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July 17, 2008
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Alex Spitale, of Von Thun Farms, South Brunswick, arranges broccoli and other vegetables for sale at the farmers market in downtown Jamesburg Saturday. Organized by the Jamesburg Revitalization Coalition, the market will set up along West Railroad Avenue on Saturdays through Oct. 15. More...
Board of Education will discuss options at meeting tonight

Afire broke out in a Memorial School classroom last week, resulting in extensive damage to that room and significant smoke and water damage to the rear part of the building. The blaze occurred at the Innes Road elementary school in East Brunswick at 4:45 p.m. More...


Builder wants town to allow stores, bank in residential zone

Adeveloper is suing Monroe Township and its Zoning Board of Adjustment in the hopes of building a retail center in a residential zone. The lawsuit, filed by Schoolhouse Road Associates, comes after the board's second denial in March of an application to construct a 30,000-square-foot shopping cen... More...


Series of fundraisers will allow group to help hurricane victims

SOUTH RIVER - The idea of laboring outdoors in the sweltering heat of Biloxi, Miss., might not sound appealing to some, but they are obviously not members of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Youth Club. Children and adults in the group made the trip to assist in the Hurricane Katrina rebuilding... More...


EAST BRUNSWICK - Middlesex County will dole out another $500,000 to help the township pay for the community arts center at Heavenly Farms. The recent grant piggybacks on an earlier one for the same amount, bringing the county's total share of the project to $1 million. The money comes from the c... More...


SPOTSWOOD - What amounts to a huge party this Sunday will serve as the culmination of a series of events celebrating the borough's 100th anniversary. More...


The Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St., will continue to host one-hour yoga classes through the end of August. The remaining classes are planned for 7 p.m. July 22, 9 a.m. July 29 and Aug. 5, 7 p.m. Aug. 12, 9 a.m. Aug. 19, and 7 p.m. Aug. 26. More...
America's monuments honoring our war veterans are popular Washington, D.C., attractions. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the National World War II Memorial and the U.S. Marine Corps Memorial depicting the raising of the American flag over Iwo Jima are among the best known. More...
Hold on while I dust off this trophy I've got sitting on my desk. OK, here we go, and if we could have a drum roll, please. The Greg Bean Corporate Jackass of the Month Award goes to (pregnant pause) CONRAIL! I know I've been pretty hard on a few companies in recent months because of poor custome... More...
A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson - a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. Dear Greg: There's a new book out that you really need to read, Old Pal. More...
Mrs. Wetstein, 72, of the Covered Bridge section of Manalapan and formerly of Old Bridge, died June 26, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township. She was a deputy municipal court clerk in Old Bridge for 14 years before retiring in 2001. Mrs. Wetstein was predeceased by her husband,... More...
SCOTT FRIEDMAN Kaleigh Dwyer of the East Brunswick Bears unloads a fastball during the North Brunswick Baseball and Softball Association's recent 10-U Summer Blast-off Tournament at the North Brunswick Community Park. More...