District, residents reach compromise Sound barrier to help buffer neighbors from school traffic BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer      School officials and neighbors of the Hammarskjold Middle School in East Brunswick came to terms last week on changes designed to limit the noise and effects of the school's expansion. More ...      Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovski of the Chabad Jewish Center in Monroe holds a shofar made from a ram's horn in preparation for Rosh Hashana, which begins at sundown Friday. Students in the center's new Hebrew school made the shofar on Sunday at the Gravel Hill Road synagogue. More ... Commerce Bank OK'd to replace four houses Jamesburg officials say bank is a positive addition to downtown BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer      A new Commerce Bank branch will soon be built in place of several existing buildings at a prominent Jamesburg intersection. More ... Kunz resigns B.A. post after two years BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer      SOUTH RIVER - The Borough Council bid farewell to Business Administrator Joseph Kunz at what would be his last public meeting Monday. More ... Kickin' back PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff      Above: Soccer was the name of the game on the new turf fields at East Brunswick's Heavenly Farms during Labor Day weekend. The township's soccer club hosted some 120 teams over two days at that location and two other parks on Cranbury Road. At left: Shannon Nulty, 13, of East Brunswick, fends off Ke... More ... YMCA gets new fitness center up and running BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer      EAST BRUNSWICK - The Raritan Valley YMCA has opened its new wellness center and is holding an open house next week. More ... Lack of parking waived for pizza place BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer      JAMESBURG - The borough's Land Use Board last week waived parking requirements for a pizzeria that has been proposed at 27C East Railroad Ave. More ... Friends rally to help family in time of need Garage sale planned for 9/30 and 10/1 to help with bills BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer      EAST BRUNSWICK - Some good deeds do, in fact, go unpunished. More ... Group seeks to preserve what it can of snuff mill BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer      HELMETTA - Though demolition of the town's snuff mill is moving along, some of its history will in fact be saved. More ...      Former Gov. James E. McGreevey receives a warm greeting Tuesday as he makes his way through a crowd at the Woodbridge Community Center. McGreevey spoke to the hometown crowd and signed copies of his new book, "The Confession." More ... Coalition: Let's keep shoppers in Jamesburg Revitalization panel meets to discuss ideas for improving downtown BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer      JAMESBURG - Members of the Revitalization Coalition are moving along with plans to improve the borough's downtown. More ... Donor match found for local Navy Seal BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent      SPOTSWOOD - A young Navy Seal may as well have won the lottery. More ... Warning issued after rabid raccoon is found      EAST BRUNSWICK - Residents are again being warned to avoid contact with wild animals and stray pets, as another rabid animal has been found in southern Middlesex County. More ... Ex-Sen. Lynch pleads guilty to tax evasion Admits accepting payments to lobby for sand-mining operation BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer      One of the most powerful Democrats in New Jersey has pleaded guilty to corruption charges. More ... Fire contained to bedroom      MILLTOWN - A police official and a borough man were treated for smoke inhalation after a Sept. 12 house fire, authorities said. More ... State aid keeps tax hike to 7 cents in So. River BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer      SOUTH RIVER - Homeowners will face a 7-cent increase in the municipal tax rate as a result of the 2006 budget adopted recently by the Borough Council. More ... Studio's 30th year more special with nat'l victory BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer      EAST BRUNSWICK - It's not "Dancing With the Stars," but it just might get you there some day. More ... Modernist's rarely seen works part of exhibition Gallery offers insights into formative years of artist Moholy-Nagy BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer      Those who enjoy the work of artist Laszlo Moholy-Nagy will have the opportunity to see a painting that went undiscovered for 75 years, along with other rare works from his formative beginnings. More ... Shofar practice      Liam McCarthy, 8, practices blowing the shofar in preparation for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. The Shofar Factory event was held Sunday at the Chabad Jewish Center in Monroe. More ... Awards program honors Greater Women of Central N.J.      Greater Media Newspapers, CentraState team to honor women of achievement More ... Police: Ambulance driver fabricated assault story      EAST BRUNSWICK - A local ambulance driver was charged this week with filing a false report that there was an attempt to carjack him from his ambulance. More ... Cty. to auction 85 vehicles, jewelry      A 2000 Mercedes-Benz CLK 320 with 48,000 miles and a 2002 Dodge Ram 4X4, four-door pickup truck with 2,000 miles will be among the 85 vehicles to be auctioned off by Middlesex County next week. More ... Strange on for golf outing      MONROE - Curtis Strange has joined the lineup for the upcoming Sovereign Bank Charity Golf Classic. More ...