• Newtown superintendent: Security should be priority

    Conn. school administrator speaks at NJASA conference BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Janet Robinson The news of the school shooting in Newton, Conn., stunned the country on Dec. 14. But before word traveled to the national level, the shock was felt closer to home. Newtown Superintendent of Schools Janet Robinson didn’t believe it at first…

  • Pepper sauce delightfully vegan

    People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) notes the passing of Paul McIlhenny, CEO of the McIlhenny Company, which makes the iconic Tabasco pepper sauce. Although his famous product is inextricably associated with Louisiana, McIlhenny was, like myself, a native Texan — a people for whom spicy foods are a staple, and Tabasco is…

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    A salamander takes part in the annual migration in East Brunswick, Middlesex County, on March 12. Each year as spring approaches, the amphibians cross Beekman Road to reach vernal pools for breeding. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FRIENDS OF THE EAST BRUNSWICK ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION

  • CODA

    Readers weigh in on failure of U.S. Do Not Call Registry GREG BEAN No column I’ve written in months has generated as much reader response as the Feb. 27 piece concerning the apparently useless National Do Not Call Registry, and the fact that so many of us are being bombarded at all hours of the…

  • Couple launches foundation in honor of sons with Down

    Fundraising dinner to be held at Ria Mar on March 22 BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — A couple is turning their personal journey into an organization that can help others. In March 2010, Eric Waksmunski and his wife, Mary Anne Christo, welcomed twin boys, Shane and Wyatt, into the world. Both have Down…

  • A booming business

    Firearms retailers, local police departments see increased demand for guns, permits BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Bill Sherman, owner of the Shore Shot Pistol Range, Lakewood, has noticed that sales increase when the government considers banning certain firearms or magazine capacity. ERIC SUCAR staff I t has been a busy couple of months for Bill…

  • Sibling police lieutenants join new band of brothers

    Police officers from E. Bruns., W. Windsor graduate FBI academy BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Dan (l) and Brian Melnick recently graduated from the FBI National Academy. Dan Melnick is a lieutenant with the East Brunswick Police Department. Brian has the same rank with the West Windsor Police Department. EAST BRUNSWICK — For the first…

  • Sisters’ successful business launch ‘must be karma’

    Portion of T-shirt proceeds are donated to Hurricane Sandy N.J. Relief Fund BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Sisters Leena and Anita Prabhakar, ages 12 and 9, respectively, model the “karmically charged” T-shirts of their family’s creation. Two entrepreneurial sisters in Edison are using their budding business acumen and care for others to generate good karma…

  • South River Boat Club sails above the floodwaters

    2013 boating season begins May 18 BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent One of South River’s superstorm Sandy-damaged properties has made its comeback: The South River Boat Club. John Crandall, corresponding secretary of the boat club, said that even though members had tried to take precautions before the storm, the club’s boats, docks and building all saw…

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