• Cheerleaders need protection against head injuries

    Cheerleading is a sport, and it can be a dangerous one at that. The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey supports the General Assembly’s recent decision requiring the New Jersey Department of Education to include cheerleading in its student-athlete head-injury safety training program. The Assembly has passed legislation that would amend a concussion law signed…

  • Dem leaders, gov combined to save senior programs

    Thousands of seniors and disabled New Jerseyans have been waiting with bated breath for Gov. Chris Christie’s new budget. They can now breathe a little easier because, although many programs were cut, Gov. Christie decided not to ax the Senior Property Tax Reimbursement Program (PTR), and Homestead credits will double. Although the governor’s proposed budget…

  • Firehouse question should be on Nov. ballot

    The proposed combined Milltown firehouse is estimated to cost about $4.2 million before final expenses and interest. The long-term costs are more likely to be at least $6.1 million, using a 20-year indebtedness schedule at 4 percent. That cost does not include expenses related to the furnishing required with a new facility. The question remains…

  • Milltown council holds line on municipal taxes

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Municipal taxes will remain stable this year, and officials noted that they were able to set aside more surplus funding for the future and use only a limited amount of electric surplus. Councilman Robert Owens, who led the council’s Finance Committee, said it is noteworthy that the borough…

  • Rain, rain, don’t go away

    Residents make rain barrels to help recycle water BY KELLY CRAIG Correspondent Lisa Veliath-Houston (l) of Piscataway and Dale Duchai work together to build a rain barrel during a workshop at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park on July 14. LAUREN CASSELBERRY SOUTH BRUNSWICK — “We quickly filled the…

  • E.B. students uncover DNA mysteries at RU

    Two seniors taking part in summer seminar at Waksman Institute of Microbiology BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Brinda Banerji and Adam Horowitz get to work at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology at Rutgers University. EAST BRUNSWICK — For two East Brunswick High School seniors, school isn’t out for the summer. While many of their classmates…

  • Library to benefit from sale of wedding gowns

    Fifty dresses were donated by library patron and a local business BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Above: Models get set to film a commercial displaying the wedding dresses that were donated recently to the East Brunswick Public Library. The 35 dresses will be auctioned to benefit the Friends of the Library, a nonprofit group that…

  • Helmetta board moves forward on mill plan

    Spotswood officials denounce the deal, which includes 200 non-age-restricted apartments BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer The redevelopment of the former Helme snuff mill property in Helmetta took another step forward during a contentious meeting before a close-to-capacity crowd in the borough courthouse July 13. The borough Planning Board approved both a settlement agreement with developer…

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