• CODA

    We know too little about our wars and our warriors GREG BEAN A s I write this a few days before Memorial Day 2012, it strikes me that we have to start doing a better job of keeping up with our men and women in uniform, and knowing what dangers they’re facing every day in…

  • Photo

    Red-winged blackbirds aggressively defend their territory from other animals. They will even attack humans who get too close to their nests during breeding season. There. You have been warned. This photo was taken at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Oceanville. IMAGE BY BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com

  • E.B. resident welcomes Walmart with open arms

    A s a retired, disabled resident of East Brunswick, I am thrilled with the coming ofWalmart. Besides providing hundreds of job opportunities for those unemployed, it is a convenient, comfortable store to shop in. The merchandise and food are excellent and affordable — not everyone in East Brunswick can afford to shop in high-end stores.…

  • Disillusioned by actions of mayor, council on big-box store

    I lend my support to the letter writers who oppose the entry of Walmart into East Brunswick for the same reasons the writers cited. Up to this time I have approved of the mayor and Township Council’s running of our community. I am now disillusioned because of their decision to allow this blight to come…

  • Stink bugs remind us why invasives stink

    A sk any biologist and they’ll tell you that invasive species stink. In the case of the brown marmorated stink bug, they reallymean it! Chances are you’ve had the “pleasure” of meeting and smelling this latest invasive insect in your home. The United States is home to several native bugs in the stink bug family,…

  • Spotswood Library to conduct Book Sale

    The Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St., will sponsor a Book Sale during regular library hours June 11-22. The first stage of the sale, through June 19, will feature hardcover books, trade books, DVDs, VHS tapes and audiobooks offered at a cost of $1 each. Paperbacks will cost 50 cents each, three for $1. Specials…

  • Shows announced for 50th Plays-in-the-Park season

    Middlesex County’s Plays-in-the- Park will kick off its 50th season this summer with a season full of musical-theater classics. The shows are performed in Roosevelt Park, Edison. Starting off the season is the musical “My Fair Lady,” which runs June 20-30. Next on stage is “Damn Yankees,” running July 11-21. Plays-in-the-Park will close out the…

  • OLOL Yard Sale on tap for June 2

    Our Lady of Lourdes School, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown, will hold its annual Yard Sale 8 a.m.-4 p.m. June 2 on the school grounds. Donations of new or gently used items for the sale may be left at the front door of the school Mondays-Fridays, or in the church basement at Our Lady of Lourdes…

  • Remembering those who served

    Christine and Bill Koch of Milltown lay the Freedom Wreath in memory of their son, Steven, during the East Brunswick Memorial Day Observance on May 27. A U.S. Army corporal with the 82nd Airborne 1-508 Parachute Infantry, Koch was 23 when he was killed in the line of duty in March 2008 in Afghanistan’s Sabari…

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