• Jamesburg Borough Council race

    At stake: Two three-year Borough Council terms and one two-year unexpired term. Thomas Busco (D) Seeking three-year term Busco, 41, has a wife, Denise, and three children, Zoe, 16, Alexis, 12, and Amanda, 9. A water and wastewater operator, he has lived in Jamesburg his entire life. He is a graduate of Monroe Township High…

  • Middlesex County Freeholder election profiles

    Incumbent Democrats H. James Polos and Ronald Rios are facing Republican candidates Lynda Woods Cleary and Richard F. Frank for two three-year terms on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders on Nov. 3. Carol Barrett* (D) Barrett has a son, Charles, 48. She is retired. She has been a resident of Monmouth Junction for…

  • Fundraisers

    Oct. 22-25 • Show and School-Supplies Drive, to benefit needy children in Afghanistan, sponsored by Stephen O’Leary, a seventh-grade student at Immaculate Conception School, Spotswood. Project inspired by a request posted on www.anysoldier.com by a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan. Shoes, boots, sandals, school supplies, crayons, stamps, donations for postage may be dropped off in a…

  • Rabid animals turn up in Monroe, Old Bridge

    A raccoon and a cat that tested positive for rabies this month in Monroe and Old Bridge bring the total number of rabid animals located this year in Middlesex County to 12. On Oct. 12, the Monroe animal control officer responded to a report that a resident’s dog had killed a raccoon that had wandered…

  • On their game

    JEFF GRANIT staff PGA Tour fan favorite Rocco Mediate and LPGA Tour sensation Natalie Gulbis take part in the celebrity skills exhibition during the two-day Sovereign Bank Charity Golf Classic at Forsgate Country Club in Monroe Oct. 6.

  • Three arrested at E.B. mall

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Three women from Philadelphia were arrested last week after police responded to a report of shoplifting at the Brunswick Square Mall, Route 18. Hollister employees told police that three suspects had left the store with stolen merchandise at 5:35 p.m. Oct. 11. A description of the suspects was provided to responding police…

  • Rec. director and daughter charged in theft from boro

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — The borough’s longtime director of parks and recreation and her daughter were arrested last week of stealing approximately $650 from the borough over a two-year period. Karen Cuomo, 52, and her daughter Tracey Cuomo, 23, both of South River, were charged Oct. 8 with third-degree theft and…

  • Asciolla, Janeczek run uncontested in Helmetta

    Vinny Asciolla HELMETTA — Only two candidates filed for two three-year terms available on the Borough Council Nov. 3. Vinny Asciolla and Robert Janeczek, both independents, are seeking their third and second terms, respectively. Asciolla, 48, has a wife Gina and three children — Michael, 13, Taylor, 11, and Gianna, 9. A graduate of Tottenville…

  • EBHS band competition to double as food drive

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Those who want to enjoy some good music and help the hungry at the same time need go no further then East Brunswick High School this Saturday. For the 11th straight year, the East Brunswick Band Booster Association (EBBBA) is organizing a marching band competition that will…

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