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  • Jazz students will hold soup fundraiser for South Brunswick Food Pantry

    Jazz students will hold soup fundraiser for South Brunswick Food Pantry

      The “Soup”er Night For Jazz hosted by Crossroads Middle School South will serve as a fundraiser for the South Brunswick Food Pantry. The Art Department at the school has been working with clay to design bowls in the model of the Empty Bowls Project, which was a grassroots effort to raise both money and awareness…

  • Jamesburg Seniors to hold trip to Resorts Casino

    Jamesburg Seniors to hold trip to Resorts Casino

    The Jamesburg Senior Citizens will sponsor a trip to Resorts Casino in Atlantic City on April 24. Sign in will begin at 10:15 a.m. at the Jamesburg Senior Center, 139 Stevens Ave. The bus will leave promptly at 11 a.m. The cost is $30 per person, with checks payable to Jamesburg Seniors. Attendees will receive…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

      The following local residents were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society: From North Brunswick: Daniel Jhang was initiated at Andrews University; Ellina Chernobilsky and Tammy Underwood-Daniel were initiated at Caldwell University; and Alyssa Hoke was initiated at Pennsylvania State University. From South Brunswick: Maryam…

  • Trio to present the music of French composer

    Trio to present the music of French composer

    The East Brunswick Arts Commission will present the music of French composer Claude Debussy at 3 p.m. on April 23 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. The Arcadian Trio is comprised of a violinist, a cellist and a pianist. Admission is $5. For more information, call 732-390-6797.

  • Clergy to hold Interfaith Dialogue on April 23

    Clergy to hold Interfaith Dialogue on April 23

    Three clergy in the East Brunswick community will hold an Interfaith Dialogue at 5 p.m. on April 23 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. All are welcome to join the discussion with Rabbi Eric Eisenkramer of Temple B’nai Shalom, Muhammad Hashmi of The Islamic Center of East Brunswick and Father Thomas Walsh…

  • Author to share mother’s story of the Holocaust

    Author to share mother’s story of the Holocaust

    Temple B’nai Shalom and The Daniel Pearl Education Center will sponsor renowned author Dr. Shirley Wachtel at 7 p.m. on April 25 at the temple, 15 Fern Road, East Brunswick, for a discussion tied to “My Mother’s Shoes,” her moving memoir of her mother, a Holocaust survivor. Wachtel, a 30-year resident of East Brunswick, is a…

  • First responders save woman trapped in fiery vehicle

    First responders save woman trapped in fiery vehicle

    MONROE – A police officer and firefighters helped save the life of a woman who was trapped inside her vehicle when it caught fire. A 74-year-old woman from Old Bridge was traveling north on Spotswood-Englishtown Road in Monroe around 1:22 p.m. April 10, according to information provided by the Monroe Township Police Department. Her 2012…

  • South Amboy man charged with breaking into lockers at East Brunswick gym

    South Amboy man charged with breaking into lockers at East Brunswick gym

    EAST BRUNSWICK – Police have charged a repeat offender with breaking into lockers at a local gym. On April 10, employees of LA Fitness on Route 18 in East Brunswick reportedly observed a 45-year-old South Amboy man enter the gym, according to information provided by the East Brunswick Police Department. The employees recognized him as a…

  • Indoor garage sale planned for April 29

    Indoor garage sale planned for April 29

      Our Lady of Peace Columbiettes Council No. 11378 will hold an indoor garage and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 29 at the parish center, 1740 Route 130 north, at the corner of Washington Place, North Brunswick. There will be more than 70 vendors selling household goods, children’s toys, jewelry,…