• The day Monroe burned

    Pine Barrens fire scorched hundreds of acres one memorable day in April 1985 BY JOE SAPIA Correspondent PHOTO COURTESY OF WWW.SECTIONB10.ORG The photograph, taken from above Matchaponix Road and the power lines, shows part of the April 1985 wildfire burn in the area of today’s Pines at Monroe development. MONROE — From Redmond’s Hill, where…

  • Patio Court in Monroe

    Above: Smoke billows from the windows of a house on Patio Court in Monroe around 10 p.m. April 6. Police said the fire took place in the home’s attached garage, where some gun ammunition was stored. The fire ignited a few rounds, and one of the bullets struck a house across the street. No one…

  • State aid loss forces job, program cuts in J’burg

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Some teachers here will lose their jobs and all after-school sports programs will be eliminated as the Board of Education struggles to cope with cuts in state aid. The 2010-11 school budget has been reduced by $479,449, or 3.8 percent, and now stands at $11,978,497, according to…

  • NJ Transit will keep running two commuter bus routes

    NJ Transit is expected to restore two of the three commuter bus lines that were to be eliminated as part of the agency’s budget cut package. Though NJ Transit was not expected to announce the changes until April 14, after press time for this issue, state Sen. Barbara Buono (D-Middlesex) said Monday that she learned…

  • Milltown adopts water rate hike of 38 percent

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — A 38 percent rate increase will be reflected in the next quarterly water and sewer bill for residents and businesses. The bill will be in their mailboxes at the end of this month. The Borough Council unanimously voted in favor of an ordinance implementing the rate hike at…

  • Farm Fest

    Esther Waldvogel of Spotswood tries to identify plant species with her daughter Hannah, 12, and friend Amy Schneider (l) during the first-ever Farm Fest at the Monroe Township Public Library on Saturday. The day featured educational events and a plant exchange. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • E.B. municipal budget loses $1.1M in state aid

    Mayor: Loss may bring minor increase in taxes BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer East Brunswick officials are readying a tentative 2010 municipal budget that factors in substantial state aid cuts. Mayor David Stahl updated Township Council members and residents on the budget during Monday night’s meeting, announcing that a minimal tax increase is partly due…

  • Outsourcing idea draws opposition in Milltown

    Officials look at idea of using dispatch services of another police department BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Emotions ran high and tempers flared Monday night as Milltown residents and police officers protested the potential outsourcing of police dispatch services “Safety should come first,” resident Debbie Miller told the Borough Council. Those seeking to keep Milltown’s…

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