• Farkas throws hat in ring for November

    GOP councilman says he can better serve as an independent BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Randy Farkas MILLTOWN — To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports that Randy Farkas is not seeking re-election this year have been greatly exaggerated. In fact, Farkas, who was elected to his current term as a Republican in 2006, is running for…

  • Board in midst of search for next superintendent

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The Board of Education intends to have a new superintendent of schools in place by Nov. 1, avoiding the need to hire an interim school chief. The process of locating the right person to succeed retiring Superintendent John Krewer has already begun, according to Board President Richard O’Brien.…

  • Council adopts tab with stable tax rate

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — After a lengthy discussion, the Borough Council voted unanimously May 26 to adopt a $31.3 million spending plan for the 2009. The budget keeps the tax rate at last year’s level, which Mayor Raymond T. Eppinger and Borough Council members noted is “admirable” and “unforeseen” in these…

  • Accident victim in good condition

    MONROE — A 47-year-old Jamesburg woman remained hospitalized earlier this week after suffering injuries in a May 28 car accident on Perrineville Road. Colleen Hirsch suffered serious injuries in the crash, but a spokeswoman at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, said she was upgraded to good condition as of Monday. The accident took…

  • OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND ONTO THE PLAYGROUND – Advertorial

    By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial  OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND ONTO THE PLAYGROUND By Gloria Averbuch Sky Blue FC Collette McCallum Photo credit to: Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com Just as learning is not confined to a classroom, neither are sports and fitness confined to organized teams and programs. You can do a lot to promote children’s fitness,…

  • Car rolls over, pins woman, 85

    MONROE — An 85-year-old township woman remained hospitalized this week with injuries suffered when her vehicle rolled on top of her and pinned her legs to the ground Friday. A spokeswoman at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, said Helen Puritz was in good condition on Monday. Puritz had parked her 2000 Toyota Camry…

  • Council ups housing units in Ford Ave. plan

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLTOWN — A Superior Court judge will have several options in determining what plan is best for the redevelopment of Ford Avenue. At Monday’s Borough Council meeting, the governing body voted 5-0 to amend the Ford Avenue redevelopment plan in order to fulfill the town’s affordable housing obligation to the…

  • Fire officials, boro at odds over recycling funds’ use

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer The Spotswood Fire Department’s 1921 Model T antique fire truck is at the center of a dispute involving funds for the vehicle’s upkeep. SPOTSWOOD — For more than 30 years, the borough’s fire department has run a metal recycling program that it considered useful for residents as well as for…

  • Local woman finds her leibor of love

    Brings Hawaiian culture to East Brunswick June 15 BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer SCOTT FRIEDMAN Gail Small of Old Bridge sets up a display on Hawaiian culture at the East Brunswick Public Library, where she will give a lecture on June 15. Small recently began sharing her Hawaiian customs and traditions with people on the…

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