• CODA

    A new and unhappy twist on ‘Click It or Ticket’ law GREG BEAN So, you’ve got the wife, the kids and the dog in the backseat of the car, and you’re driving all the way down I-95 from your home in Maine to Florida so that everyone can spend a few days at Walt Disney…

  • Writer calls for protection of clean energy funding

    The summer driving season is nearly upon us, and people in New Jersey are beginning to plan vacation trips and other fun events. Oil prices are expected to rise, increasing the financial burden on drivers in an already tough economy. In addition, pollution levels are also rising as increased carbon emissions augment the likelihood of…

  • Farm Bill is no small potatoes to New Jersey

    When you hear Farm Bill, you probably think of huge corn, wheat and sugar subsidies. Now up for reauthorization for the first time since 2008, the Farm Bill is a behemoth piece of legislation that’s been said — without exaggeration — to cover “everything we eat, wear and drive.” Not surprisingly, it impacts the environment,…

  • Donors sought for blood drive in S.R.

    Free and Accepted Masons Lodge No. 243 and New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS) a division of the New York Blood Center (NYBC), will conduct a blood drive 8 a.m.- 2 p.m. June 16 at the Masonic Lodge, 120 Old Bridge Turnpike, South River. The drive is being held in response to an increased need for…

  • Utility rep promises better communication with towns

    JCP&L to embrace social media, provide more direct access for municipalities BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — In light of the significant outages experienced during Tropical Storm Irene, Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) is making efforts to increase and improve communication with municipalities . Gerald M. Riccardi, JCP&L’s area manager of community and…

  • E.B. schools to use software for college, career planning

    BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Students in the township’s public schools will be the next group to reap the rewards offered by big data, thanks to a new software contract approved at the Board of Education’s May 24 meeting. The $19,005 agreement authorizes the district to purchase the Naviance Succeed Foundation software,…

  • E.B. board OKs 19 homes at former day camp site

    Water runoff, fencing around property among concerns raised by area residents BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — First it was a swim club, then a day camp, but soon, the property on Dutch Road between Braddock Street and Nenninger Lane will be the site of a 19-home subdivision. The township Planning Board granted…

  • South River Cruise Nite series kicks off next week

    BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Many came out to enjoy South River Cruise Nite in 2011. South River’s popular Cruise Nite will be expanded to three nights this summer. The classic car shows will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. June 21, July 19 and Aug. 16, with a rain date of Sept. 20. Skeeter…

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