• Hindu temple clears hurdle with Monroe Planning Board

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Renderings show the completed Om Sri Balaji temple site, including both the main and side temple, as well as the six-unit parsonage building. COURTESY OF ARCHITECT KISHOR JOSHI MONROE — A Hindu temple proposed for a tract along Brown’s Corner Road received preliminary approval in a unanimous Planning Board…

  • Volunteer EMS providers are vital to towns

    I want to thank our volunteer EMS providers, who are vital to the communities they serve, for all they do for the residents of New Jersey. In addition to facing some of the same issues as paid services, New Jersey’s volunteer EMS squads address the challenges of recruiting and retaining members, raising funds, and maintaining…

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    JESSICA D’AMICO/STAFF A fallen tree reaches into the Delaware River in Frenchtown, Hunterdon County.

  • Old Bridge chiropractor selected to work at international sports tournament

    Dr. Anthony J. DeLuca, director of DeLuca Family Chiropractic, Old Bridge, has been selected by the Fédération Internationale de Chiropratique du Sport (FICS) to the medical team of the fourth International Workers and Amateurs in Sports Confederation (CSIT) World Sports Games (WSG) scheduled for June 7-14 in Lignano, Italy. DeLuca will be responsible for the…

  • Fire survivors share story with high school students

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Alvaro Llanos speaks to Old Bridge High school seniors as Shawn Simons looks on. Llanos and Simons visited the high school on May 26 sharing their harrowing story of survival and perseverance after suffering severe burns from the fatal Seton Hall University dormitory fire. PHOTO COURTESY OF LORI LUICCI Since…

  • Beach Book Sale to support library

    The Friends of the Jamesburg Public Library will hold a Beach Book Sale June 15- 30 at the library, 229 Gatzmer Ave. Shoppers may fill a plastic grocery bag with books for $5. Proceeds from the sale will be used to help support the library’s summer reading program. For more information, call 732-521- 0440.

  • Technology, facilities needs drive Milltown school tax hike

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — The 2015-16 school budget, which carries a tax hike of nearly $240 on the average home, is driven by technology, facilities and instruction enhancements. Superintendent of Schools Stephanie Brown and school Business Administrator Norma Tursi laid out the $15.87 million budget at a public meeting. The spending plan…

  • Vo-tech students contribute to bomb-disposal platforms

    Two high school sophomores have made a contribution to the New Jersey State Police in an effort to assist them in disabling suspected bombs. Dan Rachkelyuk of South River and Vince Pellicane of New Brunswick, who attend the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools (MCVTS), fabricated parts for two of the State Police Bomb Squad’s…

  • Bataan veteran’s valor finally discovered

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Left: Pfc. Albert Krempecki was awarded 10 additional medals for his service in World War II. Middle: Gen. Bruce Bingham awards medals posthumously to Krempecki as South River Mayor John Krenzel, left to right, VFW Post 1451 Commander Mark Krempecki and Krempecki’s sister, Stella Gumino, look on. Above: Shinyo Maru,…

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