• Man reports being beaten in car outside restaurant

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Police are investigating a report that an attempted armed robbery took place July 1. A 23-year-old male from South River called police at 12:50 a.m., telling the responding officers that an unknown suspect attempted to rob him and a friend in the parking lot of the Wendy’s restaurant on Route 18 north.…

  • Psychologist, patients to appear on ABC show

    ‘Primetime’ episode will focus on OCD BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Dr. Allen Weg EAST BRUNSWICK — A local psychologist and some of his patients will be featured this month on an ABC News “Primetime” show focused on obsessivecompulsive disorder. Dr. Allen Weg is expected to appear on the July 21 edition of “Primetime.” Weg…

  • Monroe gets set to host regional championship

    Ten teams will compete to go to 10U World Series BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent MONROE — The township’s 10-yearold baseball team in the Cal Ripken Tournament has enjoyed outstanding success the last two years, winning the Northern New Jersey championship. However, the Dirty Birds, as the team is named, want another title — the Mid-…

  • Police seeking suspects in assault

    SOUTH RIVER — Police are looking for two black males accused of attacking a borough man as he was walking along Jackson Street near Clayton Court at 10:52 a.m. July 11. The alleged victim told police that by the time he realized he was being followed, the two men hit him in the face and…

  • Jazzed up

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Above: Jacobson sisters Rebecca, 6, and Sarah, 10, dance to jazz music on July 9 at Thompson Park, Monroe. The girls, from Pelham, N.Y., enjoyed the show during a stay with their grandparents, Clara and Itsahok, of Monroe. Right: Bill and Gladys Hawrylyk of Monroe enjoy watching the couples dancing to…

  • South River regulates sale of jewelry

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — After months of working with jewelry store owners in town and revising a proposed new law, the Borough Council unanimously voted in favor of an ordinance designed to help police recover stolen jewelry. Mayor Raymond T. Eppinger said at the June 22 council meeting that the passing…

  • Milltown shop owner to sell strictly via web

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Emily Lovuolo is closing her shop on Main Street but opening it up to a wider audience … the cyber world. The 37-year-old owner of Ommie’s Treasures said she is expecting her first child in January, and that is one of the reasons she has decided to close…

  • Questions unanswered in loss of payroll taxes

    Spotswood an alleged victim of investment scheme BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The borough is believed to be the victim of a scam that may have cost it $40,000. The town is among numerous public and private entities in New Jersey seeking to recoup money lost to investment firms whose owner-managers have been…

  • Teamwork, imagination lead to Disney adventure

    Friends’ futuristic theme park project wins internat’l contest BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent F our Central Jersey college students are getting a close-up look at the magic of Disney industries. PHOTOS BY GARY KRUEGER/DISNEY ENTERPRISES INC. The Rowan University team, Vincent Logozio (l-r), Elissa Hogan, David Lester and Raymond Scanlon, received the award for Best…

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