• HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Sewer bonding measure gets OK

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    A $4 million bond ordinance to reserve 267,000 gallons of daily sewage treatment capacity from the Ewing-Lawrence Sewerage Authority was adopted by a 4-1 Hopewell Township Committee vote Monday night.    ELSA has provided sewer service to portions of the southern section of the township for years — including the Brandon…

  • PRINCETON: Morven opens annual Festival of Trees

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Fourteen decorated trees bring the holiday spirit to life at Morven Museum and Garden.    The Festival of Trees are from a mix of organizations that volunteer to be a part of the show or invitees, said Michelle Sheridan, programs manager at Morven Museum & Garden.    This year everyone who applied…

  • All Girls Robotics Team Gears Up for Another Successful Season

    All Girls Robotics Team Gears Up for Another Successful Season

     Mount Saint Mary Academy’s robotics team enters this year’s competition season as the only team from an all-girls school in its division of the FIRST Tech Challenge, a national robotics competition for high school students.  In an activity dominated by boys, the Mount team has excelled and looks to continue to improve its performance as…

  • Mercer gets thanks

    Tom Ogren, councilman Pennington Borough     I would like to give credit to Mercer County for repaving and widening a section of Lawrenceville-Pennington Road just south of Pennington Borough to accommodate bike lanes.    The new bike lanes will enable bicyclists coming from Pennington to safely connect with Route 546 which, it is hoped, will soon…

  • Bears motivated by early tournament exits in 2010

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Let’s take a quick look back at how the East Brunswick High School boys basketball team performed last year, to gain a perspective of what might be in store this season. The Bears finished with a sparkling 21-5 record and a share of the Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division championship with…

  • Falcons relying on seniors to contend in GMC play

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent United States women’s soccer icon Mia Hamm instructs youngsters on the fundamentals of soccer during a fundraiser for her Mia Hamm Foundation held Nov. 12 at SportsZone in Monroe Township. Hamm’s foundation is dedicated to raising funds for families in need of blood or bone marrow transplants and the development of…

  • Brian J. Zabon

    Mr. Zabon, 55, of South River, died Nov. 20, 2011, at home. He was president of Executive Microsystems Corp., East Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Linda Dhooge Zabon; two brothers, Richard Zabon and Jeffrey Zabon; and many extended family members. Services were private. Arrangements were under the direction of Mount Sinai Memorial Chapels, East Brunswick.…

  • Irene KosakowskiWysocki

    Mrs. Wysocki, 85, of Sayreville, died Nov. 23, 2011, in Victoria Health Care, Matawan. She was predeceased by her husband, Alfred Wysocki Sr.; four sisters, Stella Kosakowski, Jennie Dubil, Anna Rodziewicz and Josephine Mikolai; and three brothers, Eugene, Walter and Louis Kosakowski. Surviving are three children and their spouses, Arlene and Larry Yard of Hillsborough,…

  • Dorris Devald Buckiewicz

    Mrs. Buckiewicz, 83, of South Amboy, died Nov. 23, 2010, in CareOne at East Brunswick. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a secretary with the Sayreville Board of Education, where she worked for more than 25 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Tony, and a grandson, Danny. Surviving are two sons, Bruce…

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