• Voters elect two Democrats, one Republican in Monroe

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer MONROE — A pair of incumbents and one newcomer won seats on the Monroe Township Council in last week’s election. Michael Leibowitz, a Republican, and Gerald Tamburro, a Democrat, will be returning to the council, while Democrat Elizabeth “Betty” Schneider will begin her first term in public office when she…

  • Spotswood teacher joins national council on English education

    SPOTSWOOD — Maureen McVeigh- Berzok, the supervisor of secondary literacy for Spotswood Public Schools, will become a policy analyst for the Policy Analysis Initiative, a volunteer program sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) in Washington, D.C. McVeigh-Berzok has been an educator for 30 years in New Jersey. As a supervisor in…

  • Charter school expansion opposed in East Brunswick

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Citing a heavy burden that the Hatikvah International Academy Charter School would place on the public school district’s budget, the East Brunswick Board of Education passed a resolution opposing the charter school’s proposed expansion from a K-5 to a K-8 school. The proposed expansion would result in an increase of…

  • Saluting their sacrifice

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Firefighters from the Brookview Volunteer Fire Department of East Brunswick salute veterans during the Veterans Day ceremony held at Veterans Park in the East Brunswick Municipal Complex on Nov. 11. U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Robert Kenny addresses the crowd.

  • Affordable Care Act to benefit many

    October marked the beginning of the signup period for the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). New Jersey residents can use several informative websites, such as www.healthcare.gov, www.plannedparenthood.org or healthlawanswers.aarp.org, to learn more and enroll. These sites will have information on federal assistance that will help pay for premiums. They also contain information on the Children’s Health…

  • Make sure weddings are animal-friendly

    Fall is a beautiful time for weddings, and I encourage soon-to-wed couples to make sure their special day is as lovely for animals as it is for them by avoiding cruel butterfly and dove releases. Butterflies are extremely delicate and sensitive, yet some companies sell them as party favors. They are stuffed into envelopes or…

  • Help us salute our fallen heroes

    A s September crawled to a close with the end of summer, there was again a missing faction of our state’s population that went largely unnoticed. The last Sunday of September is designated as Gold Star Family/ Mother’s Day, but that group, which is somewhat small but very dedicated, is not what I write this…

  • Silent auction, book sale to support library

    The Friends of the Milltown Public Library will sponsor a Holiday Silent Auction/ Mini Book Sale 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 15 (silent auction only) and 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 16 (auction and book sale) at the library, 20 W. Church St. There will be more than 100 items, housewares to jewelry, at the auction, many…

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