• SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Puppet show briefly turns library into Oz

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Puppet show briefly turns library into Oz

    By Mary Brienza, Staff Writer    Dorothy and Toto were really not in Kansas, but in South Brunswick last weekend.    As a part of the South Brunswick Reads program, children enjoyed a puppet show based on the L. Frank Baum classic The Wizard of Oz at the library on Kingston Lane last Saturday afternoon.    Although the…

  • Is Your Canine a Good Citizen or a Holy Terror?

    Is Your Canine a Good Citizen or a Holy Terror?

    Daisy Mae, a shelter rescue, proudly sports her Canine Good Citizen tag

  • WEST WINDSOR: Shopping center gets go-ahead for bigger sign

    By Allison Musante, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The owners of smaller stores in the Southfield Retail Center are hoping that a new, larger sign will attract new businesses.    The township approved a permit last week for property owner Martin Heller, of the Heller Group, to replace the existing 48-square-foot sign with a 165-square-foot sign…

  • TRENTON: Jacobs Creek bridge contract awarded

    Freeholder Lucylle Walter: ‘I think it (the bridge) can be done in a way that will preserve all the pieces and will give us something that is safe.’ By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Nearly three-quarters of a million dollars will be spent on design and engineering work on a bridge to replace the Jacobs Creek…

  • Book Signing with Local Author

    By Alexandra Sileo Rahway, NJ, April 3, 2011 – – On Sunday, April 3rd at 2:00 p.m., Casa Borinquen restaurant (44 E Cherry St, Rahway, NJ, 07065) will host the official book launch of Lillian Aragonés collection of poems entitled, “Lily: A Collection of Poems and Reflections.”  In addition to a book signing, the event…

  • EAST WINDSOR: School budget plans to cut 10 positions

    By Doug Carman, Staff Writer    The East Windsor Regional School District cut $100,000 in substitute teacher stipends to spare a teaching position and an occupational therapy specialist, according to Superintendent Ed Forsthoffer’s explanation of the revised $75.4 million budget that will go before voters next month.    Dr. Forsthoffer said the $100,000 was actually a savings…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Winning work

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Winning work

    Above, American Legion Post 401 Commander Gary Cooper (left) presents Patriotic Line Drawing Contest winner Kelly Lalama, a sophomore at North Brunswick High School, with her certificate. Below, Mr. Cooper presents the winner of the Safety Essay Contest, Rithvik Kondai of South Brunswick, a seventh grader at the Rutgers Preparatory School in Somer´set with a…

  • GOP plan to improve math scores by redefining pi

    Ronald A. LeMahieu, West Windsor To the editor: U.S.15-year-olds now rank 25th in the world in mathematics. A Republican congresswoman from Alabama, who serves on important committees focused on education, has just introduced HR 205, “The Geometric Simplification Act.” This bill declares that the mathematical constant of pi with a value of 3.14159 … will…

  • Yina Moore for borough mayor

    Committee to Elect Yina Moore for Mayor To the editor: We hope that this Sunday the PCDO will endorse Yina Moore for borough mayor. She certainly has the professional background, experience and an unmatched community spirit!    Yina has worked tirelessly on many town projects, with many committees, and is currently a member of the Regional…

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