• Changes would alter landscape of housing in N.J.

    BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Senate bill S-1, which was initially scheduled for a vote before the end of 2010 and would abolish the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) and supplant the current housing regulations with a series of new guidelines to provide low- and moderate-income housing, is currently being discussed by members of…

  • Top 10 stories of 2010

    Preservation of Pulda Farm, economic boost mark the achievements of last year BY JENNIFER AMATO & SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writers 1North Brunswick saves Pulda Farm Officials in North Brunswick purchased the Pulda Farm in December, finally preserving the last significant parcel of open space in town. The council voted in October in favor of an…

  • No. Brunswick tries to focus on ‘the best of times’

    Council looking toward productive new year despite challenges BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer ‘I t was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack quoted Charles Dickens’ opening paragraphs from the novel “A Tale of Two Cities” to describe how the past year has affected North Brunswick, while reassuring…

  • County to offer new emergency alert system

    Middlesex County residents are encouraged to sign up for Middlesex County Alert, an emergency notification system sponsored by the county. Residents who register will receive emergency notification via mobile texts or e-mail or both. The Middlesex County Office of Emergency Management will send emergency messages as needed, but messaging will be restricted to conditions when…

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    Bob Delloff (l), of South River, and John Helgesen, of South Plainfield, check their lines during an afternoon of ice fishing at Davidson Mill Pond Park in South Brunswick on Jan. 2. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Injuries aside, RFH boys remain optimistic

    BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Optimism is high for the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School boys basketball team, despite a few injuries and a loss to Raritan in its first game. That’s because the Bulldogs are coming off an 18-9 campaign and boast a talented and deep roster. However, Rumson is playing without point guard Kevin “Pookie”…

  • Hawks’ Gaitley registers her 450th career win

    At Hawk Holiday Classic Monmouth University’s Alexis Canady (top) drives past Brown University’s Hannah Passafuime during the first game of their first-round game in the Hawk Holiday Classic hosted by MU in West Long Branch on Dec. 30. Brown held off a late Hawk rally to win, 75-71. ERIC SUCAR staff The Monmouth University women’s…

  • Despite graduation losses, L.B. wrestlers are ready to compete

    BYMATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Even after three straight championship seasons, the Long Branch Green Wave has much to prove this wrestling season. Long Branch has won the Shore Conference Tournament and NJSIAA Group II championships each of the past three seasons. However, last year’s graduating class had a combined record of 256-56 in 2010. This season,…

  • Holiday Classic

    Left to right: Monmouth University’s Abby Martin (r) and Brown’s Hannah Passafuime (l) skirmish for a rebound during the first half of their first-round game in the Hawk Holiday Classic hosted by MU at the Multipurpose Activity Center (MAC) in West Long Branch on Dec. 30. Monmouth University’s Gena Broadus (c) has the ball deflected…

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