• Mary Renda Celona

    Mrs. Celona, 84, of North Brunswick, died June 11, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was employed at E.R. Squibb & Son, New Brunswick, for nine years, retiring in 1982. Prior to that, she was a crossing guard for North Brunswick Township. She was predeceased by two daughters, Mary Frances Celona-Nikovics…

  • Philip Maiorana

    Mr. Maiorana, 83, of Toms River, died June 19, 2009, at Community Medical Center in Toms River. He resided in North Brunswick for 38 years, prior to relocating to Toms River 14 years ago. He was a foreman for the Government Service Administration, Bayonne, for 38 years, retiring in 1979. During retirement, he was a…

  • Taxing alcohol at eateries is not progressive

    As the recession in New Jersey continues to deepen, it appears that Gov. Corzine and the majority in Trenton are oblivious to the struggling economy and the difficulties faced by local businesses. The latest attack on the business community is a proposed 25 percent tax on wine and liquor sold by restaurants. This will devastate…

  • Reinstate funding for deaf-blind services

    Recently, the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CBVI) refused to renew the contract for the New Jersey Association of the Deaf- Blind (NJADB) and thus cut off major funding for NJADB, which will result in its closing on July 1 NJADB provides such services for adult deaf-blind as transportation, support for medical appointments,…

  • Public urged to support medical marijuana

    My name is Charles Kwiatkowski. I have had MS for 12 years and I use medical marijuana to treat my pain and spasticity, and it works far better than any pharmaceutical drug on today’s market. I only wish I could afford medical marijuana with some smaller co-pay and use it wisely. Instead I am unable…

  • Time for a commission to investigate rail foes

    While Washington politics struggle with the advisability of a “Truth Commission” on enhanced interrogation linked to “torture,” Middlesex County is putting another “notch on their political gun belt” preventing action on construction of a MOM rail line for Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex counties while its citizenry suffer the anguishes of overburdened “rail line transit tortures.”…

  • In motion

    Top: South Brunswick first baseman Jack Young charges after a ground ball during the American Legion game against Edison held at the Edison Boys Complex on June 17. Left: South Brunswick pitcher Mike Katcher tries to make the throw to first base during the game. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff

  • New summer baseball league started in Middlesex County

    BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer Anew brand of baseball was born last week in Middlesex County when the inaugural season of the Greater Middlesex Coaches Summer Baseball League (GMCSBL) got under way. The league fields 15 teams, and each team will play an 18-game schedule and its own version of a mid-summer classic. After the…

  • He bagged the goose — and then we cooked it

    Coda • GREG BEAN In our family, we love to tell the story about Grandpa and the goose, although if he were still alive, he’d probably get a nasty letter from PETA berating him for inhuman cruelty. That organization got so upset last week when President Obama swatted a fly on camera, there’s no telling…

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