• Multiple injuries result from four-vehicle crash in So. B’wick

    An East Brunswick woman remained in serious condition Tuesday after incurring multiple injuries in a four-vehicle accident on Route 535 on Jan. 27 in South Brunswick. Margaret Smith, 77, was driving a 2001 Toyota headed south on Route 535 (Cranbury Road) at 8 a.m. when a 2004 Ford Explorer crossed into her lane and struck…

  • CODA Sometimes, we all need a coach in our corner

    GREG BEAN Now that I’m not punching a time clock any longer, I’m always looking for ways to supplement the family’s bottom line without taking too much time away from doing things I really want to do, but don’t put much in the old checking account, at least so far. And after reading a recent…

  • Deferred compensation has put us in a tough spot Keep cans, bottles off streets, highways

    I read in Greg Bean’s recent column of his and others’ displeasure with public workers’ sick and vacation day buy-backs and other benefits they receive when retiring. You are right that some of these stories are appalling, but perhaps you vent your spleen in the wrong direction. These benefits and others like pensions, health, dental…

  • Mayor, council majority rate kudos and thanks

    A s South River Mayor Ray Eppinger’s tenure comes to an end, it is appropriate to say thank you for a job well done. Our town is significantly better for his and the Republican majority’s leadership that often resulted in the Borough Council Democrats supporting their initiatives. One area that stands out was the significant…

  • Fees to be waived at pet-adoption event

    The Sayreville Pet Adoption Center (SPAC) will sponsor a Valentine’s Day Open House and Adoption Event noon-4 p.m. Feb. 11 and 12 at the shelter, 1400 Main St. Adoption fees will be waived for all pets during the event; adoption applications are required. Pets are spayed/neutered, up-todate with vaccines, tested, dewormed, and will receive a…

  • March of Dimes’ work will be topic at event

    The Woman’s Club and the Junior Woman’s Club of the Greater Brunswick Area will host guest speaker Eugenia Pankow of the March of Dimes at an event set for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at the United Methodist Church, Main Street, Milltown. Pankow, who will discuss the March of Dimes and its work, also will offer…

  • Dinner-Dance to aid Emanuel Cancer panel

    The Independent Order of Odd Fellows will sponsor a Dinner-Dance 7 p.m.-midnight Feb. 11 at East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, 485 Cranbury Road. Proceeds will benefit the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation, an organization that offers support and counseling for New Jersey families with children who have cancer. The event will feature dinner, dancing, music…

  • Milltown council aims to install electric meters

    BY JASON COHEN Correspondent MILLTOWN — Borough officials are looking to install electric meters at public buildings in town. Officials discussed the matter during a recent meeting when Alan Godber, chairman of the Milltown Green Team, approached the Borough Council on the issue. The Green Team, which is a committee of the borough Environmental Commission,…

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