• ••• Police secrecy makes oversight a difficult task

    On April 26, 2010, a Piscataway man sued Monroe Township, its police department and two of its police officers for racially discriminating against him at a local supermarket on Jan. 29, 2010. The man alleged that he went to the local Stop & Shop to purchase a money order to send back to relatives in…

  • Don’t be discouraged by small steps taken forward

    CODA GREG BEAN Last week, as a record heat wave scalded New Jersey and most of the nation, I sat on the back deck drinking sun tea in tall glasses with lots of ice and reading Harper Lee’s classic American novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” July was the 50th anniversary of the publication of the…

  • Senior citizens’ artwork displayed at MCC gallery

    Visitors to the Studio Art Gallery in the Performing Arts Center at Middlesex County College, Edison, look at some the works entered in a county-wide contest by professional and non-professional artists over the age of 60. EDISON — The artwork of Middlesex County artists over age 60 who participated in the Middlesex County Department of…

  • Middlesex officials highlight hiking trails in county parks

    Middlesex County’s Parks and Recreation Department recently updated its park maps, including the addition of several new trails. “Residents don’t need to travel far to find a great outdoor experience,” said Freeholder Stephen J. “Pete” Dalina, chairman of the county’s Parks and Recreation Committee. “There are a wide variety of trails available for everyone from…

  • E.B. officer graduates public safety program

    East Brunswick Police Lt. Alan Quercia recently graduated from the School of Police Staff and Command (SPSC) at Northwestern University. Quercia successfully completed the 10- week staff and command program held in Philadelphia from February to June. The School of Police Staff and Command provides upper-level college instruction in a total of 22 core or…

  • Check it out

    Left: The Cannon family of Sayreville checks out a 1928 Ford hot rod during the July 16 car show outside the Peter Pank Diner on Route 9, Sayreville. The Just Us Cruisers sponsor the show, accompanied by music from the ’50s to the ’80s, in the diner parking lot on Friday nights through Oct. 15.…

  • Model citizens

    Left: Mike Korb (l) of Edison and Larry Kosinar of Old Bridge troubleshoot their “Tower 40” model airplane during the fourth annual Open House event hosted by the Tri-County Radio Control Club July 18 at Heavenly Farms, East Brunswick. Right: The “P38 Lightning” model airplane, piloted by John English of Old Bridge, doubles back. PHOTOS…

  • Wolf visit a howling success

    Clockwise from above left: East Brunswick summer campers and staffers pose for photos with Samson, one of the wolves featured in Disney’s “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” movie. The township arranged for Howling Woods Farm to bring two wolves from the movie to the campsite at Churchill Junior High School for a surprise visit July 23 after the…

  • Two residents, civic group honored for volunteer efforts

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Township officials recently recognized this year’s winners of the Friends of Recreation, Parks and Community Services Award. The award has been given each July for 19 years to honor dedicated individuals and organizations and to recognize their outstanding service to the community. The 2010 recipients of the award in the Individual category…

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