• CODA .

    Anniversary of Iraq War largely ignored in U.S. GREG BEAN A somber anniversary came and went on March 19, 10 years since the day then- President George W. Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq, and our nation’s all-volunteer military went off to that costly and misguided war. You would hardly have known it was a…

  • Support the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial at tax time

    I would like to remind New Jersey residents they can direct a portion of their New Jersey tax return to the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation by checking line 61 and designating the amount they would like to contribute. The foundation oversees the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial and Vietnam Era Museum and Educational…

  • Stahl is doing what he believes is right

    When it was announced that David Stahl, mayor of East Brunswick, is going to run for state Senate, it took me by surprise. What was not as surprising to me is that he is switching party affiliation to Republican. I have always found David Stahl to be a man of integrity, and in my opinion…

  • Center helps women reach tangible goals

    March marks Women’s History Month, a national commemoration of the economic, political and social achievements of women. As we celebrate women’s accomplishments, I invite you to remember the local women who need our help to become economically and personally self-sufficient. I’m talking about displaced homemakers — women who have lost their primary means of financial…

  • Political Cartoon

    A red fox greets beach cleanup volunteers at Island Beach State Park, Seaside Park, on March 16. ELLEN TUOZZOLO

  • St. Peter’s church recommended for historic preservation funds

    BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — St. Peter’s Episcopal Church is slated to receive a sizable sum of state grant funding after Gov. Chris Christie’s administration announced March 14 that four historic sites in Middlesex County had been recommended for Garden State Historic Preservation Grants by the New Jersey Historic Trust. The recommended project…

  • Armwood succeeds Rafano as Middlesex freeholder

    Kenneth Armwood Kenneth Armwood was sworn in as a member of the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders during the board’s regular meeting on March 21. The longtime Piscataway Township Council member filled the vacancy left by Christopher D. Rafano, who resigned earlier this month after being appointed as a New Jersey Superior Court judge.…

  • Fundraiser aids woman who lost home, business

    Money raised will help install lift for injured dogs on elevated house BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — A Sayreville woman who lost her home in superstorm Sandy found that her family, friends and “puppy people” have been willing to go the extra mile to help. “Sandy came and took everything away,” Nancy Nieratko…

  • Holt to provide local office hours

    U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th District) recently announced an upcoming series of community office hours in towns throughout Central New Jersey. Members of Holt’s staff will be available to assist residents who are having problems with Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Affairs, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or any other federal agency. Staff also will…

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