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Middlesex County residents can learn about the many services, programs and opportunities available to them during the first county Services Fair. The event, sponsored by the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, will take place 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Student Center at Middlesex County College, 2600 Woodbridge Ave. in…

By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer October marks domestic violence awareness month. In New Jersey, the call to action to combat domestic violence was marked in part by the renaming of the New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women to the New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence. On Oct. 1 at the steps of the New…

PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM KRANZ Chelsea Senior Living raised $25,000 to benefit volunteer first responders in the New Jersey municipalities where it has residences during its annual golf outing, held at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster on Sept. 28. Belvidere, Brick, Bridgewater, East Brunswick, Fanwood, Manalapan (Englishtown), Marlboro, Monroe, Montville, Tinton Falls, Toms River,…

Volunteer firefighters prepare for a friendly competition during Middlesex County’s first Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Appreciation Day on Sept. 27 as county officials look on. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY SAYREVILLE – Middlesex County recently held an event to celebrate and applaud the efforts of fire and EMS volunteers throughout the county. “Middlesex County Volunteer…

PHOTO COURTESY OF SHANNON PULLARO Cub Scout Pack 223 of East Brunswick completed a fall service project at Rutgers Gardens on Sept. 26. Scouts and their families planted trees and other plants to reduce erosion and beautify the Rhododendron Garden. Pictured are Matt Pullaro, Nicholas Anastasio, Christopher Anastasio, David Saperstein, Owen Mahler and Dan Pullaro.

Top: Bob Wisniewski, a 50-year veteran who previously served as South River Fire Chief and is now part of the East Brunswick Fire Department, takes part in a parade to celebrate the South Amboy Fire Department’s 125th anniversary on Oct. 3. Above: Dawn Slingerland cheers on the East Brunswick Fire Department as a truck makes…

By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer UNION BEACH—Taking lessons learned from superstorm Sandy, JCP&L officials said they were prepared prior to the anticipated Hurricane Joaquin. While Joaquin ventured away from New Jersey, about 15,000 JCP&L customers were impacted by the nor’easter that hit the state last Friday night into Saturday, according to company spokesman Ron Morano.…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The administration is planning to change the title of the highest sworn rank of the police department to eliminate redundancies in leadership. “In the past, our department has been structured so that the deputy chief was the highest sworn rank,” said Deputy Police Chief and Director of…

TOP PICK The Rutgers Gardens is hosting a Fall Festival on Sunday, Oct. 11, from noon to 4 p.m. The Rutgers Gardens youth program coordinator, interns and volunteers will provide fun and educational activities. Activities include pumpkin painting, pumpkin games, a haunted scavenger hunt throughout the Gardens, crafts and learning activities on plant and food…