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August 16, 2007
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Cheerleaders won't let disabilities keep them off sidelines
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer
Pair of girls up for the challenge Hello to you from the blue and white. I'll stop at nothing to put up a fight. I have a team that can't be beat. Sit back and get ready for defeat. North Brunswick Indians can't be beat! More...
A handy skill

SCOTT FRIEDMAN Officers Rick Schwartz (l) and Rich Hutchinson demonstrate proper hand signals for stopping to Jonathan, 8, Lauren, 4, and their dad, Bryan Molter, all of South Brunswick, at the Bike Rodeo sponsored by the South Brunswick Police Department on Saturday. More...


Officials: No progress on bringing ballpark
Marketplace idea lost momentum; Rt. 33 panel stopped meeting
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

MONROE - Despite township officials' efforts to cover all bases in planning for a ballpark complex on Route 33, bringing the project to fruition has proven to be a whole other ballgame. "At some point, it just didn't make any sense," said Township Council President Gerald Tamburro.... More...


Family touched to learn of late father's heroics
South Brunswick man's father pulled sailors to safety in WWII
BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent

Bill Daniels never knew his dad was a war hero.Nine months ago, he was browsing through a box of his mother's old photos and papers when he came across a letter of commendation addressed to his father, Walter C. Danilewicz. The letter, signed by Rear Adm. Stanley V. Parker of the U.S. More...


Grant will knock down cost of computer system
Police are excited about new capabilities department will have
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer

SOUTH BRUNSWICK - A grant from the New Jersey 911 Commission will shave $260,000 off the costs of a massive police computer upgrade in the township. More...


 Bulletin Board
•GOP candidates hold campaign kickoff event
The Middlesex County Republican Organization (MCRO) will present a campaign kickoff on Aug. 22 at 6 p.m. County Board of Chosen Freeholders candidates Geoffrey Champion, Daniel Kerwin and John Rucki will be present, along with sheriff candidate Robert Oras and surrogate candidate Lynda ... More...
•Master Gardeners receive Mantis Award
•Watershed Partnership to meet Aug. 21
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 Letters
•We have the means to fight global warming
A recent letter writer ("Global-warming theory a sham, just like N.J. legislation," Aug. 2) ridicules politicians' and rock stars' statements regarding global warming, although they appear to be better educated than he is. There are facts from "real scientists. More...
•Complaints don't advance debate
•Congratulations go out to swim team
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 Editorials
•Americans share history of immigration and hope
It's tough to know the exact details, because family legend sometimes takes on certain fictional properties. In other words, the family members (at least in my family) passing the legend along don't always let facts get in the way of a good story. That said, here - according to family lege... More...
•Kids get demonstration of Pop-Tart etiquette
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 Obituaries
•Obituaries
Patricia F. Suanno-Takacs Mrs. Suanno-Takacs, 49, of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, died Aug. 10, 2007, at Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton, following a lengthy illness. She was raised in Jackson. She was a comptroller at Connector Tec... More...
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 Schools
•Teachers' union endorses candidates on both tickets
Influential NJEA backing goes to Greenstein, Baroni and Bushman in D-14
The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) has thrown its support behind both Democratic incumbent Linda Greenstein and Republican incumbent Bill Baroni, as well as Republican newcomer Adam Bushman. Greenstein and Bushman are vying for the Assembly seats in the 14th District, along... More...
•School board member resigns, plans N.Y. move
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 Sports
•Tides walk away with win over Team Russia
ABCCL champs score winning run in bottom of ninth
The ABCCL champion Jersey Shore Tides capped off their memorable championship season with a victory over the Russian National Team, 5-4, on Saturday at Brookdale Community College in Middletown. More...
•Father & Son team heads to Vermont for regionals
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 Business
•Coaster fan offers teens summer full of thrills
Local man makes it his business to tour theme parks across the U.S.
Going to multiple amusement parks in the course of a week or two no longer has to be confined to a child's imagination. Ira Gordon, of East Brunswick, has made sure of that, with his 3-year-old business, ThrillCoaster Tours, which is based on Route 9 in Woodbridge. More...
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