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  • Officials to discuss North Brunswick’s new water system on Oct. 26

    Officials to discuss North Brunswick’s new water system on Oct. 26

    Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack and members of the North Brunswick Township Council will hold a meeting with representatives of American Water to discuss the new municipal water system at 7 p.m. on Oct. 26 in the courtroom at the municipal building, 710 Hermann Road, North Brunswick. Residents are invited to attend. For more information, call…

  • Police departments will collect unwanted medication on Oct. 22

    Police departments will collect unwanted medication on Oct. 22

    Local police departments will once again partner with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day program. Residents can drop off all expired or unused prescription or over the counter medications at police headquarters on Oct. 22. Medication should be taken out of the original container and placed into paper/plastic bags. Liquid…

  • Prescription Drug Take-Back Day scheduled for Oct. 22

    Prescription Drug Take-Back Day scheduled for Oct. 22

    The South Brunswick Police Department will once again partner with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day program. Residents can drop off all expired or unused prescription or over the counter medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 22 at South Brunswick Police Headquarters, 540 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction.…

  • Kendall Park Fire Company to hold open house Oct. 15

    Kendall Park Fire Company to hold open house Oct. 15

      The Kendall Park Volunteer Fire Company will hold an open house from 1-4 p.m. on Oct. 15, rain or shine, at the firehouse, 125 New Road, Kendall Park. The event will include a visit by Sparky the Fire Dog, displays of fire equipment and an interactive smoke trailer. The will be free safety giveaways and a…

  • Military Child of the Year nominees sought

    Military Child of the Year nominees sought

    Operation Homefront is now accepting Military Child of the Year nominations through Dec. 5.  Show military children appreciation for serving alongside their family by nominating them for the 2017 Military Child of the Year award. Six outstanding young people age 8-18, who represent a branch of the armed forces, will be recognized for their scholarship,…

  • New Jersey Foundation for Aging to hold Honoree Luncheon

    New Jersey Foundation for Aging to hold Honoree Luncheon

    RED BANK — The New Jersey Foundation for Aging (NJFA) will hold its 2016 Honoree Luncheon at 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 13 at the Molly Pitcher Inn, 88 Riverside Ave., Red Bank. The annual event is an opportunity to recognize the work of others who enable NJFA to advance its mission-aligned activities. NJFA focuses on…

  • Restaurant Review

    Restaurant Review

    Spice Rack: Tasty flavors with a kick By Faith Bahadurian From the Princeton Packet I’d been meaning to visit Spice Rack restaurant, which opened in Franklin Park in 2013, for a while, lured by the promise of Indian Chinese fusion food and at least one very unusual dish on the menu. But I didn’t end…

  • Route 27 will be closed for bridge replacement project

    Route 27 will be closed for bridge replacement project

      SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a weekend detour of Route 27 for the start of the Carter’s Brook and Ten Mile Run Tributary culvert replacements project in Franklin Township and South Brunswick. Beginning at 9 p.m. on Oct. 14 and continuing through 6 a.m. on Oct. 17, DOT’s contractor, Montana…

  • McCarter to stage ‘Disgraced’

    McCarter to stage ‘Disgraced’

    By Anthony Stoeckert From the Princeton Packet The main character of Ayad Akhtar’s Pulitzer Prize- winning play “Disgraced” calls Islam a “backward way of thinking,” says the religion draws no distinction between church and state, and points to a passage in the Quran that states men are in charge of women, and gives men permission…