Author: VASHTI HARRIS, Staff Writer
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East Brunswick’s Lost Souls Memorial Project monument will be built at community center
EAST BRUNSWICK–The Lost Souls Memorial Project Inc. released a Request for Proposal (RFP) to launch the design phase of its history-restoring monument. Founded in 2017, the Lost Souls Public Memorial Project is a grassroots, community-based effort to remember 177-plus African Americans whose freedom was stolen by a corrupt Middlesex County judge, Jacob Van Wickle, in…
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Spotswood council authorizes change order to remove material from DeVoe Lake
SPOTSWOOD–In one of the latest moves to reconstruct its notable lake, Spotswood’s Borough Council approved a resolution authorizing a change order for the DeVoe Lake Dredging Project phase one. On Oct. 8, 2020, in accordance with the resolution passed by the borough and Notice of Award, CME Associates advised SumCO Eco-Contracting of the borough’s award…
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EB Indie Film Festival will accept submissions for drive-in in August
EAST BRUNSWICK–Creating a space where young filmmakers can showcase their work to a larger audience, co-founders Emily Eng and Kevin Lin will hold their first EB Indie Film Festival. The film festival opens on April 28 for general submissions and the main event will be held Aug. 13-14, at which time he and Eng will…
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Aberdeen Township names new public information officer
ABERDEEN – An elected member of the City Council in Linden, Union County, has been hired as Aberdeen Township’s new public information officer. John Roman joined the township’s administrative staff on April 7. Roman will report to Township Manager Bryan Russell. He will succeed Aberdeen Township’s first public information officer, Brittany Shea, who has been…
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Forum presents pros and cons of legalized recreational marijuana
EAST BRUNSWICK–With New Jersey becoming the newest state to legalize recreational marijuana use, Wellspring Center for Prevention Coordinator Mara Carlin explained the potential effects of this new bill. Carlin is the coordinator of Coalition and Community Programs at Wellspring Center for Prevention and has been in the prevention field for almost 20 years. In November…
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Matawan-Aberdeen school board introduces $84M budget for 2021-22
The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District Board of Education has introduced an $84.95 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2021-22 academic year. An initial budget that was under consideration by the board totaled $83.21 million. That spending plan was revised by district administrators and the $84.95 million budget was introduced…
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East Brunswick council discusses removing fluoride from water; meeting scheduled for May
EAST BRUNSWICK–At the beginning of March, Councilman Michael Spadafino spearheaded a discussion to potentially remove fluoride from the municipality’s water system. “This has been kicked around for over six years in and out of the purview of discussions at the council meetings. So I think it’s very important that we make some decisions regarding this,…
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South River Public Schools in-person learning schedule will return April 19
SOUTH RIVER–Seeking to find out how many students and parents would prefer in-person learning, the South River School District distributed a survey to the community. “I’d like to begin my report … by following up on the results of the survey that we just put out to the community. We recently asked our families to…
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East Brunswick council authorizes DOT agreement for bikeway project
EAST BRUNSWICK–The Township Council approved a resolution authorizing an agreement between the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) and the municipality for the Dunhams Corner Road Bikeway Project. The township received a Federal Aid grant for the Dunhams Corner Road Bikeway Project, and the township qualifies for the DOT Federal Design Assistance Program, according to…
