• Cats, kittens available for adoption this month

    The North Brunswick Humane Association will hold a Super Cat Adoption Day 10 a.m.-3 p.m. June 14 at Our Lady of Peace, 1740 Route 130 North, North Brunswick. More than 100 cats and kittens from local animal shelters and rescues will be available for adoption. Cat starter kits will be available. For more information, contact…

  • Vendors welcome at outdoor flea market

    Congregation Beth Ohr is seeking vendors for its Giant Outdoor Flea Market and Rummage Sale set for 11 a.m. June 22 in the parking lot and on the front lawn at the temple, 70 Route 516, Old Bridge. Vendors must provide their own tables. Donation is $18 per table, payable on the morning of the…

  • Guindi loses bid to seek re-election in South River

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — At least one person was surprised by the outcome of South River’s primary election on June 3: incumbent Councilman Peter Guindi, who lost the race. “I’m almost shocked over what happened,” he said. Fellow incumbent Councilman Thomas Roselli and newcomer Jack Alai, both backed by the borough’s Democratic…

  • N.J. represents ideals of America

    Since 1664 Elizabethtown, we New Jerseyans have come a long way. But it’s true that we still have a long way to go. If we take some time and think about what we have accomplished since the Lenape times of 350 years past — wow! As several things are certain in a current world littered…

  • ‘Sandy Bill of Rights’ should be law

    I t is always nice to see our beaches and boardwalks come to life after Memorial Day, but we cannot continue to ignore life beyond the sand. Far too many people are still struggling with the effects of superstorm Sandy, even a year-and-a-half after the storm. Drive a little farther out from the beaches, and…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN A cyclist rides the trail at Heavenly Farms in East Brunswick.

  • Discounted tickets available for spring carnival at St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

    St. Stan’s Carnival 2014 will take place 6-10 p.m. June 18-19, 6-11 p.m. June 20 and 5-11 p.m. June 21 on the St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish grounds, MacArthur Avenue and Main Street, Sayreville. Discounted ride tickets and super 50/50 raffle tickets may be purchased in advance at several locations:  Prior to Tuesday-Night Bingo at…

  • Holocaust survivor urges love, respect

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Holocaust survivor Sol Lurie answers students’ questions about his time in six concentration camps and his determination to survive the genocide while visiting Monroe Township Middle School on June 4. ADAM UZIALKO/STAFF MONROE — Sol Lurie, a township resident and Holocaust survivor, endured life in a Lithuanian ghetto, imprisonment…

  • Engineer admits driving drunk in crash that injured three

    MONROE — Ernest Feist, who previously served as the township engineer for Monroe, has pleaded guilty to charges of injuring three people in a motor vehicle accident that occurred while he was intoxicated. Feist, 55, of Monroe, pleaded guilty to three counts of assault by auto on June 5, admitting that he was intoxicated when…

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