• St. Bart’s Church sets yard sale for Sept. 6

    The Knights of Columbus of Saint Bartholomew Church will hold a giant yard sale 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 6 at 470 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. There will be outdoor vendors, indoor sales, refreshments and a 50/50 raffle.

  • South River officials discuss division among Democrats

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — Republicans call it division among the Democrats, but others say it’s just working in the best interest of residents. Either way, the actions of Borough Council Democrats this year has led to speculation. Republican Mayor John Krenzel said he sees Democratic councilmen Peter Guindi and Jim Jones falling…

  • Corn maze a tribute to Yankees legend

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer With longtime New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter retiring this year, members of the VonThun family have decided to honor him the best way they can — through a corn maze. “My son Tim and a lot of our employees are fans of Derek Jeter,” owner Cindy VonThun said. The…

  • Public employee benefits at center of budget storm

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie has been touting the need for new reforms to the pension and health care programs for public employees during his town hall meetings this summer. GREG KENNELTY/STAFF A ranking Republican legislator predicts that skyrocketing health benefit costs for public employees in New Jersey will cripple the state’s…

  • Helmetta seeks to limit filming in public places

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The Helmetta Borough Council has introduced an ordinance that will require members of the public to obtain a permit to photograph or film in a public building. The action comes in the wake of an incident at the borough animal shelter that gained widespread publicity. Borough Attorney David Clark…

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    FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI East Brunswick High School’s Kyle Wiggins picks up yardage on the ground for the Bears during an Aug. 26 scrimmage against Colonia. The game was played in East Brunswick. The high school football season kicks off this week.

  • Bulletin Board

    – Rutgers seeks parent, adolescent for study Researchers from Rutgers University are studying parent-child communication and how it promotes resiliency in children. The research team is seeking a parent and their adolescent child to spend one hour completing two brief questionnaires and an interaction. To be eligible to participate, the child should be between the…

  • Choosing the safest vehicles

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features uto safety has long been a hotbutton issue among new car shoppers, and for good reason. Advances in auto design and occupant protection (along with tougher traffic laws) are credited with helping reduce the number of highway fatalities dramatically over the past 35 years. In fact autos have been performing…

  • Housing and the commute

    By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features I Ideally, you should then have the time and money to enjoy it, too. That’s just why a majority — 73 percent — of buyers recently surveyed by the National Association of Realtors said commuting costs were a factor in deciding whether or not to purchase a particular home.…

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