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December 18, 2008
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JEFF GRANIT staff Jamesburg's tree lighting and holiday concert went on as planned at Veterans Park, despite the rain and wind Dec. 10. Here, Joshua Pemberton, 7, sings holiday songs with other borough youngsters under the cover of a roof on a portable stage. More...
MUA chairman argues move not as fruitful as projected

The Monroe Township Council is working toward dissolving the Municipal Utilities Authority, a move that would do away with the MUA's Board of Commissioners and hand the council the reins of the water and sewer utility. Three ordinances introduced by the council this month will facilitate the take... More...


Camera system will detect cars running red lights

Next year, drivers who run a red light at Route 18 and Tices Lane may find out later that they didn't get away with it. That's because cameras will soon be in place at the intersection, taking digital pictures of those vehicles that pass through against a red signal. More...


SCOTT FRIEDMAN Friends Barbora Hroncova (l-r), 15, Jaime Perez, 15, and Ruslana Trytko, 16, all from South River, take a leisurely lap during a sunny afternoon at the Middlesex County Skating Rink in Roosevelt Park in Edison on Saturday. More...


Borough eligible for more grants than private owner

Funding for the cleanup of contamination on Ford Avenue took center stage last week when state representatives met with the Milltown Borough Council. Two representatives of the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) spoke at the council's Dec. 8 meeting. More...


Due to the generosity of individuals, community volunteer groups, local businesses, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Brownie troops, the public schools, churches, religious organizations and various other civic organizations, the township of East Brunswick recently arranged for more than 120 families and ... More...
The plan to defer payments into employees' pension systems on the local and county level and in the school system is currently in the state Senate budget committee. Proposed by Gov. Jon Corzine as a way to help avoid property-tax increases, it is a plan that will bring future headaches larger than... More...
My friend Butchie Rawlins may have been the hairiest human being in the history of the world. For starters, he had a full head of thick, curly, black hair, but that was only the beginning of the wonder. His beard began coming in when he was 13, and it started high on his cheekbones and went righ... More...
Mr. Griffin, 81, of Venice, Fla., formerly of Old Bridge and Spotswood, died Dec. 4, 2008, in Venice. He was predeceased by his wife, Dorothy; two daughters, Dorothy Jean and Kathleen; and a son, James. More...
Succeeds longtime administrator Tom Weaver
SPOTSWOOD — A new principal is headed to the Memorial Middle School. Michael Mastroserio, a member of the school district's administrative staff for the past three years, will take over as the school's new chief in January. He will replace Thomas Weaver, who is retiring after 31 years of s... More...
East Brunswick wrestling coach, Glen Pazinko, has been around long enough (19 years) to know that winning comes in cycles. More...