• Annual garden field day scheduled for Aug. 17

    The EARTH Center, home to Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County, will host its annual Garden Field Day/Open House from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 17 in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. The Extension Agriculture Department and Rutgers Master Gardeners will offer advice on horticulture and environmental stewardship while guiding…

  • ‘Freecycling’ resource guide now available

    The old adage used to be “reduce, reuse, recycle.” Now, “freecycling” has become the buzzword. Freecycling involves the donation of unwanted goods to individuals and organizations that are able to put them to use. In conjunction with this growing trend, the Middlesex County Improvement Authority (MCIA) has released a directory, “The New Reuse-It Book.” “This…

  • Grant funding available to repair rental units damaged by Sandy

    The Christie Administration launched a $70 million Landlord Rental Repair Program July 24 as an expansion of the “reNew Jersey Stronger” Housing Assistance Initiative. The Landlord Rental Repair Program will provide grants to help rental property owners repair, reconstruct or elevate rental units damaged by superstorm Sandy. Eligible owners of rental properties in Middlesex, Monmouth…

  • Buyout program, firehouse topics of discussion in South River

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — The owners of at least 76 borough homes that experienced flooding during superstorm Sandy have applied for home buyouts through the state’s Blue Acres program. Borough Business Administrator Frederick Carr reported the figure during the July 22 Borough Council meeting. Carr said those applicants have received initial approval…

  • Tribute acts take over local concert stages

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer The B Street Band — Willie Forte (l-r), Steve Lopresto, Glenn Stuart, Steve Pozzelanti, Steve Baranian and Steve Myers — will perform the music of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in Woodbridge on Aug. 5 and in Freehold on Aug. 6. PHOTO COURTESY OF B STREET BAND Summer…

  • Business owners hungry for change to ‘sandwich sign’ ordinance

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Business owners along Main Street came to the Milltown Borough Council work session meeting last week asking for approval to put out their socalled “sandwich signs.” In July, the borough began enforcing a decades-old ordinance that restricts signs, including those placed on sidewalks, officials said. Cindy Razzano, co-owner of the…

  • East Brunswick skate park set to reopen soon

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer After being out of commission since July 2012, the East Brunswick administration and Department of Public Works are beginning preliminary work to reopen the township’s skate park. The park, which opened in July 2003, was shut down a year ago after a safety consultant determined that damages to the park’s…

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    Members of the East Brunswick High School Bears football team carry boxes of food into the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS) van outside of East Brunswick High School on July 25. The players collected food from neighborhoods from July 15-25. For more photos, see page 11. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR

  • Pump breaks

    Motorists are catching a break this summer with modestly cheaper fuel costs, though prices will still vary greatly from one region to another. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Vacationers should continue to see some welcome relief at the pump between now and Labor Day as gasoline prices are expected to be more affordable — albeit…

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