• Ladies auxiliary seeks crafters and vendors

    The Cheesequake Volunteer Fire Company Vendor/Craft Show is set for 6:30-9 p.m. Oct. 25 at the firehouse, Route 34, Old Bridge. Rental cost is $10 per space, $15 per table. Vendors are asked to donate a percentage of their sales and an item for a door prize. For more information or to reserve, call Janet…

  • Yard-sale proceeds to aid youth council

    The East Brunswick Youth Council Indoor Yard Sale is planned for 8 a.m.-2 p.m., rain or shine, Sept. 24 in the Nature Center located in the Crystal Springs Family Aquatic Center parking lot, 388 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick. The sale will feature bargains, treasures and collectors items. Household items, games, linens, stuffed animals, pet…

  • 5K supports Monroe man’s recovery from accident

    Friends, family rally for Matt Collura, who was seriously injured while snowboarding BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Matt Collura had recently finished work toward an architectural degree and was looking for a job when the accident occurred. A fter surviving a near-fatal snowboarding accident, Matt Collura is on the road to recovery, and the people…

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    ArianaMarlano, 5, ofMonroe, searches for candy during one of the activities at the Monroe Township Country Fair and Car Show Sept. 18 in Thompson Park. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Jamesburg mayor defends operation of dam at lake

    Officials report on damage assessments, rebuilding process BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Mayor Anthony LaMantia took a moment during last week’s Jamesburg Borough Council meeting, the first since Hurricane Irene, to dispel a commonly heard rumor. The dam at Middlesex County’s Manalapan Lake was operated properly, he said, and was not the cause of the…

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    Daniel and Beth Kotkin of East Brunswick pick out some apples for a pie they planned to make after visiting Giamarese Farm in East Brunswick on Sept. 10. The Fresh Ponds Road farm hosted a Walk-A-Farm Family Fun Day to benefit Farmers Against Hunger. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • East Brunswick finalizes Golden Triangle deal

    Residents express concerns over rumored superstore as future anchor tenant BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer The litigation is over, the agreement is signed, and with resolutions approved last week by the East Brunswick Township Council, the Golden Triangle redevelopment project will move forward. The council’s resolutions on Sept. 12 brought an end to more than…

  • Brookdale teams, nationally ranked

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Brookdale Community College’s men’s cross country team doesn’t have the depth that head coach Geoff Harrison envisioned, but that doesn’t mean the Blues won’t be racing for a national ranking this fall. Brookdale lost three of its top five scorers from last year’s squad that was second to Gloucester at…

  • Eagle girls off to fast start in A North Division soccer

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Middletown High School South’s girls soccer team posted a signature victory against defending division champion Freehold Township on Sept. 12. Sophomore defender Deanna Rotella moved the ball past midfield before sending it to junior midfielder Kate Spence, who found the back of the net with only two minutes left in the…

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