• Reccie Smith

    Mrs. Smith, 88, of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, died Aug. 6, 2009, at the Pavilions at Forrestal, Plainsboro. She was a self-employed housekeeper. She was predeceased by a son, James Leak, She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Joseph Henry; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Burial was at Dayton…

  • Sheila Webb O’Halloran

    Mrs. O’Halloran, 87, of North Brunswick, died Aug. 9, 2009, at home. She as a retail security manager at M. Epstein Inc., Morristown, for more than 20 years, retiring in 1988. She was predeceased by her husband, John O’Halloran. She is survived by six sons and daughters-in-law, David and Debra of Milltown; Jim and Carol…

  • Gov. Corzine thanked for signing autism legislation

    Autism is a brain development disorder often characterized by impaired social interaction, communication and repetitive behavior. It is a disorder that affects boys more often than girls. In New Jersey, 1 in 94 children have been diagnosed with autism, compared to the national average of 1 in 150. Signs of autism often surface before a…

  • Boomers must be part of health care reform

    Our leaders are tackling health care reform for America in earnest and there are many points to consider. One of them should be expanding health care coverage for boomers: 50- to 64-year-olds need to be part of the reform equation. According to AARP, nearly one in five Americans – 63 million adults – will be…

  • Principal appreciates India Independence Day

    North Brunswick Township celebrated its third annual India’s Independence Day, co-sponsored through Seema Moondra, who is a member of the Board of Education, and her 4-H Indian Langoor Club and Linwood Middle School. I want to thank Mrs. Moondra for organizing this event and providing our community with a program that allows all of us…

  • Thanks to fairgoers who helped charities

    Iwant to thank the fairgoers who attended the 2009 Middlesex County Fair and helped support the 15 local area charities that participated in this year’s Charity Challenge Event. Particularly in these difficult economic times, the fairgoers displayed great generosity contributing in excess of $2,200 to the charities. The winner, Middlesex County Right to Life, garnered…

  • Gettin’ ready for football

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Top: North Brunswick’s Chris Villegas works the ball during a Flag Football scrimmage during a day full of scrimmages at Byron Johnson Park, Upper Freehold, on Aug. 16. Bottom: North Brunswick’s Andrew Lavielle runs the ball down field.

  • Freehold Raceway opens harness meet

    First leg of Triple Crown, the Cane Pace, will be held at track Labor Day, Sept. 7 The familiar call of “Here they come, there they go” has returned to Freehold Raceway, Route 9, Freehold. The venerable harness track reopened with live harness racing on Aug. 12. Post time Wednesday through Saturday is 12:30 p.m.…

  • Anonymous defamers should be very afraid

    Coda • GREG BEAN I ‘ve mentioned more than once over the last few years that there’s a day of reckoning coming for the cowardly slime-puppies who post anonymous libels on some of the blog sites around here (Are you listening, da Truth Squad?). And it looks like that day might be coming sooner than…

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