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  • East Brunswick Elks use funds to “Dress Our Vets”

    East Brunswick Elks use funds to “Dress Our Vets”

      EAST BRUNSWICK – Members of various committees of the East Brunswick Elks are working together to provide clothing to veterans in need. Lodge No. 2370 was selected to receive the 2015-16 Freedom Grant of $2,000 from the Elks National Veterans Service Commission. Elks members decided to use the funds to purchase clothing for the “Dress Our Vets” project.…

  • Elks salute East Brunswick patrolman as ‘Citizen of the Year’

    Elks salute East Brunswick patrolman as ‘Citizen of the Year’

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A township police officer has been recognized as the “Citizen of the Year” by the East Brunswick Elks Lodge No. 2370. Patrolman Craig Hoover is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, where he was selected as Marine of the Year in 1995. He achieved the rank of sergeant during his military…

  • Monroe resident assumes major role at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

    Monroe resident assumes major role at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

    Monroe resident Michael Antoniades has been named president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJ) in New Brunswick and Somerset. Antoniades succeeds Stephen K. Jones, who served as president and CEO of the hospital since 2007, and who will soon assume the role of chief academic officer for RWJ’s new parent…

  • St. Bartholomew School’s open houses April 16, 17

    St. Bartholomew School’s open houses April 16, 17

    St. Bartholomew School is holding open houses from 6-8 p.m. on April 13 and from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on April 17 at the school, 470 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, N.J. For more information, call 732-254-7105 or visit  www.stbartseb.com.

  • Service set for April 16 in Metuchen

    Service set for April 16 in Metuchen

    Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, will hold a special Family Service for children in grades K-7 and their parents on April 16. The sixth graders will chant Torah, and learning will take place to help the children and adults better understand the service. Lunch will be served after services, and children in grades 2-7…

  • Locals charged in international fake ‘Pay to Stay’ college program

    Locals charged in international fake ‘Pay to Stay’ college program

    Three local residents were charged with fraudulently enabling hundreds of foreign nationals to remain in the U.S. through a fake “Pay to Stay” New Jersey college program. As part of a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) sting operation in Newark, 21 brokers, recruiters and employers from across the U.S. who allegedly conspired with more than 1,000 foreign nationals to fraudulently…

  • In the service

    In the service

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandon A. Kessler graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn…

  • Business Meet ‘N Greet Networking Event set for April 14

    Business Meet ‘N Greet Networking Event set for April 14

    A Business Meet ‘N Greet Networking event will be held from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on April 14 at Ivy Stone Diner & Lounge, 875 Rte 1 South, Iselin. Continuing meetings are held every other month. The event cost is $12 net per person. Lunch choices include Ivy Stone Panini: Chicken, Roasted Peppers and Fresh Mozzarella;…

  • MCIA offers new job postings page on website

    MCIA offers new job postings page on website

    The Middlesex County Improvement Authority (MCIA) has recently unveiled a job postings page on its website, www.mciauth.com. The MCIA, which oversees four golf courses, two nursing homes, open space acquisitions, economic development, the regional food pantry, pooled financing programs and curbside recycling, counted more than 500 employees on its direct payroll roster as of January.…