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Milltown Legion marks Veterans Day by retiring American flags
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Many stood around a bright fire last week as unserviceable American flags were properly retired at the American Legion Joyce Kilmer Post 25. The Milltown post has been collecting flags for 13 years, and each Veterans Day its members properly dispose of the flags in a large fire…
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$500K fed grant to fund local flood plain study
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a study to determine the impact of flooding on seven towns in southern Middlesex County and ways to mitigate it. The affected towns are East Brunswick, Old Bridge, Helmetta, Jamesburg, Monroe, Spotswood and South River. The study, funded through a $500,000 grant obtained with the help of…
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Four hospitalized after two-car crash
MONROE — A Howell woman remained hospitalized this week after being involved in a two-car collision on Rhode Hall Road. The accident occurred at 2:13 p.m. Nov. 10 when a 1991 Ford CHC dump truck and a 2008 Land Rover Range Rover collided in the westbound lane. The dump truck had been traveling westbound and…
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E.B. council opposes upcoming bear hunt
Debate centers on means of thinning black bear population in seven N.J. counties BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer There may not be many black bears roaming these parts, but local officials have taken a formal stand against a state-sanctioned bear hunt scheduled for December. The Township Council passed a resolution Nov. 8 encouraging the state…
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Showing you care
Above: Laura Fricke, 17, is all smiles after donating 6 inches of hair to Locks of Love. The Spotswood High School and friends Jenna Tempera and Carolyn Thompson organized the Nov. 7 “Show You Care, Donate Your Hair,” as a community service project. Twenty-seven donors offered up a total of 47 ponytails. Right: Bags of…
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Commercial rezoning raises ire in Monroe
Master plan subcommittee reviewing its recommendation for vacant parcel BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Acontroversial proposal to rezone land at Schoolhouse Road and Buckelew Avenue in Monroe may be on its last legs. The proposal, which calls for two parcels of land adjacent to the intersection to be rezoned from R-20 residential to NC neighborhood…
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Lakeview’s careful restoration proceeds
Basement required concrete slab to prevent walls from caving in BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer The first phase of a multiyear restoration project aimed at returning the Lakeview mansion in Jamesburg to its former splendor is wrapping up. Shuttered for nearly two years due to a number of structural deficiencies that caused portions of the…
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Broker announces retail leases in East Brunswick
EAST BRUNSWICK — R.J. Brunelli & Co. Inc. of Old Bridge has announced the recent completion of a lease that will bring major retailers to East Brunswick. David’s Bridal and Annie Sez signed deals for 10,000 square feet and 11,000 square feet, respectively, at Summerhill Square, at Route 18 and Summerhill Road. The retailers will…
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