ANDREW MILLER staff East Brunswick Public Schools reading specialist Darlene Alderoty reads a story to a room full of children and parents during Family Reading Night in the gymnasium at Irwin Elementary School on Oct. 11. See story, page 24. More ... Monroe teacher arrested on sexual assault charge Blevins, 23, accused of having relations with MTHS student BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer       A23-year-old physical education teacher at Monroe Township High School has been arrested on charges she had inappropriate relations with a student at the school last spring. Victoria Blevins was arrested at her Robbinsville home on Oct. More ... Neighbors fear affects of turnpike widening Residents say proposed truck lane will bring hwy. closer to homes BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer       Florence Torok's East Foch Avenue house in Milltown is falling apart at the seams, and it will only get worse, she believes. Doors hang askew, and a family room added on is slowly separating from the rest of the house. More ... Six Assembly hopefuls share views on issues Candidates seeking two seats available in Nov. 6 election BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer       Candidates for state Assembly in the 14th Legislative District weighed in on various issues during an Oct. 10 debate at Monroe Township High School. More ... Commuters, officials talk about issues Traffic around TCC, mailer sent to E.B. residents at issue BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer       EAST BRUNSWICK - Commuters were back before the Township Council Monday night, raising concerns about the township's contracted bus service and traffic conditions around Route 18. More ... Old Bridge woman, 18, dies in pedestrian accident in E.B.       EAST BRUNSWICK - An 18-year-old Old Bridge woman was killed last week as she was crossing Route 18 and was struck by a car. Heather N. Allen was crossing the highway at 5:14 a.m. Oct. 11 when the accident occurred in the northbound lanes. She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to East B... More ... Residents seek town's help with flooding issue BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer       EAST BRUNSWICK - Chronic flooding problems have residents on Louise Drive imploring township officials to have the problem fixed. Neighbors showed up at Monday night's Township Council meeting in hopes that officials will take action to ease the flooding that they said has plagued their properti... More ... Applicant: Proposed hotel would be a Hilton BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer       Afirm proposing to build a new hotel made its case to the South Brunswick Zoning Board for the third time on Oct. 4. Hotel Investors hopes to build a fivestory, 116-room establishment on the South Brunswick-Monroe border off Interchange Plaza. The Monroe Zoning Board approved the plan in 2006. More ... Intertribal group plans book discussion in park       JAMESBURG - Intertribal American Indians of New Jersey will have a book discussion and craft presentation at its meeting Saturday at the log cabin in Thompson Park. The book, "The Celestial Bear Falls Down from Heaven," is the work of a historian who researched the culture of Munsee and Delaware... More ... Pride in Milltown Day      CHRIS KELLY staff Timmy Banko, 2, and Connor Owens, 4, both of Milltown, have some fun with Sparky, who was at Pride in Milltown Day Oct. 6 courtesy of the borough's Fire Prevention Bureau. More ... Demo nearly complete at snuff mill property Developer expected to seek final approval from boro next month BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer       HELMETTA - Seven buildings down, two more to go. Most of the demolition has been completed on the 32-acre former Helme Tobacco Co. site since the work began last year, according to Mayor Nancy Martin. More ... Sprint gets council OK for water tower space Still needs Planning Board approval before it can lease from boro BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer       SPOTSWOOD - The borough is moving forward carefully with a plan to allow Sprint Spectrum to place cellular antennas on the municipal water tower. The tower already has three carriers, the same number it was designed to handle, in addition to other antennas that are used for public safety. More ... Police issue summonses to driver in fatal accident BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer       EAST BRUNSWICK - The driver of a vehicle that crashed on Summerhill Road Oct. 6, claiming the life of a 16-year-old backseat passenger, was cited this week for a number of violations, police said yesterday. More ...      Ying Wang jots down notes during the presentation. More ...