• Pantries keep food on table for the new hungry

    Growing group of middleand working-class residents relying on food banks BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Stephen Benigno unloads a palette of food delivered by the Community FoodBank of New Jersey to the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services warehouse in New Brunswick on Dec. 6. Food is distributed from the warehouse to agencies…

  • South River appoints new borough administrator

    Council members support Frederick Carr, but debate selection process BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — The Borough Council held a special meeting to interview and announce the appointment of a new borough administrator on Dec. 6. However, the hiring process itself was a point of contention for one Democratic councilman and a Democratic councilman-elect.…

  • Santa Train signals start of holiday season for many

    Jamesburg firefighters, Freehold PBA team up with Conrail for annual event BY JOSEPH SAPIA Correspondent Rian Berry, 11, of Monroe, visits with Santa at the Jamesburg firehouse. Out of the foggy North on Saturday morning, Santa Claus blew into the area, more rumble than reindeer. The rumble was that of two train engines and a…

  • Milltown post office to reopen early next year

    Flood-prone facility to be sold to facilitate new borough location BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Postal officials have informed the borough that they intend to reopen the Milltown post office, which has been closed since it flooded during Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. Borough leaders were informed of the decision at a meeting with United…

  • Feeding the new hungry

    Tom Ellison, an employee of the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services, sorts canned goods at the agency’s New Brunswick warehouse Dec. 6. MCFOODS distributes food to more than 100 agencies, including area food pantries. JEFF GRANIT

  • Residents asked to ‘Like’ new children’s book

    E.B. author Russel Like is using Kickstarter website to invite users to donate funds to project James McEvoy EAST BRUNSWICK — Children’s book aficionados have a rare opportunity to be a part of the creative writing process through a local author’s Kickstarter project. Russel Like, of East Brunswick, who has written two novels, is funding…

  • Goodbye 2012, hello hot auto deals

    Smart shoppers can take advantage of deep discounts on select new cars and trucks as the end of the calendar year approaches. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features 2012 FORD TAURUS SEDAN Shopping is regarded as something of a recreational sport this time of the year, from the initial rush of Black Friday, to last-minute holiday…

  • Q&A

    MPG: Broken promise? with Sharon Peters Q: We purchased a 2012 Kia Soul last year to take advantage of its advertised 26/32 mpg. In 10 months the best mileage I’ve gotten is 20.5 in the city and once, only once, 27 on the freeway. I do mostly city driving. I took the car into the…

  • Long-term dedication to Realtor Association honored

    NJAR announces 2012 Realtor Emeritus designees and Quarter Century Club members The New Jersey Association of Realtors (NJAR) honored a group of Realtors and Realtor-associates for their long-term commitment to the organization during an awards ceremony recently at the Triple Play Realtor Convention and Trade Expo in Atlantic City. Seventy-five members achieved the Realtor Emeritus…

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