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November 6, 2008
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JEFF GRANIT staff East Brunswick High School's Stefani Balasa returns a shot in her first singles match against Millburn's Rachel Cantor during the Tournament of Champions final Oct. 29. Balasa went on to win, 6-1, 6-3. For the story, see page 47. More...
Members say taxpayers can't afford related costs

The South River Board of Education has turned down a $1 million grant from Middlesex County for a new synthetic turf field at South River High School's Denny Stadium. The board voted unanimously on the decision at its Oct. 23 meeting. Board member Donna Rafano abstained from the vote. More...


Saying that a state law has prompted unwarranted increases in the cost of running the borough library, Jamesburg officials asked voters on Tuesday for permission to close the facility. The answer was a resounding “no.” More...


Voters kept the local races close in South River, Jamesburg and Helmetta Tuesday night, but more so in Milltown, where the election remained too close to call Wednesday. In Milltown, where two Borough Council seats were at stake, Democrat Ronald Dixon was the leading vote-getter More...


EAST BRUNSWICK — After learning he had won the mayor’s seat Tuesday night, David Stahl celebrated by taking his family out for ice cream. More...


Ad offered house for $1 if buyer would relocate

Though Valley National Bank is feeling the squeeze of the economic crisis, it will continue its efforts to raze the historic Forney Clinic building in Milltown and replace it with a bank branch, according to bank attorney Pete McArthur. More...


Middle school features spacious facilities for 1,700

Nearly four years after East Brunswick residents approved a $106.1 million referendum for improvements at three schools, the fruits of their investment can now be seen. School officials held an open house Oct. 25 at the mostly new Hammarskjold Middle School, Rues Lane, to show the community the s... More...


The Autumn Fest Holiday Ham Dinner and Bazaar will be held at the Spotswood Reformed Church, 429 Main St. (across from the post office), 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Nov. 7, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 8. More...
Shall we reminisce? When I moved to East Brunswick in 1948, there were approximately 5,000 residences scattered over 23 square miles of farmland. We had a nice golf course and a highly desirable residential area known as Pine Ridge. There was also a section known as the presidents streets, a mode... More...
Challenging times, but we look ahead
You may have read recent reports about the struggles the newspaper business is facing these days. Going back to the time before the present recession hit the United States, newspapers were facing a changing climate — one in which advertisers and readers were migrating to other types of medi... More...
And now, we return to our regularly scheduled program
Ifigure there'll be a lot of upsides to getting this never-ending election over with — and one of the best things will be getting my History Channel back. Longtime readers will remember the outrage I felt (an outrage shared by many) when Comcast took my History Channel away early this year ... More...
Ready for bleak days ahead
Dear Greg: I'm writing this before Election Day, so I have no idea what the outcome will be, other than the delirious conga-line dance going on over at MSNBC, which has been under way for about a week now. (I knew how dedicated that network was to balanced political coverage when they hired "A... More...
Mrs. McBride, 84, died Oct. 29, 2008, at her daughter's home in Monroe. She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Roland McBride; two sisters, Josephine Pagano and Pauline Kearns; and two brothers, Walter Wroclawski and Joseph Wroclawski. Surviving are a daughter, Susan Caputo and her husban... More...
Students recall excitement of getting own high school
SPOTSWOOD — It might surprise some borough teenagers to learn that their community didn't always have a high school. In fact, until 1976, ninth- through 12thgraders from Spotswood attended South River High School. Borough residents voted to approve construction of their own school in the ea... More...
PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Kayla Baureko of Helmetta practices her grooming techniques Saturday at the Girl Scouts of Delaware-Raritan facility on Church Lane, East Brunswick. Members of the Golden Spurs 4-H Horse Club were on hand to teach Brownies and Scouts about horsemanship. More...
EAST BRUSNWICK — After years of adopting out animals from its home at the Route 18 Indoor Market, the Animal Rescue Force (ARF) is moving. ARF is among the many vendors forced to vacate the flea market, which closed its doors for good last weekend after its lease expired. More...