Author: VASHTI HARRIS, Staff Writer
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East Brunswick, DOT to share cost of water main improvements along Route 18
EAST BRUNSWICK–The Township Council adopted a $3 million bond ordinance to provide half of the funding for various water main improvements along Route 18. The improvements were authorized on June 10 for the purposes of entering into an agreement with the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) to construct a new water main on Route…
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East Brunswick teacher will participate in Holocaust education conference
EAST BRUNSWICK–For more than a decade, East Brunswick High School Social Studies teacher Robert Gangi has been educating his students about topics such as world history and genocide in modern times. He has been selected as a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Scholar and will participate in the Teaching the Holocaust through Visual Culture…
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Local historian highlights mysterious rocks with carvings in East Brunswick
EAST BRUNSWICK–Equipped with slides, a board pointer and numerous photos, historian Ann Alvarez talked about the strange markings on four rocks and one tunnel that pervade the Middlesex County area. “The mystery began back in 1876 when two young men from New Brunswick traveled down along the Lawerence Brook and Raritan River and carved a…
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South River approves resolution for water pumping station repairs
SOUTH RIVER–The Borough Council approved a resolution authorizing an emergency contract to A.C. Schultes Inc. to fund repairs at the Tile Yard pumping station. The borough’s Water-Sewer Department does routine inspections of various pump stations in the borough. During these inspections, it was determined that the Title Yard pumping equipment and gate valves were inoperable…
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Matawan honors NHL player Connor Clifton with proclamation
MATAWAN–While Boston Bruins defenseman and Matawan native Connor Clifton geared up to play in the fourth game of the NHL’s Stanley Cup Finals on June 3, more than 100 Matawan residents gathered at Toomer Field to watch the game. The residents assembled that night at the park, which is located on Middlesex Road, to watch…
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N.J. Attorney’s Office charges South River operator with falsifying water tests
SOUTH RIVER–Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that a licensed operator for the South River Water Department has been charged with allegedly submitting false water samples. Robert Baker, 56, of Mine Hill, was charged on June 12 with submitting false water samples and records to a lab that tests samples for coliform bacteria for the…
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Spotswood police superiors file updated tort claim against borough officials
SPOTSWOOD–Police Chief Michael Zarro and Capt. Philip Corbisiero have filed an updated tort claim notice in which they allege Business Administrator Dawn McDonald has continued to committed acts of harassment. Attorney Gina Longarzo, who is representing Zarro and Corbisiero, said that an amended tort claim was filed on June 3 to include the most recent…
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East Brunswick enters into contract with Robert Wood Johnson
EAST BRUNSWICK–The East Brunswick Township Council approved a resolution awarding a contract authorizing Robert Wood Johnson Health Network Inc. to provide an emergency medical service response and transportation system. The township advertised for proposals to provide basic life support emergency medical service response and transportation systems, according to the council agenda. Two proposals were received…
