• Jamesburg OKs 4-year contract with PBA

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer JAMESBURG — The Borough Council has formally submitted a four-year contract proposal to the local Police Benevolent Association. Officials declined to release details of the proposed deal, though Mayor Anthony LaMantia told the public during a meeting last week that the deal is retroactive one year, to include 2011. The…

  • Director of music winds down career

    First United Methodist Church pays tribute to Annabell Minty BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Annabell Minty A nnabell Minty’s ambition as a child was to become a church organist and for 65 years that is exactly what she has done. Minty, 80, of Monroe Township, serves the First United Methodist Church, Freehold Borough, as…

  • CODA

    You’re not getting fat, you’re just a survivor GREG BEAN I got on the scale last week after avoiding the thing since summer and thought I had forgotten to change the batteries because it was giving me such a crazy reading. Instead of the svelte guy I see in my mind’s eye every morning, it…

  • Thanks to those helping to fight pancreatic cancer

    I would like to take a moment to sincerely thank all of our participants for making our first Purple Light Vigil for Hope a success. The Northern New Jersey Affiliate of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network was able to bring over 150 people to Papaianni Park in Edison to remember and honor those fighting pancreatic…

  • EPA, though imperfect, has made progress

    I magine America with no rules at all on what chemicals can go into the air we breathe. With rivers so filthy they catch fire. With toxic sites doubling as homes and playgrounds. With chemicals so dangerous that bald eagles — our American symbol — are little more than a mirage. With garbage barges dumping…

  • Councilwoman is owed debt of gratitude

    The Borough of Jamesburg recently enjoyed two of its most popular public events: the Fall Festival held at the end of October and the recent lighting of the town Christmas tree. Large crowds attended both affairs and a good time was had by all. Too often we who enjoy these events take for granted the…

  • Flapjack Fundraiser to benefit shelter pets

    The Sayreville Pet Adoption Center, 1400 Main St., will host a Flapjack Fundraiser at Applebee’s Restaurant, Ryders Lane in Milltown, on Saturday, Jan. 7 from 8 to 10 a.m. A hot hearty breakfast consisting of pancakes, sausage, eggs and choice of beverage will be served. Tickets are $15 each and may be purchased in advance…

  • Republican women to meet Jan. 3 in E.B.

    The Middlesex County Republican Women’s Club will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The program features the film, “Atlas Shrugged,” which was released in April. The film involves mystery and science fiction as it explores a United States where society’s…

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