• Protests against Arizona are going too far

    Greg Fingerhut, Daniel Drive    One of the strictest laws on immigration was enacted in Arizona earlier this year, and seemingly everyone has a say on it.    I am strongly against the law, along with others, yet the extent to which people are taking this protest is too far. To advocate that this law is a…

  • GUEST COLUMN: One can garden successfully in spite of deer

    By Carol Kleis    The Hopewell Valley Deer Management Task Force recognizes the serious challenges residents face when landscaping and gardening in the midst of a growing deer population. A deer’s primary diet is tender shoots, twigs, and leaves of trees and shrubs. Over the winter months, deer can easily lose 15-30 percent of their body…

  • CRANBURY: Library wants readers to make a splash

    By Maria Prato, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — Books and water don’t usually mix, but the Cranbury Public Library is making an exception during this year’s summer reading program, “Make a Splash @ Your Library.”    The summer reading program, which invites Cranbury adults and children to sign up and meet a reading goal, has seen a…

  • MANVILLE: Credit union dinner celebrates stability

    MANVILLE: Credit union dinner celebrates stability

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Despite continuing turmoil for many financial institutions, the members of the Manville Area Federal Credit Union had occasion to celebrate during the 73rd annual meeting May 18.    ”I am happy to report that your credit union continues to function very well,” MAFCU President Paul Mroz reported in a letter…

  • E.B.’s Mattis, Kominkiewicz win MOC gold in the discus

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Morristown’s Nick Vena has a rival. Since coming on the stage as a freshman, Vena has dominated the throwing events in New Jersey track and field. Last year he won both the shot put and the discus at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions. This spring, a sophomore from East Brunswick…

  • sport shorts

    East Brunswick/Spotswood Golden Bear Chargers youth football and cheer organization will be accepting registrations for boys and girls ages 5-15 6-8 p.m. June 17 at the East Brunswick Senior Center and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 19 at the Spotswood Municipal Building. For more information, call 732-744-4483 or go to www.leaguelineup.com/gbcfootball. The East…

  • Summer baseball league proves valuable to high school coaches

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent When Glenn Fredricks undertook the mission of forming the Greater Middlesex Conference Summer Baseball League last summer, the commissioner admits there was some uncertainty as to how successful the venture would be. But facts are facts. League champion South Plainfield entered the league on the heels of a regular Greater Middlesex…

  • Monroe High School’s Charles Napolitano competes in the 110-meter hurdles

    Monroe High School’s Charles Napolitano competes in the 110-meter hurdles during the NJSIAA Meet of Champions on June 3 at Frank Jost Field in South Plainfield. More photos at gmnews.com. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Monroe Blast stacking Legion baseball team with pitching

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent When Mike Quaglietta became coach of the newly formed Monroe Township team in the Senior American Legion Baseball League four years ago, he knew what would work. “Good teams are basically measured by the quality of pitching,” said Quaglietta. “We knew we could tap into an abundance of good hurlers from…

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