• Writer shares story as lesson to young smokers

    I met my wife Linda when she was 17 and we started dating. We married when I returned from the Army in 1968. She was 20 and I was 22. We have now been married 43 years and have two wonderful daughters and four fabulous grandchildren. I worked all the years and my wife returned…

  • E.B. Youth Council schedules giant yard sale

    The East Brunswick Youth Council Multi-Family GiantYard Sale is set for May 19 in the Crystal Springs Aquatic Center parking lot, 388 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The rain date is May 20. Bargains, treasures and collectors’ items abound at this event. Household items, games, linens, stuffed animals, pet…

  • Spotswood Senior Art Show set for May 23

    The Spotswood Office on Aging will host the fourth annual Spotswood Senior Art Show on May 23 from noon to 2:30 p.m. Organized by art teacher Carole George, the show will feature a gallery of oil paintings from Spotswood’s senior artists. Artwork on display will also be available for purchase. Admission is free and refreshments…

  • Labor union officer pleads guilty to embezzling funds

    MONROE — A township man who served as a labor union official admitted May 8 to demanding and receiving unlawful payments from a contractor and embezzling funds from a labor organization bank account. Peter A. LoMauro, 42, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge JoelA. Pisano in Trenton federal court to two counts of a seven-count…

  • Knights of Columbus will offer Steak Nite

    Our Lady of Victory Knights of Columbus Council No. 2061 will host its sixth annual Steak Nite fundraiser 6-9 p.m. June 1 at the Knights Victorian Hall, 775 Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. The menu will include a choice of steak or half a chicken with salad, baked potato, vegetables, rolls and butter and…

  • E.B. hopes to cover costs of anti-bullying programs

    EAST BRUNSWICK — The Board of Education is seeking a share of the state funding being made available to help school districts implement the state’s Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act. InApril, state legislators passed a law allocating $1 million to the Bullying Prevention Fund for school districts to use in complying with New Jersey’s landmark…

  • Hazardous waste drop-off day planned

    The Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management will hold a household hazardous-waste drop-off day 8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 19 at the Middlesex County Division of Highways, Apple Orchard Lane, North Brunswick. Household hazardous wastes that are improperly disposed of are identified as a danger to children and animals, a potential cause of groundwater pollution…

  • Monroe votes to adopt $51.8 million budget

    Tax appeals, decreased surplus, new positions lead to tax hike BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — The Township Council voted unanimously Monday night to adopt a 2012 municipal budget that includes a $393 tax increase on the average home. The vote for the $51.8 million package followed a public hearing on several budget amendments…

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