• Top Gun players get exposure at tournaments

    BY SHAWN LAYTON Correspondent The Edison Top Gun 18-and-under softball team finished its summer season at the Rhode Island Thunder Gold Invitational earlier this month. Composed of the best softball talent in and around Middlesex County, the Edison Top Gun softball club fields teams at 14 and under, 16 and under, and 18 and under…

  • Middlesex County College announces smoke-free policy

    EDISON — Middlesex County College recently announced a new policy that prohibits smoking anywhere on campus. The policy, which took effect July 1, prohibits smoking tobacco in any campus building, college vehicle or outdoor area. The only exception is in personal vehicles. In the fall of 2008, the college adopted a policy that restricted smoking…

  • Robots!

    Paul Gilman of Old Bridge crafts his robot during Middlesex County College’s summer camp for kids. This program, “Robots!, Robots!, Robots!,” allows the kids to build a working robot that they can take home. It also features discussions on artificial intelligence, the future of computers and the capability of robots.

  • Federal funds will help bring back teachers

    Holt: Delays may result in some being hired during school year BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer An extra $268 million will soon be appropriated to New Jersey public schools, but most local schoolteachers and officials have been unaware of just how the newfound funding will help. U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12th District) visited Spotswood High…

  • Robert D. β€œRed” French

    Mr. French, 80, of South River, died Aug. 12, 2010, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1990, he was employed as a mechanic with the Borough of South River Road Department, where he worked for 35 years. Surviving are a son, Brady French of East Brunswick; two brothers and…

  • Alfred J. Grana

    Mr. Grana, 75, of Old Bridge, died Aug. 1, 2010, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1996, he was a baker for Wonder Bread/Hostess Cakes for 46 years, including 25 years at the plant in East Brunswick. His wife, Laura E. Grana, died in April. Surviving are three daughters, Valerie Tietchen of Freehold, Janine…

  • Stanley J. Halinski Jr.

    Mr. Halinski, 55, of South River, died July 24, 2010, at home. He was employed as a truck driver for Park Roofing and Sheet Metal Company, South River. He was predeceased by his parents, Stanley and Julia Tobias Halinski. Surviving are a sister, Mary Ann Vanderbeek of South River; three nieces and two nephews; and…

  • Theresa B. Santurro

    Mrs. Santurro, 78, of Old Bridge, died Aug. 4, 2010, at home. She was predeceased by seven siblings, Daniel, John, Vincent, Anthony and Nicholas Lettiere, Marie White and Beatrice Mola. Surviving are her husband, Sergio Santurro; a son and daughter-in-law, Stephen and Lynn Santurro; a daughter, Karen Anderson; a brother, Michael Lettiere; and six grandchildren.…

  • Paul K. Kotarski

    Mr. Kotarski, 59, of the Morgan section of Sayreville, died Aug. 12, 2010, at home. Prior to his retirement in 2008, he was employed as an operator with the Middlesex County Utilities Authority, Sayreville, where he worked for 18 years. His wife, Eileen P. Licinski Kotarski, died in 2005. He also was predeceased by his…

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