• Monroe Township Public Library

    Deena Schleifer of Monroe learns about some of the food offered during the Indian Cultural Festival at the Monroe Township Public Library Saturday. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Milltown officials debate Petain street name issue

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Borough officials continue to grapple with the issue of whether to change the name of Petain Avenue. No one disputes the facts surrounding the street’s namesake, Philippe Pétain, and his link to the Nazis during World War II. However, Mayor Gloria Bradford and Borough Council members said they…

  • Police: Man hit officer, sped off

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Police arrested a township man after he allegedly struck a police officer with his car and left the scene last week. East Brunswick Police Officer Jason Haykel was outside his police car, backing up another officer on a motor vehicle stop, when he was struck by a passing car at 11:50 p.m.…

  • This spring marks final May election

    Spotswood council moves election date to November BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The municipal election will be held in May this year for the last time. In future years, voting for mayor and Borough Council seats will take place in November. Nonpartisan governments, such as Spotswood, have held their elections in May based…

  • Monroe budget ‘bare bones,’ but staff layoffs are unlikely

    Township officials awaiting word on state aid before releasing budget figures BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MONROE — Mum’s the word, at least until later this week. That’s Township Administrator Wayne Hamilton’s take on just how the 2010 municipal budget will eventually work out. Hamilton said he won’t have the final budget numbers until…

  • Mayor hopes to save jobs of two paid firefighters

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MONROE — Mayor Richard Pucci is hopeful that two recently laid-off paid firefighters could be reinstated. Pucci met with the chairman of the District 1 Board of Fire Commissioners recently to discuss the possibility of retaining the firemen’s jobs, perhaps through shared agreements for paid firefighters in the township’s…

  • Massive $10M pot bust spans three counties

    Police: Marijuana was being grown in Monroe, Old Bridge, Manalapan, Middletown BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Call it a different take on “Jersey Fresh.” Authorities are crediting a Monroe Township police officer with sniffing out what turned out to be the locus of an alleged $10 million indoor marijuana-growing operation, the largest in the…

  • Budget crunch brings more E.B. library cuts

    Flat funding, rising costs lead library board to reduce hours, programming BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The East Brunswick library is scaling back expenses in preparation of the township’s forthcoming budget, and officials are anticipating cuts that will impact employees and patrons alike. Library officials recently announced a reduction in hours of operation, staff and…

  • Indian Cultural Festival

    Siya Seshadri, 6, of Monroe, waits for the fashion show segment to begin during the Indian Cultural Festival at the Monroe Township Public Library Saturday. The event, co-sponsored by the library and the Indian Cultural Association of Monroe, featured food, performances, crafts and activities. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

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