ERIC SUCAR staff A bicyclist races through the course during the men's elite race at the 2007 Verge Mid-Atlantic Championship Cyclocross Series, round 5, held at Thompson Park in Jamesburg and Monroe on Sunday. More photos, page 13. More...
Frank Holmgren, 85, spent week in water before rescue in WWII
BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent
When the students at Monroe's Applegarth Middle School and numerous veterans gathered for a special assembly last week, their guest of honor was someone with a particularly unique story. More...
EBHS was closed Tuesday due to threat 'of violent nature'
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer
EAST BRUNSWICK - The township high school reopened without incident yesterday, after being closed Tuesday due to a threat of a violent nature that was posted on the Internet. Citing the ongoing investigation, police would not divulge details of the threat or the Web site on which it appeared. More...
The Daughters of Penelope, Tethys Chapter No. 229, will hold its annual Tricky Tray fundraiser beginning at 7 p.m. on Nov. 16 at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 1101 River Road, Piscataway. The event will feature Christmas gifts, electronics, toys, crystal, Lenox, jewelry and gift baskets. More...
On Oct. 25 Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) introduced his framework for, as he put it, "the mother of all tax reforms." One of his stated goals is the repeal of the alternative minimum tax (AMT), saving approximately 20 million taxpayers from its diabolical reach. More...
Out with the old, in with the new - and not-so-new
There were some complete surprises in last week's general election around here, and it wasn't just the incredibly low turnout. First, Freehold Borough's Democratic Mayor, Michael Wilson, won another fouryear term. At this point, he's been mayor since May 1985, but everyone expected him to be crus... More...
Mrs. Douglas, 63, of East Brunswick, died Oct. 31, 2007, at home. She was employed as a customer support technician at United Stationers Office Supply Co., Cranbury, where she worked for the past 12 years. She was predeceased by her parents, Michael and Frances DeGumba Solook. Surviving are her hu... More...
MONROE - The new elementary school will be named for a township icon … the Monroe Oak. A contest to name the new school, being built on Applegarth Road, garnered more than 100 entries, including four nominations for the centuries-old tree at Applegarth and Prospect Plains roads, which ha... More...
The Sayreville High School football team will visit second-seeded West Windsor South on Saturday in a second round game in the NJSIAA Central Group IV playoffs. The Bombers, seeded third, blasted Brick, 34-13, at home last Friday. More...
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