Despite Recession, Voters Pass Majority Of School Budgets

STATE – Despite the recession and a growing movement against increased taxes, voters passed a majority of the school budgets in Middlesex and Union counties on Tuesday.
Voters approved school budgets in 16 of 21 Union County school districts, though Garwood, Hillside, Kenilworth, Linden and Plainfield voters rejected their districts’ spending plans. Eighteen of 24 school [...]

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School Elections Today

STATE – On Tuesday, more than 550 of the state’s 603 school districts will hold elections where voters express approval or dissent on proposed budgets for the 2009-10 school year and fill about 1,500 school board seats, according to the New Jersey School Boards Association.
Polls are required to be open on April 21 between 5 [...]

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School Board Candidates File Petitions

STATE – Candidates have filed petitions to run for seats on area school boards. Though the original deadline was Monday afternoon, Gov. Jon Corzine extended it until 4 p.m. Wednesday because a snowstorm Monday caused most school districts to shut down.
New Jersey voters will choose board members and vote on school spending plans on April [...]

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Christmas & New Year’s Eve Memories

by Diane Norek Harrison
SOUTH AMBOY-Back in 2001, I was given the history of the Bells of St. Nicholas, the electric, automatic Christmas tree bells manufactured by the E.J Nicorvo MFG. Corp. of South Amboy in 1948. They were made at 210 North Broadway. I had the history in a column in another publication. Here’s a [...]

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Holiday Greeting From Iraq

Army Reserve SPC Ashley Bonet, currently serving in Tallil, Iraq, sends a Thanksgiving greeting to her family in Metuchen.

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Middlesex Democrats Carry Election Night

MIDDLESEX COUNTY – Democrats carried the night on Election Day in Middlesex County.

Freeholder Director David B Crabiel of Milltown led his party’s ticket to victory in the freeholder races. The Democrats easily defeated their GOP challengers. Millie Scott, a former Piscataway councilwoman, won the seat the Freeholder Camille Fernicola is leaving at the end [...]

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Cammarano, Manley Win In Metuchen

METUCHEN — Democrate Peter Cammarano and Republican Justin Manley won seats on Metuchen’s Borough Council.
Cammarano was the top vote getter, with 3,869. Manley finished second with 3.424.
Democrat Tim Dacey finished third with 3,336

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Remembering the Past: Memories From Carteret, Edison and Metuchen

by Diane Norek Harrison
Here are some tidbits from my own research from around the area:
CARTERET–Remember these old businesses? B & B Lounge, Carroll’s, Charlie’s Angels, The Dixie, Adam Garber & Co., Nagy’s Bar, New Palace Theatre; 52 Roosevelt Ave., New Roosevelt Laundry; 526 Roosevelt Ave., Roosevelt Hotel and Ulman’s Bakery. Anyone have memories or past [...]

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Local Communities Plan Independence Day Celebrations

MIDDLESEX COUNTY— Local communities throughout Middlesex County are planning concerts, festivals and fireworks displays to celebrate Independence Day.
Sayreville will celebrate on Saturday, June 28, with a festival and fireworks at Kennedy Park, 820 Washington Road. The festival will run from 4-9 p.m., with rides, carnival games, a hot dog eating contest and apple pie [...]

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Remembering the Past: Metuchen Rotary Club

by Diane Norek Harrison
METUCHEN–In almost five years of doing this column I have yet to hear from readers with past material or memories of Metuchen. I am hoping to hear from more people with material or memories of the past from Metuchen, Carteret and Raritan/Edison Township. If you know someone with a great memory have [...]

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