• Organizers hope concert series hits the right notes

    The beat is on this summer, from So. Amboy waterfront to Thompson Park BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent In a down economy, it’s good to know that some things in life are still free — including the Middlesex County Summer Concert Series. A crowd takes in a concert at Raritan Bay Waterfront Park in South Amboy…

  • Monroe kicks off concert series with classic rock

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MONROE — The township will kick off its traditional summer concert series today, July 1, with a unique theme: The British Invasion and the American response. The Robert Murdock Band will pay tribute to the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Zombies and other classic rock acts from the U.K,…

  • Community Center expansion nearing completion after delays

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MONROE — What a difference a few months make. Earlier this year, the primary contractor for the expansion of the Monroe Community Center, Monmouth Road, had walked off the job, leaving 15 percent of the work incomplete. But now, the largest part of the expansion has been completed and…

  • Governor signs his first budget in South River

    Christie: Passage made possible by Dems, GOP working together BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer With members of his administration and his wife at his side, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed his first budget into law on Tuesday at a South River firehouse. Above: Gov. Chris Christie speaks to local residents and firefighters, members of…

  • Local towns set to go red, white and blue

    East Brunswick, Milltown, Sayreville, South River and Monroe plan events BY JULIE KLIEGMAN Correspondent For anyone looking for some good oldfashioned fun this Fourth of July weekend, several area towns are planning Fourth of July festivities that run the gamut from fishing to fireworks. East Brunswick will revive its former fireworks tradition to culminate an…

  • E.B. school unions accept salary freezes

    Pay freezes retroactive to include most of 2009-10 and six months of 2010-11 BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Tentative deals with the East Brunswick school district’s employee unions have been finalized, and school officials say the results are to the taxpayers’ advantage. The Board of Education has completed negotiations with the East Brunswick Education Association…

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    Members of South River High School’s class of 2010 make their way to their designated area prior to the start of commencement exercises at Denny Stadium on June 23. ERIC SUCAR staff

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    The Monroe Hoops Association will hold its eighth annual golf outing at the Concordia Golf Course in Monroe at 1 p.m. July 26. The outing is for the Ryan Walp-D.J. Blish-Joe Kunigonis Tom Allen Memorial Scholarship Fund. The cost is $130 per player. Tee sponsorships are available. Contact Joe Costa at 908-413-4776 or [email protected] or…

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