• Talk will shed light on special-ed law

    East Brunswick Special Education PTA (SEPTA) will hold its next monthly meeting at 7:15 p.m. Jan. 24 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Attorney Hillary D. Freeman will offer a presentation titled “An Overview of Special- Education Law.” Child care will be available upon request. A meeting of the SEPTA Teen…

  • Pinewood Derby open to residents

    Cub Scout Pack No. 54 will hold a Pinewood Derby 7 p.m. Feb. 11 at Jamesburg Presbyterian Church, GatzmerAvenue. Friends and neighbors in Jamesburg and Monroe are invited to participate. Official kits are available for $4 for individuals who would like to build their own car. Ready-to-run cars also will be available for those who…

  • Library to present Puppetry Festival

    Two professional puppetry shows are planned for the East Brunswick Friends of the Library’s 2011 Puppetry Festival set for 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Feb. 13 and 27 at the East Brunswick Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Tickets are on sale at the library circulation desk. Familieswith children ages 4 and up are invited to the…

  • Event to aid church anniversary fund

    Holy Trinity Church will hold a 100th Anniversary Fundraiser 1-3 p.m. Jan. 23 in the parish hall, 100 Main St., Helmetta. Barbara of Barbara’s Unique Antique Boutique, Jamesburg, will be on hand to buy guests’ unwanted jewelry including gold, silver, diamond, platinum or costume pieces in any condition; coins; watches; military items; musical instruments; etc.…

  • Scouts to sell cookies Jan. 22 in Spotswood

    MOJASPHE (Monroe, Jamesburg, Spotswood and Helmetta) Girl Scout Junior Troop No. 80999 will hold a Cookie Booth Sale 8 a.m.-noon Jan. 22 at Bagel Bazaar, Pelican Plaza, 491 Manalapan Road, Spotswood. Cookies cost $3.50 per box; boxes also may be purchased for distribution to U.S. military personnel. All proceeds support Girl Scouting; a portion of…

  • Tomaro eager to take service to county level

    Democrat is first freeholder from Edison in six years BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Charles Tomaro A s Edison bid farewell to a longtime Township Council member last week, Middlesex County said hello to a new freeholder. Charles Tomaro resigned from the council effective Jan. 6 to be sworn in as the newest member of…

  • Scott ‘opens doors’ as county sheriff

    Ex-freeholder is Middlesex’s first new sheriff in 30 years, first female sheriff BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer The Hon. Travis L. Francis (r), assignment judge of the state Superior Court Middlesex Vicinage, administers the oath of office to Sheriff Mildred S. Scott as her mother, Gertrude Lincoln, and husband, Richard D. Scott, hold the Bible…

  • Signs of the times: At least we’ve learned who we are

    CODA CODA GREG BEAN Every once in a while, a piece of information falls into your lap that answers somany questions, such as why I’ve always felt a little bit psychotic, sort of like that lady in “The Three Faces of Eve,” except with one less face. And that same information explains why so many…

  • Charter schools drain money from successful districts

    Last year Gov. Chris Christie cut aid to school budgets by $820 million, yet he promised that he would not touch the money allotted to charter schools. He also promised that there would be more charter schools in New Jersey in 2011. This is illogical on many counts. Diverting money from already strained school budgets…

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