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Wish-granters look to call Monroe home
Castle-like building expected to be part of ballpark complex
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer
Described as the first of its kind on the East Coast, a castle-like facility that would house the Make-A-Wish Foundation is being proposed for Route 33. More...

Andrew Thompson, 6, cools down at the Brookside Swim Club on Washington Avenue in Milltown Monday afternoon. More...

Frustrated residents storm council meeting
Boro professionals to answer drainage questions Aug. 24
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer

After receiving an anonymous note encouraging them to attend last week’s Helmetta Borough Council meeting, residents filled council chambers to capacity to question the borough’s storm drainage system. More...


Battlefield group adds voice to MOM dissent
NJ Transit study on impact of three rail proposals due in ’06
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer

Despite new opposition to a Lakehurst to Monmouth Junction rail line, NJ Transit will continue to study it as one of three possibilities for future passenger rail service in the area. More...


‘Stuff the Bus’ drive
PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff

Above, United Way of Central Jersey President Gloria Aftanski and executive assistant Patricia Desiderio chat during Saturday’s “Stuff the Bus” drive outside Office Depot in East Brunswick. Many local businesses and residents dropped off new school supplies for area children in need. Donations are b... More...


Fire damages E.B. home

EAST BRUNSWICK — A basement fire resulted in heavy damage to a Harvey Circle home Monday around 4:30 p.m. More...


 Bulletin Board
•Fund-raisers
Aug. 18-Sept. 26 • Food Drive, to benefit Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen, New Brunswick, sponsored by Girl Scout Cadette Troop No. 1918, Milltown. Elijah’s Promise serves homeless and needy families in the area. Collection basket is located at Milltown Borough Hall, Washington Avenue. Summer ho More...
•Community Bulletin Board
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 Letters
•Letters
Resident bids East Brunswick goodbye after 30 years
After 30 years in East Brunswick, my wife and I will be moving into an active adult community in Ocean County later this month. As empty-nesters, our house has just gotten too big and our real estate taxes have increased far in excess to the perceived value we feel we’re receiving. But we are leavin More...
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 Editorials
•Best to proceed slowly on Route 33 journey
It was once a completely rural stretch called the Manalapan Turnpike, but Route 33 is starting to go the way of other state highways in Monmouth and Middlesex counties, with property owners optioning off their now-pricey acreage for development. It’s been a landscape in transformation for years, wit More...
•CARTOON
•Bill aims to improve cable services
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 Obituaries
•Obituaries
John J. Besso Mr. Besso, 81, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died July 26 at home. Surviving are his wife, Margaret; four children, Marge McCurdy of Sayreville, John of Spotswood, Kathleen Small of Old Bridge and James of the Morganville section of Marlboro; a brother, Harold of West Pate More...
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 Sports
•Milltown’s run ends amid some controversy
CAMDEN — In Sunday’s 7-6 win over the Nor-Gwyn Hawks, the Pennsylvania state champions, the Milltown Post 25 Maulers advanced to play on the final day of Mid-Atlantic Senior Legion Regions for the first time in team history. More...
•Getting ready
•St. Joseph’s Green team wins junior legion title
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