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    TOM ROBERTSON Each spring, Edward Avenue becomes one of Monroe’s most colorful streets when the cherry blossoms bloom.

  • East Brunswick Vo-Tech earns Green Ribbon award

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer East Brunswick Vocational and Technical High School seniors Imani Redman, left, and Zachary Allbee tend to the school’s hydroponic herb garden, where basil is grown indoors and provided to the culinary arts students. COURTESY OF EAST BRUNSWICK VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL EAST BRUNSWICK — The East Brunswick Vocational and…

  • Middlesex, Monmouth rank in top 10 in Kids Count report

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The New Jersey Kids Count 2015 report, a comprehensive look at how children fare throughout the state, ranked Middlesex and Monmouth counties in the top third of counties in the state. Middlesex advanced to fourth place, while Monmouth stayed flat at seventh among the 21 counties. However, the April…

  • Spring Splash vendor event slated for May 3

    Mike’s Party Essentials will hold a Spring Splash vendor event open to the public 1-5 p.m. May 3 at the Garden Falls facility, 608 Spotswood-Englishtown Road, Monroe. There will be door prizes and a 50/50 raffle. For more information, visit www.gardenfalls.com or www.facebook.com/mikespartyessentials.

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has been named a Business Leadership of the Year honoree by the New Jersey Conference of Mayors during its 52nd annual conference, held April 23 in Atlantic City. The award recognizes the company’s continuing efforts to establish strong working relationships with mayors across its service territory. Reporting to Vice…

  • Greater Media Newspapers takes home NJPA awards

    Greater Media staff members captured 12 awards in the annual Better Newspaper Contest. Reporters Adam Uzialko, Jeremy Grossman, Executive Editor Donna Kenyon and Managing Editor Jessica D’Amico attended the event at the Hamilton Manor on April 23. Left: Staff Photographer Eric Sucar and reporters Taylor Lier and Kenny Walter display their awards from the New…

  • Local chiropractor serves as attending physician at 40th National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships

    BACK TO BUSINESS Dr. Ira A. Shapiro, director of the Plaza Chiropractic Center in Old Bridge, was appointed to the medical staff of the 40th National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships, held from April 4-5 at the University of Delaware in Newark, Del. Hosted by the National Collegiate Taekwondo Association (NCTA), this highly prestigious event serves as…

  • Walkathon, fair to aid autism services

    POAC Autism Services will hold its annual Monroe Walk for a Difference walkathon and resource fair 11 a.m. May 17 at Monroe Township High School, Schoolhouse Road. The event will feature free rides, entertainment and activities for the whole family. All funds raised will stay in New Jersey to provide free autism education for parents…

  • East Brunswick tab carries $60 tax hike

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Township officials are projecting a stabilized tax rate during the next few years as Township Administrator James White revealed the numbers for the tentative 2015 municipal budget. “The township of East Brunswick is starting to come out of the bad economy from a few years ago,” White…

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