• E.B. man charged with insider trading violations

    EAST BRUNSWICK — An executive with Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. was arrested last week on insider trading charges related to allegedly illegal trades he made based on information concerning three BMS acquisition targets, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said. Robert Ramnarine, 45, of East Brunswick, was charged Aug. 2 with three counts of securities fraud. According…

  • They’re naturals

    Campers at YMCA Camp Yomeca at the Raritan Valley YMCA, East Brunswick, work with volunteers from the Lawrence Brook Watershed Association on environmental and nature lessons. The volunteers provided seven weeks of lessons to the camp this summer. Older campers will participate in a watershed cleanup on Aug. 10. A group of 30 campers and…

  • Volunteer has enjoyed lifelong connection to fair

    Alida Martin remains passionate about agricultural education BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Alida Martin (r) and fellow volunteer Mary Lou Conover take a moment away from their preparations for the Middlesex County Fair last week in East Brunswick. Martin is Volunteer of the Year for this year’s fair, which runs through Aug. 12. STELLA MORRISON…

  • Audit questions bonuses for top MCIA managers

    Authority responds by citing millions in tax dollars saved, high level of performance BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) announced that $100,000 in “substantial annual bonuses” was paid to top executives of the Middlesex County Improvement Authority (MCIA) that were not provided for in employment contracts. The OSC announced…

  • Gateway commercial, residential project OK’d

    Mixed-use development set for Route 33 in Monroe BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Fireworks light up the sky during opening night at the Middlesex County Fair in East Brunswick on Aug. 6. Festivities continue at the Cranbury Road fairgrounds though Aug. 12. SCOTT FRIEDMAN The Monroe Township Zoning Board of Adjustment has approved a commercial…

  • Jambalaya Brass Band to Perform at the Yonkers Downtown Waterfront Amphitheater
  • Celebrate the Ruby Pink 40th Anniversary of MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre

    Celebrate the Ruby Pink 40th Anniversary of MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre

    By Candace Zafirellis Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre celebrates its Ruby Pink 40th Anniversary with a “Salute to the Ladies” during its 2012-13 season. Nineteen full-length adult and family productions will feature strong, determined, feisty women, like the adventurous Maria in “The Sound of Music,” and the fashionista turned lawyer Elle Woods in “Legally Blonde…

  • Hillsborough Girls State Finalists For National American Miss Princess Division

    Hillsborough Girls State Finalists For National American Miss Princess Division

    By Barbara Bottone Ava & Scarlett Bottone from Hillsborough, NJ, have been chosen as a State Finalist in the National American Miss New Jersey Pageant to be held August 25th at the beaugiful Hilton East Brunswick, NJ The pageant is held for girls ages 4 through 6. The Winner of the pageant will receive a…

  • PRINCETON: Reaching back to their Italian roots

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    An ocean separates Princeton from Pettoranello, a small town in Italy that holds a special place for sisters Ellie and Anna Pinelli.    The two women are among 3,000 Italian-Americans living in Princeton, Lawrenceville and elsewhere in the region who can trace their roots to Pettoranello, descendants of the Italian…

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