E.B. firefighter completed tours in Iraq, Afghanistan

BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent
U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Nielsen feels like his life's been on hold for nearly a year. But now that he's returned to Middlesex County from a fourth overseas military tour, he can accept a position as an officer with the Middlesex County Sheriff's Department, rejoin the East Brunswick Independent Fi...
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BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer
East Brunswick's police training facility will be closed to outside police departments as officials consider its future. Mayor David Stahl said no decision has been reached on the future of the firing range, other than to close it to outside users. More...
EAST BRUNSWICK — Three township teenagers were arrested last week after they reportedly burglarized a house and then led police on a foot chase in the nearby woods. Police were dispatched to a residence on Carter Road, off Summerhill Road, on April 7 about a possible burglary in progress. More...
BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer
HELMETTA — School taxes would increase by an average of $52 if a 2009-10 budget proposed by the Board of Education is approved next week. The increase, based on a home assessed at the borough average of $273,784, is the result increased tuition costs paid to Spotswood, where Helmetta sends ... More...
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer
EAST BRUNSWICK — The Township Council has awarded a new five-year contract to the Suburban Transit bus company for service to and from the township's parkand rides. More...