• Brookdale to host Law Enforcement Career Fair

    A Law Enforcement Career Fair and tribute to first responders will take place at Brookdale Community College on May 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Student Life Center on the Lincroft campus. The event is free and open to the public. Representatives from at least 25 federal, state, county and local law…

  • Skate and Surf moves to Great Adventure

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The Skate and Surf Festival sponsored by Game Changer World that had been scheduled to be held at iPlay America, Schanck Road, Freehold Township, on May 18-19 has been moved to the Six Flags Great Adventure theme park, Route 537, Jackson. According to the Skate and Surf Festival website,…

  • Vendors needed for Jamesburg spring fair

    The Presbyterian Church of Jamesburg, 175 Gatzmer Ave., is seeking vendors for its second annual spring fair from noon to 6 p.m. June 1. (Rain date is June 2.) There will be bounce castles, pony rides, games, prizes, food, live music, face painting, story time from the Jamesburg Library, spin art and pedal go-carts. For…

  • Roast pork on menu at next VFW dinner

    East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133 Women’s Auxiliary will sponsor its next Friday-Night Dinner 6-8 p.m. May 10 at the post home, 485 Cranbury Road. The meal will feature roast pork loin with apple chutney, broccoli, rice pilaf, appetizer, salad, dessert and more. Cost is $10 for eat-in or takeout meals. For…

  • Jamesburg library to increase weekday hours

    The Board of Trustees of the Jamesburg Public Library has announced that additional funding for the library has been included in this year’s municipal budget. The extra funding will allow the library to restore some of the hours that were cut earlier in the year. As of May 8, the Jamesburg Public Library hours will…

  • Resurfacing of Middlesex County roadways begins

    The New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) will mill and repave deteriorated sections of asphalt and concrete roadway on three different highways in Middlesex and Somerset counties. The locations are:  Route 18 in both directions between the NJ Transit railroad bridge in New Brunswick (near milepost 42.6) and the existing northern terminus of the…

  • Fox found in East Brunswick tests positive for rabies

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A fox tested positive for rabies in the vicinity of Matawan Road and Squire Street on April 30. An East Brunswick animal control officer responded to a complaint of a fox, and the animal was sent to the New Jersey Department of Health laboratory for testing. The fox was the sixth rabid…

  • E.B. photographer wins newspaper award

    Rob Rivera of East Brunswick won a first-place photography award for “Breast Cancer Awareness Bake Sale” and third place for the sports photo, “MCC Falls to Brookdale CC 61-52,” from the New Jersey Collegiate Press Association. Rivera is a photographer for Quo Vadis, the Middlesex County College student newspaper.

  • Ladies auxiliary sets May Zumba classes

    The Jamesburg Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary is holding Zumba classes on May 9, 23 and 30 at the firehouse on Gatzmer Avenue. Doors open at 7 p.m. Class begins at 7:15 p.m. Participants should wear sneakers and comfortable clothing, and bring water and a towel. The cost is $10 per class at the door. Space…

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