borowinski, at the Middlesex County Fair on Tuesday. The fair runs through Sunday at the county fairgrounds on Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. For more photos, see page 3.

  • Bank files suit in Forney House battle

    Citizens group fighting bank plan is target of complaint BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer Valley National Bank has filed a counterclaim against a citizens group working to save the Forney House in Milltown. The lawsuit comes in response to the group’s legal action seeking to stop the bank from razing the…

  • $200K in aid makes small dent in tax hike

    Council to adopt budget with 15-cent tax rate increase BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer The state aid awarded to East Brunswick last week will reduce this year’s municipal tax hike by a penny. The 2007 municipal budget is expected to carry a tax rate increase of 15 cents, instead of 16.…

  • Baseball team honored for triumphant season

    SHS varsity boys won their first-ever state championship BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD – Local and state officials honored a varsity baseball team that took its school to new heights and captured the state title. The Spotswood High School Chargers were present at a July 23 Borough Council meeting to…

  • Motor vehicle accident

    MICHAEL ACKER A gray 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse rests against a utility pole following a two-car motor vehicle accident on Whitehead Avenue in South River at 6:56 p.m. Tuesday. Another motorist who was turning onto the road allegedly struck the right side of the Eclipse, causing it to spin and strike the pole. No injuries were…

  • State blamed for hike in municipal tax rate

    Jamesburg budget suffers from decrease of $150K in state aid BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer BY BRIAN DONAHUEStaff Writer JAMESBURG – A municipal tax increase is expected this year, thanks in part to a major drop in state aid. Some borough officials said they believe that Gov. Jon Corzine is trying to force small towns…

  • Woman’s death may not have been caused by fire

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer SPOTSWOOD – Authorities are uncertain whether a fire that occurred on Pine View Way last month was responsible for the death of an elderly woman who was home at the time. Spotswood Police Detective Edward Schapley said emergency responders found the body of a 74-year-old woman…

  • County fair kicks off Monday in East Brunswick

    Elvis tribute, circus, pig racing among this year’s attractions Nearly 60,000 people had some fun in the sun at last year’s Middlesex County Fair, and organizers are hoping to see even more revelers this year. “That was a great year,” said Kirk Bonamici, public relations director for the county fair association. “We had fantastic weather.…

  • Monroe postal employees earn safety award

    MONROE – Officials from the federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) recently joined U.S. Postal Service senior managers and community leaders to recognize employees of the township post office on Perrineville Road for earning OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) award at the highest level. The highlight of the celebration was the presentation of the…