• EBHS teacher celebrates 50 years in the classroom

    Pellagrino has enjoyed working with generations of students and athletes BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Bill Pellagrino displays a contagious smile in his East Brunswick classroom. EAST BRUNSWICK — Fifty years ago, the Berlin Wall went up, John F. Kennedy was president, and the 23rd Amendment was ratified. As a social studies teacher, Bill Pellagrino covers…

  • OLOL Yard Sale on tap for May 22

    Our Lady of Lourdes School, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown, will hold its annual Yard Sale 8 a.m.-4 p.m. May 21 on the school grounds. Donations of new or gently used items for the sale may be left at the front door of the school Mondays-Fridays. Vendors are welcome to rent space to sell their goods.…

  • Milltown residents to meet on safety of fishing at pond

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Residents are being encouraged to attend a May 19 meeting regarding the safety of fishing at the Mill Pond. Members of the citizens advocacy group Milltowners for a Sensible Ford Avenue Redevelopment, the Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership and Edison Wetlands Association will discuss the results of tests on…

  • A day to honor heroes who served in WWII

    VFW holds special event for veterans from East Bruns. BYMARYANNE ROSS Correspondent Above: Mindy Lerman-Kolbeck of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary sings the national anthem during a celebration honoring World War II veterans at the VFW in East Brunswick. Below: Former Air Force paratrooper John Keleman and Lorraine Swanson of East Brunswick enjoy the celebration. PHOTOS…

  • South River OKs $2.1M for library renovations

    Council president says cost is relatively low due to economic slowdown BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer I t has been a long time coming, but on May 9 the South River Borough Council awarded a $2.13 million contract for additions and renovations at the public library. The council voted 5-1 in favor of the contract,…

  • Spotswood school tab upheld by two councils

    School board credited for ‘tight rein on expenses’ BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer Despite its defeat at the polls last month, the Spotswood school budget for 2011-12 will remain intact. During a joint meeting of the governing bodies of Spotswood and Helmetta, which share a regional school district, members voted Monday to let the tax…

  • Down on the farm

    Middlesex Master Gardener Chris Piech checks on the lettuce crop at Giamarese Farm in East Brunswick on May 14. The gardeners were on hand to answer questions about growing flowers and vegetables and building a rain barrel during the first of several events marking the family-owned farm’s 70th anniversary. For story, see page 24. LAUREN…

  • Seraphs out to gain respect in upcoming tourneys

    Mater Dei Prep softball team wins B North BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Maggy Fermo and Brianna Murphy are wrapping up their high school softball careers at Mater Dei Prep strongly, just as they started them, before embarking on college careers. The Seraphs, who are 12-3 coming into the week, won their fifth straight Shore Conference…

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    Holmdel High School’s Keri Lee races toward the finish line of the 100-meter hurdles at the Monmouth County Track and Field Championships held at Holmdel High School on May 11 and 13. Lee finished fifth in the hurdles final, clocking 15.91. JEFF GRANIT staff

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