Middlesex County has been named the top recycling county in New Jersey, according to the latest data from the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). With a recycling rate of 62.3 percent, Middlesex County ranked No. 1 among the 21 counties for a third time since 1995, the first year data was compiled. The data…

PHOTOSBY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Above: Michael Cerame, of East Brunswick Boy Scout Troop 252, leads the Gan B’Kayitz Day Campers in a Parade-a-Thon on Aug. 1 from the East Brunswick Jewish Center, Ryders Lane, to the township library and back. The campers raised funds per step for 1,800 steps to replace the synagogue’s tattered Israeli flag.…

Plant listed as potential terror target is storing less chlorine BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer “I think it’s an excellent change. It’s very important to the community and the surrounding communities.” – Mayor Barry Zagnit SPOTSWOOD – The Schweitzer Mauduit paper mill, once considered a prime terrorism target, has reduced its…

NEW BRUNSWICK – Keep Middlesex Moving, the transportation management association for Middlesex County, recently enhanced its interactive Web site to assist commuters who work in the county. The nonprofit organization’s site, www.kmm.org, provides information and online services such as commuter classifieds, bike rental availability, mass transit schedules, park-and-ride lot information and construction updates, among other…

Eliyahu Goodman, 7, (center) looks on as Joellen Friedman, 15, gives Nellie Blumin, 98, a manicure during the Chabad of East Brunswick Friendship Club’s visit to the Chelsea Assisted Living Center on Friday. The youths, ages 12 to 16, visit the residents weekly to provide artistic and theatrical activities, and to distribute mini-challah rolls and…

SCOTT FRIEDMAN Time-keeper Jacquie Andrich, of West Caldwell, waits at the corner of Cranbury and Rhode Hall roads in East Brunswick for bicyclists in the “River to Sea Rally,” which went from Milford to Manasquan on Aug. 4.

BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer “We don’t want to do anything [to affect] public safety.” – Tony LaMantia mayor JAMESBURG – In the face of a budgetary crisis stemming from state mandates and a new cap on municipal spending, the town has taken its first steps toward shaving off dollars. “This…

North Brunswick family takes over long-standing E.B. pizza restaurant BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above, Victoria Madaffari works on an order Tuesday at Mr. Pizza in East Brunswick as her father, Cosmo, takes an order from a customer. Cosmo Madaffari says his job at Mr. Pizza…

Aug. 16 • “Community Savings” Book Sale, sponsored by Sayreville War Memorial High School Bombers Basketball. Discount price: $10 per book, two for $15. Proceeds benefit Bombers basketball programs. Coupons, valid through December, feature discounts at area businesses including Ria Mar Restaurant, Modell’s Sporting Goods, Marty’s Shoes, Karl’s Appliances, Feet First, McDonald’s, Burger King, Auntie…