Author: Greater Media

  • Santa to visit lights display on Dec. 20

    BK’s Lawn Service and Kloos Family Lights have set up their 10th annual holiday display at 13 Sterling Court, East Brunswick. From 5-11 p.m. nightly through Jan. 3, the house will be lit up with thousands of lights and Christmas decorations. Santa will visit 7-9 p.m. Dec. 20. For more information, visit facebook.com/kloosfamilylights.

  • Reservations available for New Year’s party

    East Brunswick Elks Lodge No. 2370 will hold a New Year’s Eve party Dec. 31 at the lodge, 21-B Oakmont Ave., corner of Hardenburg Lane. Doors will open at 7 p.m. for a cocktail hour. Dinner will be served at 8 p.m. There will be an open bar until 1 a.m., as well as a…

  • Bright lights

    Above left: Roie Cederbaum of Edison puts the finishing touches on his creation as do-it-yourselfers make menorahs at the Milltown Home Depot on Dec. 14. Above: The Chabad Jewish Center of South Brunswick hosted the event for dozens of local residents. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Volunteers needed to assist with blood drives

    New Jersey Blood Services, which supplies blood products and services to 60 hospitals throughout the state, is in need of volunteers at blood drives. Volunteers assist donors with registration, perform escorting and canteen duties, and watch for post-donation reactions. Volunteers should have the ability to relate to the public, be able to perform different jobs…

  • Community invited to Dec. 20 birding day

    The East Brunswick Environmental Commission will lead a day of birding around town Dec. 20. Interested individuals should meet at 8 a.m. in the parking lot at Crystal Springs Family Aquatic Center, Dunhams Corner Road. The event will finish in the early afternoon. Rain date is Dec. 21. Participants will cover Dallenbach Lake, Edgeboro Landfill,…

  • Alfred A. “Fred” Smith

    Alfred A. “Fred” Smith, 92, of Spotswood, passed away Dec. 7 after a brief illness. Mr. Smith was born and raised in Kearny and graduated from Kearny High School in 1940. At the outbreak of World War II, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and fought in the Pacific campaign. He took advantage of the…

  • Helen Marie Dudek Adamcewicz

    Helen Marie Dudek Adamcewicz, 92, of Old Bridge, died Dec. 5, 2014, at home. Born and raised in Bayonne, Helen settled in the former Madison Township, now Old Bridge, more than 70 years ago. She was a homemaker and helped her late husband with his businesses, Adams Dry Cleaners and Maria’s Hidden Treasures antique store,…

  • Two suspects charged after alleged burglary

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — Police have charged two North Brunswick teenagers with multiple crimes, including burglary and theft. Kevin Carpenter, 18, and Shaquille Jones, 19, were charged on Dec. 10, according to North Brunswick police. Earlier that day, police responded to a burglary and theft on Birchwood Court. The resident reported several items removed from his…

  • Grants will fund restoration of storm-ravaged historic sites

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Christ Church, Shrewsbury Historic sites in Shrewsbury, Long Branch and Middletown that sustained damage during superstorm Sandy have been awarded grants to fund restoration projects. The sites are among 37 in New Jersey that have been awarded nearly $8 million by the New Jersey Historic Trust. Christ Church on…