• ‘Mad Dog’ gains spot in rock hall of fame

    Founding drummer of E Street Band will join mates for honor By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Vini Lopez of Jackson, a founding member of the E Street Band, will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Brooklyn, N.Y., this year. SUZY GRAHAM PHOTO Past and present members of…

  • Borough agency seeks grant to continue chemical cleanup

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Environmental cleanup of the former National Lead property is inching forward with a grant application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to continue remediation of the site. A public hearing on the Sayreville Economic Redevelopment Agency (SERA) application for a cleanup grant on Jan. 8 focused on…

  • New members take seats on Jamesburg council

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Two newcomers to borough politics were formally sworn in as members of the Borough Council during the governing body’s Jan. 7 reorganization meeting. Republicans Thomas Gibbons and Shannon Spillane, elected to three-year terms in November, will serve alongside four Democrats on the council. “I’m looking forward to the…

  • AARP schedules gathering, offers trips

    East Brunswick AARP Chapter No. 4855 will host a meeting 10:30 a.m. Jan. 21 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Guest speaker will be Dr. Emil Manfredonia, owner of Home Sweet Home Physical Therapy and a professor at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Topics will include pain management, exercising properly, fall prevention…

  • SuperFest activities focus on special needs

    Showstoppers Plus of North Brunswick will present the SuperFest Special Bowl from noon to 6 p.m. Jan. 26 at St. Joseph High School, 145 Plainfield Road, Metuchen. There will be games, music, a meatball contest, a celebrity football toss, live performances and a talent show tailored to children with special needs. Greater Media’s Magic 98.3…

  • Dining event to aid Make-A-Wish dream

    An Applebee’s Dining to Donate event to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation will be held 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Jan. 29 at Applebee’s, 324 Ryders Lane, Milltown. Deacon John Broehl of East Brunswick is working with Make-A-Wish to grant hope to Maria, a young girl with a life-threatening illness, and to fulfill her dream to visit Walt…

  • Historic village homes slated for DEP buyout

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Nancy Von Spreckelsen’s home (center) was built in 1912, and neighboring homes date to the 1880s. All seven Squire Street homes damaged by recurrent flooding are eligible for buyouts through the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Blue Acres program. PHOTOS BY THOMAS CASTLES/STAFF Seven homes on Squire Street, a…

  • More flooded homes give way to state buyout offers

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer This house in the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge was severely damaged by superstorm Sandy. The owners of almost three-dozen flood-damaged homes in the township have expressed interest in the state Department of Environmental Protection’s property acquisition program. STELLA MORRISON/STAFF More than half the owners of floodprone homes in…

  • N.J. gets taste of healthier school lunches

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Food-service directors and school administrators from around New Jersey sample foods served by vendors at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foods Conference in East Brunswick on Jan. 9. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR School lunches have come a long way since the days when ketchup was determined to be a…

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