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  • 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…

  • YMCA to offer spa services on April 22

    YMCA to offer spa services on April 22

    The Raritan Valley YMCA will hold a Spa Night from 6:30-9:30 p.m. on April 22 at the Y, 144 Tices Lane, East Brunswick. Every ticket holder will receive a selection of spa services including facials, eye treatments, spa glow and and arm treatments, manicures, mini makeup application, chair massage, hair care consultations and full privileges…

  • 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…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

      Chelsea Anglin of the Dayton section of South Brunswick has been named to the dean’s list at Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, for the fall semester ending in December 2016. This is a distinction earned by students whose cumulative GPA is 3.71 or higher. Anglin is a 2015 graduate of South Brunswick High School. She is majoring…

  • 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…

  • Business Brief

    Business Brief

    Hair Cuttery and the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) are joining forces for Hair Cuttery’s latest iteration of its Share-A-Haircut program. On May 1 and 2, for every haircut purchased at one of Hair Cuttery’s nearly 900 salons, a free haircut certificate will be donated to a victim of domestic violence through NNEDV’s…

  • Bertucci’s fundraiser to benefit North Brunswick Humane Association

    Bertucci’s fundraiser to benefit North Brunswick Humane Association

    Bertucci’s will hold a fundraiser for the North Brunswick Humane Association from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on April 23 at the North Brunswick location, 2313 Route 1 south. With the appropriate flier, 15 percent of proceeds from dine in, take out or carry out will be donated back to the humane association.

  • 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,…

  • Free rabies clinic scheduled for April 29 in Spotswood

    Free rabies clinic scheduled for April 29 in Spotswood

      The Borough of Spotswood and the Middlesex County Office of Health Services will hold a free rabies clinic from 1-4 p.m. on April 29 at the Spotswood Municipal Building, 77 Summerhill Road. The Middlesex County Office of Health Services provides the rabies vaccine and record booklets but the municipalities must provide their own veterinarian and…