• South River food bank, business affected by hurricane

    Setback comes at a time when food is sorely needed BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — Among the many borough structures damaged by Sandy are a municipally owned building and a small business specializing in chocolate sales, now trying to deal with substantial damage and disruptions to their operations. The borough’s food bank, previously…

  • Thanks go out to all who helped borough through storm

    Fresh from going through my first “state of emergency” as a Milltown Borough Councilman, I have many to thank. First and foremost, thanks go to our emergency management team that ran like a welloiled machine each and every day. I am grateful to our police, fire, rescue, public works, utilities, chief financial officer/borough administrator (CFO/BA),…

  • CODA

    Holy Twinkies, Batman, this is sad news indeed GREG BEAN You’re going to have to excuse me for a minute, because I’ve just had a horrible shock. My heart is racing, I’m dizzy, there are black spots dancing in front of my eyes, and the world seems to have faded into 50 shades of gray.…

  • Share your cherished traditions

    Do you remember the excitement of lighting the eighth menorah candle; listening for reindeer hooves on the roof; being allowed to stay up to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve; celebrating the seven principles of Kwanzaa; offering food and chanting the Buddha’s teachings? Does your family have a special holiday or festival tradition…

  • Ring in the holidays

    Winter wonders abound in Central New Jersey BY LIZZ DINNIGAN Correspondent The Jersey Shore is slowly finding its holiday spirit in the wake of Sandy. Soon the radio stations will be echoing with holiday tunes, the stores will debut colorful Christmas displays, and there will be a wide range of performances, trolley tours, horse-and-carriage rides…

  • Macy’s Parade a family affair for E.B. residents

    Township family looks forward to celebrating Thanksgiving in grand fashion BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer The Wiggleworm balloon was the first one Dennis and Suzanne Blum worked with. During the parade on Nov. 22, Dennis will captain the very same balloon. PHOTOS COURTESY OF BLUM FAMILY EAST BRUNSWICK — For generations, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day…

  • Let the holiday season begin!

    From model train shows and traditional stage productions to winter parades and menorah lightings, local communities will be aglow with holiday festivities through the end of the year.

  • Monroe school officials respond to storm

    District to use in-service day, spring break and extension of year to make up days lost BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer School district officials in Monroe provided the public with an assessment of district facilities and a revised calendar to address time lost due to Hurricane Sandy and the subsequent nor’easter. During the Nov. 14…

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