• Incumbents win primary for three Freeholder seats

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer The three Democratic incumbents for the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders election in November have been given the nod to run in the November general election. Incumbents James Polos and Ronald Rios ran uncontested for two three-year seats in the June 2 primary, receiving 15,909 votes and 15,664 votes…

  • Teacher’s film tells story of So. Amboy explosion

    Documentary offers accounts of 1950 blast that killed 31 BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent About 15 years ago, Frank Yusko, a history teacher at Spotswood High School, made two films about a city that blew up twice, as he put it. Those films, “The Morgan Explosion of 1918” and “South Amboy’s Night to Remember: Powder Pier’s…

  • Fundraisers

    June 18-20 • Immaculate Conception Church Carnival, 5-11 p.m. June 18 and 19, 4-11 p.m. June 20, on the church grounds, 23 Manalapan Road, Spotswood. Rides and games of chance; beer garden; food pavilion with specials (June 18, barbecued ribs; June 19, fish fry); zeppole, ice cream, funnel cakes, fried Oreos; live nightly entertainment featuring…

  • Veterinarian receives award

    Dr. Steven Hornstein (center) is presented with Monroe’s Accessibility, Inclusion and Sensitivity (AIS) award for his efforts to exceed the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements at the Monroe Animal Hospital on Prospect Plains Road. Mayor Richard Pucci and ADA Committee Chairwoman Judy Kalman presented the veterinarian with the award on June 3.

  • Three honored for saving life of cardiac patient

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The Borough Council has recognized three local emergency responders with awards for saving the life of a local woman. Emergency medical technicians Christopher Hikichi and Joseph Bassano, and Police Sgt. Ed Shapley, were commended for their efforts in helping to save the life of a borough woman who…

  • Confusion over board purchases stalls deal

    Shared service agreement returns to council next week BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The Township Council tabled a resolution last week that would allow the school district to use the town’s bonding capabilities for $5.6 million in purchases and projects. The council voted unanimously to hold off on the shared services agreement…

  • Ex-public works foreman to serve one year for theft

    MONROE — A township public works employee has been ordered to serve 364 days in jail for stealing gasoline from the town for his personal use. Superior Court Judge Frederick P. De- Vesa sentenced Earl Wilson, 51, of Jamesburg, during a May 29 hearing at the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick, according to Middlesex…

  • Kickin’ for a cause

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Pictured clockwise from top left: Joe DiLaurio, 13, of Brick, tries to send one through the uprights during the third annual Joanne J. Amato Kick Cancer fundraiser for the Embrace Kids Foundation, New Brunswick. The event, held June 7 at Heavenly Farms, East Brunswick, is dedicated to the memory of late…

  • Change in trash pickup expected in September

    Town solicits new bids for solid waste contract BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Despite rejecting all three bids for a new garbage contract, the township may still be able to implement a once-a-week pickup schedule as planned. At last week’s Township Council meeting, the governing body rejected bids from three companies, including…

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