Month: July 2011

  • Shop owners: Business cools off in record heat

    BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer I t seems last weekend’s record- breaking temperatures didn’t have local residents screaming for ice cream. Some area ice cream shop owners said sales have cooled off during the brutal heat wave that saw temperatures rise to triple digits around Middlesex County. Mike Patterson, owner of What’s the Scoop? in…

  • Neighbor, responders credited for saving life

    BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer MONROE — Karen Krenzel could only make a phone call last March when her husband, Rich, suffered a medical emergency, and hope that those responding could save his life. Her husband, Rich, suffered a massive heart attack and stopped breathing at the family’s Monroe home. Karen called for an ambulance…

  • Rock, blues on tap at Polanka Vets Park

    Polanka Veterans Park, 209 William St., South River, will be hosting a classic rock/blues musical band on July 31 and Aug. 28. The Rev. Slapjaw will be performing, starting at 4 p.m. Admission is $5. For more information, contact 732-254-8800 or [email protected].

  • For the love of poetry

    Raritan Poets write, discuss their work at monthly meetings BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Linda Levine of Edison recites her poem “Double Vision” at the July meeting of the Raritan Poets. CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI EAST BRUNSWICK — What do a retired technical writer, a college student and a biologist all have in common? Poetry. And they…

  • Car wash to support breast-cancer patient

    The LadiesAuxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133 will sponsor a car wash 10 a.m.-2 p.m. July 31 at the post home, 485 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Proceeds from the event will benefit a breast-cancer patient. Cost is $5-$7 per car. For more information, call 732-254-9674.

  • ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ coming to film fest

    The Summer International Film Festival at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, will continue on Aug. 2 with 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. screenings of “Mao’s Last Dancer,” a 2009 film from Australia. The movie, rated PG, tells the true story of Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin who defects to the United States.…

  • Greek carnival set for Aug. 3-7 at church

    St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church will sponsor its Carnival by the Bay 5-10 p.m. Aug. 3, 4 and 5, and 2-10 p.m. Aug. 6 and 7 on the church grounds, Sadowski Parkway andWisteria Street, PerthAmboy, on the waterfront. Event highlights will include rides, games and authentic Greek cuisine such as gyros, souvlaki and loukoumades (Greek…

  • S. River council again goes against electric rate cut

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — For the second consecutive meeting, Democratic Councilman Matthew Vaughn motioned July 25 to lower the borough’s electric rates by 10 percent. And for the second time, the council voted against the move. The motion went down in a vote of 3-2, with Vaughn and fellow Democratic Councilman…

  • Free summer concerts coming to two parks

    The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders’ free summer concert series will continue with upcoming performances in county parks. All concerts are free of charge and open to the public. The schedule is as follows:  July 31, 6-7:30 p.m. — The Great American Rootin’, Tootin’, High Falutin’, Puttin’ on the Ritz Novelty Band, Warren…