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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Crowds of onlookers including John Broehl (bottom left) and family take in the annual Fourth of July parade in Milltown Saturday morning.

  • Officials hope MOM line will be ‘put to bed’

    Middlesex leaders say enough time, money BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Middlesex County officials are hoping the involvement of the National Park Service will kill an effort to bring new rail service in the region. Reacting to a recent letter from the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP), part of the National…

  • Officials’ salaries range from zilch to $75,000

    Members of local governing bodies share views on compensation From Brick Township to Edison, salary packages for local elected officials are as varied as their geographical locations. Though some towns offer their mayors and governing-body members what may be considered generous compensation, and others offer little more than a title, most officials contacted by Greater…

  • Sidewalks, brick paving add to downtown decor

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Borough officials hope new sidewalks will pave the way to success. New sidewalks and curbs are currently being installed along the entire length of Obert Street, from Main to Jackson streets, as part of a continuing effort to bring more people into the…

  • Circus time

    PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above, Gustovos Ramirez juggles pins between his legs during the Great American Olde Tyme Circus show at Jamesburg’s John F. Kennedy School June 30. Below, Ricky the Clown tries to hold onto his pants as he is chased by Julian, 10, during the circus, sponsored by the Jamesburg Civic Association.

  • Playground at Chittick a true community effort

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Parents Adam Trachtenbe (l) and Eric Kaufman help out at the Chittick Elementary School, East Brunswick, where the PTA is building the first phase of a playground after years of fund raising. EAST BRUNSWICK — If students have any qualms about the new…

  • Board seeks replacement for Danatos

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Michael Danatos, who won re-election to the Board of Education in April, has resigned his seat. The school board is advertising for candidates to fill the vacancy left by Danatos, who has served on the board for more than three years. Danatos could…

  • Medical Examiner’s Office ready for use

    County facility now self-contained unit BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer PHOTOSBYSCOTT PILLING staff Above, the main autopsy room of the Middlesex County Medical Examiner’s Facility in North Brunswick is equipped with three beds, with the ability to expand to four. At left, North Brunswick Township Council President Carlo Socio speaks at…

  • Freedom marches on

    PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Above, Michael Michalski, of the U.S. Marine Corps, watches the Milltown Independence Day parade Saturday with Zakery Dziki on Main Street, while at left, patriotic twins Mathew and Gracyn Lawrence, 2, Milltown, watch the festivities.