• Pink Night

    Middlesex County College (MCC) player Jordan Thomas (l) tips off against Corinne Morgan, of Ocean County College, as MCC Assistant Athletic Director Carey Monkowski (rear, l-r), Delores Scolamiero, a cancer survivor who officiated the tipoff, and Joann La Perla-Morales, MCC president, look on during Pink Night at the college in Edison. The breast cancer awareness…

  • County schools receive funding for 2013-14

    State aid figures for N.J. school districts for 2013-14 represent the largest appropriation of K-12 education dollars in the state’s history. Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed budget includes nearly $9 billion in state aid, an increase of $97.3 million over fiscal year 2013. The following amounts will be allocated to local schools in Middlesex County: …

  • Garden variety

    Guests peruse some of the items on display at the All Natural Butterflies booth at the annual New Jersey Flower and Garden Show at the New Jersey Expo Center in Edison on Feb. 14. The event included vendors, demonstrations and flower and garden displays. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Washington resident Janice Breslin, a member…

  • The Second Amendment has no chance of being repealed

    There has been much concern by some people lately that somehow the government is coming to take their guns. There is no law that can be written to stop anyone from having a gun — just certain types. It would require an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which requires both houses of Congress to vote…

  • Sequester is only a cash grab

    The sequester is just another scare tactic designed by the government to get more money from us — the taxpayers — so that they don’t have to do the hard work of actually running the country — in essence, figuring out how to spend less and get more done economically. Has anyone seen in the…

  • Help is available for displaced women

    March marks Women’s History Month, a national commemoration of the economical, political and social achievements of women. As we celebrate their achievements, 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…

  • Photo

    The great egret, seen here at the Forsythe National Wildlife Reserve, Oceanville, carries a burden none of us can comprehend. Just imagine how it makes its cousin, the mediocre egret, feel. BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com

  • Nothing beats the sound of silence

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH I am a social person and I can really chat it up with the best of them. I like talking with friends, visiting with fellow shoppers and commandeering a fine after-church conversation. In fact, sometimes I throw a party just to have the opportunity to verbalize every thought I’ve…

  • CPAC’s message to Christie: You’re not our kind of people

    CODA GREG BEAN It was the great American philosopher Groucho Marx who sent the Friars Club this terse message by telegram: “Please accept my resignation. I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept people like me as a member.” Last week, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie sent a variation of that message…

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