• Milltown budget keeps taxes stable in 2011

    MILLTOWN — The Borough Council has voted in favor of a 2011 municipal budget that will keep municipal taxes stable. Mayor Gloria Bradford said at the June 27 council meeting that the zero tax increase was made possible in part through the hard work of the council’s finance committee, led by Councilman Robert Owens, and…

  • Helmetta opens regional animal shelter at mill site

    Borough offers animal control services to several towns in Middlesex, Monmouth BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Above: Faith Nandor, 11, of Helmetta, makes friends with a kitten during the grand-opening celebration of the Helmetta Regional Shelter on June 26. Below: Visitors check out the cats at the shelter in a renovated building on the old…

  • Boro was site of landmark Revolutionary War event

    Here, Washington signed order to court-martial Lee BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer A historic marker in the borough’s Veterans Memorial Walkway commemorates Washington’s trip through Spotswood on July 1, 1778, where he famously signed orders to court-martial the Continental Army’s second-in-command, Charles Lee, for his actions during the Battle of Monmouth. CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI George Washington…

  • E.B., Turnpike Authority work to revise construction plans

    Residents, twp. officials air concerns about noise, local traffic BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer East Brunswick Mayor David Stahl and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority are inching closer to a compromise on proposed improvements to a stretch of Route 18 near the New Jersey Turnpike entrance. The $26 million plan was first introduced in March…

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    Graduates make their way to their seats during Monroe Township High School’s commencement exercises June 23 at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton. More photos, page 37. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Bear sightings on Fourth of July in Monroe, E.B.

    A black bear was spotted earlier this week in both Monroe and East Brunswick. In Monroe, police responded to several reports of bear sightings on July 4 in the areas Forsgate Drive, including the Rossmoor adult community, the Forsgate Country Club and adjacent properties. The Bear was also spotted off Rhode Hall Road. Police said it…

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    The Hazlet Hammerheads summer swim team is still accepting new members for the 2011 summer swim season. Youths ages 5-18 who are members of the Hazlet Swim and Tennis Club are eligible to join. All levels of swimmers are welcome. For more information about the swim team, visit www.hazletswimteam.org. For more information about the Hazlet…

  • Hazlet United Cobras win MOSA title

    The Hazlet United Cobras U-11 boys soccer team is enjoying a great season on the soccer pitch. The Cobras, who are part of the Hazlet United Soccer Association, play in the Monmouth-Ocean Soccer Association (MOSA). This year, the boys finished first in their flight MOSAU-11 National 2 flight with a 7-1-2 overall record. They scored…

  • CBA hurdlers win national relay title

    Christian Brothers Academy The 2010-11 school year was one for the ages for Christian Brothers Academy track and field and cross country athletes. They enjoyed unprecedented success in all three sports seasons. It all began back in the fall, when the cross country team set the state record for team average at Holmdel Park while…

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