• Suspect in attempted armed robbery at Rt. 33 gas station still at large

    MONROE — Police are looking for information about an attempted armed robbery at the Raceway Gas station on Route 33 East over the weekend. Monroe Police Lt. Marc Jimenez said the attendant was closing up the station for the evening at around 11 p.m. on July 31 when an unknown male wearing a black mask…

  • S&P lauds Monroe for its ‘strong financial position’

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MONROE — The township’s financial status is in good shape despite the sour economy, Mayor Richard Pucci said recently. Monroe received a good review from the latest Standard & Poor’s general obligation bond rating and earned an “AA” rating. And much of the credit for the good rating should…

  • Resident says town failed her in quest to save tree

    Large oak was located near corner of farm in disputed right-of-way area BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MONROE — Despite her best efforts, Laurie Winters was unable to save a majestic 100-year-oak tree near her family’s farm on Federal Road. But she didn’t let the tree come down without a fight. When Winters stepped…

  • A rite of passage for an extraordinary young man

    Fourteen-year-old autistic youth celebrates his bar mitzvah BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Jesse Martinez celebrates his bar mitzvah with his mother, Sari Yates, and Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky of the Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe on July 28. MONROE — The road to his bar mitzvah is not an easy one for a Jewish boy.…

  • Lifeguard is a hero – to another lifeguard

    Alifeguard at Mill Road Day Camp saved the life of a fellow lifeguard on July 22. Rebecca Golden, 18, of Monroe, was on her post watching one of the pools at the camp on Davidson Mill Road in South Brunswick around 1:45 p.m. when she saw a person facedown in the water, according to a…

  • E.B police can enforce traffic laws at improved intersection

    New traffic light system gives rescue squad easier exit BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Township officials recently took the final step to ensure the smooth regulation of a new traffic light at the intersection of Cranbury and Summerhill roads and Hope Street. The Township Council voted 4-0 in favor of changes to…

  • Milltown may reap savings through recycling change

    Also, council reduces demand electric rate for small businesses BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer In an effort to save money, the Milltown Borough Council will look into forming an interlocal agreement with East Brunswick for recycling services. “This will save the borough $10,000 to $15,000 per year,” Councilman Lawrence Citro said at the council’s July…

  • Shadow Road

    Louis (l), 6, and Alexis Calabrese (r), 4, of East Brunswick, and Sydney Chacko of Old Bridge dance to the music of Shadow Road at Geick Park in Old Bridge July 20. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Monroe to sue architect of senior center project

    Cancels $695,000 contract; hires new firm for construction management services BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Monroe officials have switched principal architects for the longawaited senior center and are expected to pursue litigation against the original firm. Monroe had already paid Newark-based Axis D.I. Architecture last December for work that the firm completed on the…

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