• Medical community seeks ways to battle addiction

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Stephen Jones, CEO of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, addresses a crowd gathered at the New Brunswick hospital during a “Do No Harm” symposium designed to educate medical professionals about the risks associated with relying too heavily on opioid-based painkillers to treat patients with chronic pain. ADAM C. UZIALKO/STAFF…

  • Walkways blocked on ‘suicide bridge’

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The 110-foot-high Victory Bridge, which has also become known as the “suicide bridge,” carries Route 35 over the Raritan River, connecting Perth Amboy and Sayreville. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Pedestrian walkways on the Victory Bridge have been blocked off as officials grapple with ways to prevent people from jumping…

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    Conines Mill Pond in Allentown is a place of serene beauty on an early fall afternoon. MATT DENTON

  • Local resident supports Republican ticket

    I t’s alarming what some people will say just to get elected, especially those running under the Democratic column for East Brunswick Township Council. For months now, the Democrats have been blatantly lying and misinforming voters as to their own record and plans. East Brunswick residents know that Council President Camille Ferraro, Councilman Mike Hughes…

  • Advocates seek extension of 9/11 health care funds

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer With the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act set to expire at the end of 2015, an area lawmaker is hoping to extend the bill an additional 25 years. U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) said in an Oct. 3 interview that he is hoping to extend the bill,…

  • ‘Dead Man Walking’ author discusses death penalty

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Acclaimed author Sister Helen Prejean speaks of her experience with the death penalty to a crowd of students gathered at Old Bridge High School on Oct. 3. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Students at Old Bridge High School were challenged with difficult questions on human rights and decency upon being visited…

  • Low turnout cited for failure of South River referendum

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent South River school officials will go back to the drawing board after a referendum on proposed school upgrades failed by a handful of votes. In the Sept. 30 vote, 245 residents were in favor of the project and 283 were opposed. The $10.1 million initiative called for building and technology upgrades…

  • Spotswood to end contract with Helmetta animal shelter

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The borough of Spotswood has notified Helmetta that it will withdraw from a contract for animal control and impoundment services with the Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter (HRAS) because of growing concerns among residents and officials about conditions at the shelter. In a unanimous vote during an Oct. 6 meeting,…

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    Monica Hodgson of Milltown takes a pony ride during Milltown Day on Oct. 5. FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI

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