• Help loved ones stay safe on the road

    Many families avoid any discussion about safe driving and don’t consider transportation alternatives for their loved ones until there is a crisis. Safe driving is about health and ability, and some people need to stop driving earlier than others, no matter their age. There are things adult children can do to help their loved ones…

  • Veterans thank community for recent drive

    The Veterans Council of Monroe and Jamesburg, which consists of all of the veterans organizations in these communities, wishes to thank our neighbors for their generosity in providing gifts for the patients at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. We were able to deliver these requested items when we visited Bethesda on Dec.…

  • The mailbag: Readers weigh in on Palin’s big-game hunt

    People who write columns are nowhere without readers, and as this year ends, it’s appropriate to give some of mine a last word. Feedback from last week’s column on the general ineptitude of Sarah Palin as a big-game hunter was a mixed bag. Some was from folks taking me to task, some was from folks…

  • Lewis to say goodbye as Helmetta police chief

    Plans to relocate, fly plane in retirement BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Helmetta Police Chief Cully Lewis will be retiring after 25 years on the force. HELMETTA — Cully Lewis has served most of the past decade as police chief, but his role has been far different than most of his peers in Middlesex County.…

  • DWI checkpoints established around county over holidays

    Police have been setting up sobriety checkpoints around the county as part of an effort to keep motorists safe from drunken drivers during the holiday season, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan announced. As of last week, the latest round of checks, which began on Nov. 12, has resulted in 159 summonses issued for a…

  • Yuhas recalled for dedication to preserving local history

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Alberta Yuhas greeted visitors to her Kossman Street home during a May 2004 garden tour. FILE PHOTO EAST BRUNSWICK — Alberta Yuhas was no ordinary resident. The founding member of both the East Brunswick Museum and the Historic Village of Old Bridge Community Group bore an inscrutable regal presence that…

  • South River volunteers help those in need during holidays

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — A team effort between the borough’s fire department, Board of Health and Envirochem Inc. has brought holiday cheer to eight local families in need. “We actually wanted to do this for some time now,” said Fire Chief Michael Farrell. “We were going to do this around Thanksgiving…

  • Fire leaves Monroe home uninhabitable

    MONROE — Residents of a Perrineville Road home were able to safely evacuate during an early-morning fire Dec. 17. The residents called 911 at 1:43 a.m. to report heavy smoke conditions coming from the ceiling. They were already outside the house when police arrived. Officers getting to the scene first observed smoke coming from the…

  • Omission of Bean bill described as baffling

    East Brunswick family, Holt vow to continue fight for improved veterans’ services BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A bill named for a local veteran and intended to strengthen treatment resources for returning soldiers will not be funded this year. Its sudden removal from the federal DefenseAuthorizationAct of 2011 has angered a local…

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