Helmetta News

A draft of proposed changes to the town's master plan and land use laws is currently being looked over by borough officials.

The Planning Board has postponed a decision on whether a developer can eliminate the age restrictions from its proposed housing development at the former snuff mill.

Thankfully, I just raked up the last of the leaves in my yard, and since most have fallen from the trees, I should be through for the season.

Playhouse 22, now located in its brand new theater in the East Brunswick Community Arts Center on Dunham's Corner Road and Helmetta Avenue, will presents Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol.' Many of the cast who have been in the production for many years are again returning this season, including Art Hickey of Middletown who plays Ebenezer ...

A Planning Board meeting Dec. 9 may determine if a developer is allowed to drop the age restrictions for a proposed residential community at the former snuff mill.

A teenage bicyclist was struck by a vehicle on Route 18 and died Friday night, a report in the Home News Tribune said.

Vincent J. Asciolla received 299 votes and Robert Janeczek received 286 votes for the two open three-year Borough Council seats.

A planned residential development in Helmetta may present an additional burden for the newly regionalized Spotwoood/Helmetta school district if the developer is allowed to drop the development's age-restrictions, officials said.

It hasn't been a good time for the structures of the past in these parts. The historic Forney House, a 142-year-old home on North Main Street in Milltown, was demolished to make way for a bank; Chauncey's Pub, which stood on a site that housed a tavern dating back to the Revolutionary War on Route 27 in Franklin Park, was accidentally torn down; ...

If you're curious what public employees in your town earned in salaries and overtime last year and how the town is managing those budget-busting costs this year, it could cost you the price of a month's rent or a car payment.

As a resident of Monroe Township, I am a supporter of Councilman Gerald Tamburro for re-election to the Monroe Township Council.

A Monroe woman was killed and another critically injured Thursday afternoon when the car they were in crashed into the back of a garbage truck that was stopped for a pickup on Cranbury Road, police said.

District 18 Assembly candidates Joe Sinagra and Bob Jones today responded to the negative telephone "push poll" being conducted by Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan .

Police are searching for a boat motor they believe was stolen from outside a Main Street home during July.

Borough officials said it is possible that the consolidation of the Spotswood and Helmetta school districts could cost Spotswood taxpayers hundreds of thousands more in tax dollars in the coming years.

Best Of Show Awards were given at the Home Arts Division of the Middlesex County Fair.

An East Brunswick man was arrested today after officials say he and two other armed men were fought off by a family they attempted to rob.

An East Brunswick man was arrested today after officials say he and two other armed men were fought off by a family they attempted to rob.

An East Brunswick man was arrested today after officials say he and two other armed men were fought off by a family they attempted to rob.

Local police, officials and residents will join forces this week to observe National Night Out, joining thousands of municipalities nationwide to help raise awareness about crime and drug prevention.