• Big Night Out

    PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above: Michelle Popovski, 11, of East Brunswick, pops her head out of a humvee during South River’s National Night Out event, held on the grounds of South River High School on Aug. 4. The National Association of Town Watch (NATW) co-sponsored the event with the borough’s Police Department and the…

  • Milltown resident joins Spotswood PD

    SPOTSWOOD — A new probationary officer has been sworn as part of the borough’s police force. Salvatore Fama Jr. of Milltown began his work as an office earlier this month, bringing the department back to its full strength of 19 officers. Fama grew up in Milltown and graduated Spotswood High School in 2002. He received…

  • Spotswood hopes for aid to reduce 4-cent hike

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The Borough Council is planning to adopt the 2009 municipal budget later this month, but officials are still hoping more state aid will defray the tax increase. Hoping to follow the lead of the Board of Education, which presented a flat tax rate this year, the council is…

  • Edward A. Rein

    Mr. Rein, 82, of South River, died Aug. 5, 2009, at home. He was predeceased by a granddaughter, Colleen K. Rein; three sisters; and three brothers. Surviving are his wife, Rose McConvery Rein; four sons, Kenneth Rein, and his wife, Lynne, of Berkeley Heights, Robert Rein, and his wife, Bernadine, of North Brunswick, Thomas Rein…

  • Massive search yields arrest of E.B. man, 21

    Suspect charged in armed robbery at Cranbury Rd. home EAST BRUNSWICK — A township man was arrested last week on armed robbery charges following a five-hour search in the woods involving numerous police agencies. The arrest of Kevin Hill, 21, came in the early hours of Aug. 4. Police alleged that at 10:39 p.m. on…

  • Joanna Frankowski Miller

    Mrs. Miller, 97, of North Brunswick, died Aug. 5, 2009. She was employed at Middlesex County District Court from 1965 to 1987, retiring at age 76. Prior to that, she was employed at N.J. Bell Telephone Co.; First National Bank, Highland Park; and Nathan’s department store, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by a brother, Joseph…

  • Spotswood food pantry seeking gardeners’ help

    BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — A local food pantry will now be able to offer its clients produce from home gardeners. CUP (Churches United for People) Food Pantry, which is housed at Woodmere Senior Citizen Housing, Crescent Avenue, recently joined the AmpleHarvest.org campaign, a nationwide effort to encourage local backyard gardeners to share…

  • Henry R. Gesicki

    Mr. Gesicki, 75, of South River, died July 30, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are two sisters, Jeannette Mark of Monroe and Charlotte Wesp, and her husband, Joseph, of Manalapan; two nieces, Nicole Southern, and her husband, Mark, and Megan Wesp; and one great-niece. Services were held at Brunswick Memorial…

  • Trees, drainage at issue with Foerter Farm plans

    Board hears more testimony from professionals, residents BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Residents told the township Planning Board last week that the development of the Foerter Farm would harm a delicate piece of property and the quality of life in an adjacent neighborhood. During the Aug. 5 meeting, the third hearing so…

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