Author: JENNIFER AMATO

  • South Brunswick candidates set for primary on July 7

    South Brunswick candidates set for primary on July 7

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Three Democrat incumbents will be challenged by three Republican candidates in the November general election. Three four-year terms on the South Brunswick Township Council will be available. Primary day in New Jersey is July 7. Joe Camarota (D) has been a resident of South Brunswick for 32 years. He is a family…

  • Democrat incumbents listed on ballot for North Brunswick primary

    Democrat incumbents listed on ballot for North Brunswick primary

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Democratic North Brunswick Township Council incumbents Bob Davis and Claribel Cortes will be running for re-election in the November general election. Below is a brief profile ahead of the July 7 primary. There are no challengers listed on the ballot thus far.   Claribel Cortes has lived in North Brunswick for 17…

  • Community Bulletin Board: the Suburban (for June 17)

    Community Bulletin Board: the Suburban (for June 17)

    Editor’s note: In light of recent events related to coronavirus, some organizations have decided to cancel their upcoming programs. Please check the status of any event before attending. An ongoing, updated list is available at www.centraljersey.com.   Camp Invention, a nonprofit summer enrichment camp program, will change its format to a new at-home edition of…

  • Community Bulletin Board: the Sentinel (for June 17)

    Community Bulletin Board: the Sentinel (for June 17)

    Editor’s note: In light of recent events related to coronavirus, some organizations have decided to cancel their upcoming programs. Please check the status of any event before attending.     The East Brunswick High School Class Council 2020 will hold a food drive for MCFOODS (Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services) from 10…

  • Community Bulletin Board: the North and South Brunswick Sentinel (for June 17)

    Community Bulletin Board: the North and South Brunswick Sentinel (for June 17)

    Editor’s note: In light of recent events related to coronavirus, some organizations have decided to cancel their upcoming programs. Please check the status of any event before attending.   The Islamic Society of Central Jersey (ISCJ), in partnership with the South Brunswick Food Pantry, holds a weekly drive-thru food pantry program every Saturday from noon…

  • Community Bulletin Board: Criterion Sentinel (for June 17)

    Community Bulletin Board: Criterion Sentinel (for June 17)

      Editor’s note: In light of recent events related to coronavirus, some organizations have decided to cancel their upcoming programs. Please check the status of any event before attending. The Edison Farmers Market is open from 1-3 p.m. every Wednesday at the Jade Dynasty parking lot, 925 Amboy Ave., through October. The vendors include Asprocolas…

  • South Brunswick Walks for Justice draws overwhelming crowd

    South Brunswick Walks for Justice draws overwhelming crowd

    Two South Brunswick High School alumnae, Essence Baker and Jada-Rae Poku, shared the message “Black lives matter, and we demand justice” during the South Brunswick Walks for Justice march. An overwhelming number of supporters marched with them for 3.3 miles on June 12, starting and ending at South Brunswick High School. “Having grown up in…

  • Deer injure protesters marching in South Brunswick

    Deer injure protesters marching in South Brunswick

    The South Brunswick March for Justice was a peaceful rally attended by several hundred people on June 12. However, around 5 p.m. three protesters were injured when three deer ran from the property of South Brunswick High School on Ridge Road, according to information provided by the South Brunswick Police Department. Officers working the event…

  • Common calendar, Packet papers, June 12

    Common calendar, Packet papers, June 12

    Editor’s Note: Please call before attending any event. As of press time, certain restrictions were still in place due to the coronavirus outbreak.     Now open The weekly Sunday Farmers Market at Duke Farms is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays, through Sept. 27. Social distancing and safety precautions will apply. Only…