• Monroe’s long-awaited senior center is unveiled

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer This text will be replaced The new Monroe Township Senior Center has a room named after Irwin Nalitt, in honor of the former councilman and founding member of the Commission on Aging. MONROE — Eight years of planning and construction finally wrapped up June 26 with the official opening of…

  • Congratulations

    Above: Graduates listen to the proceedings during Monroe Township High School’s commencement exercises, held at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton June 25. Left: Emily Mason waits patiently with other graduates for the start of the commencement exercises. Above: Melanie Chu is announced as one of the Top 10 students in Monroe Township High…

  • Celebrate the Freedom of Information Act

    This Independence Day marks 47 years since the landmark Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was signed into federal law. Yet Americans are still distrustful of government. A 2013 Pew Research Center poll showed that only 26 percent of Americans surveyed say they can trust government in Washington “almost always or most of the time” —…

  • It’s no fun, but the life you save may well be your own

    CODA Greg Bean Here’s what I learned on my summer vacation: If you’re 50 years old and haven’t had your first colonoscopy, talk to your doctor, make an appointment and get ’er done. If you’re 60, and due for your 10- year checkup colonoscopy, don’t put it off. I did for almost a year, and…

  • Registration open for vacation Bible school

    The Old Bridge Baptist Church, 21 Kossman St., East Brunswick, is accepting registration for its “Digging for Buried Treasure: The Word of God, Our Treasure” Vacation Bible School, which will be held 6:30-8:30 p.m. July 22-26. There will be Bible lessons, crafts, games, snacks and music for children entering kindergarten through sixth grade. To register,…

  • House of Cupcakes owners to visit library

    The East Brunswick Public Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center Drive, will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the experience that “House of Cupcakes,” East Brunswick’s newest business, had on its way to winning Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars.” Founders Ron and Ruthie Bzdewka will visit the library at 7 p.m. July 11 to discuss their cupcake…

  • East Brunswick to sell McGinnis School for $375K

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer The McGinnis School in East Brunswick will be sold to Torah Links for $375,000. THOMAS CASTLES/STAFF EAST BRUNSWICK — A building that at one time was used to educate the township’s children has in recent years become a source of concern due to its long-vacant state. The McGinnis School, located…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Participating Applebee’s in New Jersey, including the Applebee’s at 324 Ryders Lane, Milltown, will raise funds throughout July in support of the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for childhood-cancer research by donating 25 cents from each lemonade (all varieties) sold through the restaurant’s Summer Squeeze promotion. Applebee’s guests also will have an opportunity to donate to…

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