• Teachers invited to workshops at Rider

    The National Writing Project (NWP) at Rider University, Lawrenceville, invites K-12 teachers to the campus for a summer of professional development opportunities. Teachers will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of sessions presented by NWP-trained teacher consultants. The sessions will run July 8-18. Sessions include “Using Technology to Infuse Nonfiction Reading into Curriculum,”…

  • Police identify pedestrian killed while crossing Route 18

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Police have identified the pedestrian who was struck and killed by a motor vehicle while crossing Route 18 on March 26. Fen Chen, 81, of East Brunswick, was initially taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, but died as a result of his injuries suffered in the accident, according…

  • Man pleads guilty to hate crime assaults in Sayreville

    White supremacist event began in East Brunswick on New Year’s Eve 2011 A Mercer County man has admitted his role in the New Year’s Eve 2011 hate crime assault of two Middle Eastern men in Sayreville. Michal Gunar, 28, of East Windsor, a purported member of the white supremacist group known as the Aryan Terror…

  • Donations sought for library book sale

    The Friends of the Monroe Township Library will hold its annual Book Sale April 27-May 2 at the library, 4 Municipal Plaza. Gently used books and a limited selection of DVDs, audiobooks and CDs will be available at bargain prices. The sale will feature thousands of donated items including fiction hardcover and paperbacks, nonfiction, children’s…

  • Vehicle falls into Jamesburg creek

    JAMESBURG — An 80-year-old Monroe woman got into a car accident April 5 that sent her 30 feet down an embankment into Manalapan Creek. The accident occurred around 7:55 a.m. on Route 522 north between Forsgate Drive and Pergola Avenue. According to police, the woman struck another vehicle, veered off the road, hit a curb…

  • Bikers to ride for brain-injured youth

    South Amboy Elks Lodge No. 784 will join the 10th annual Bikers Rally for Brain Injured Children set for noon April 13 at the Old Bridge Elks Lodge, 67 Old Amboy Road. The event will take place rain or shine. Escorted rides to the rally points will leave at noon from the following lodges: South…

  • Brunswick Women will sponsor dinner

    The Brunswick Women’s Connection will host its Prepare To Be Pampered Dinner 7-8:30 p.m. April 17 at The Chateau, Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. The event will feature a sampling of spa treatments and tips from The Spa at Little River, South River. Inspirational speaker and amateur photographer Pam Tilghman will share her life story, “A…

  • Baby delivered in ambulance in E.B. Wawa parking lot

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A baby was delivered in a rescue squad ambulance on April 1. At around 11:05 p.m., the East Brunswick Rescue Squad was dispatched to an emergency call at a township home for a woman who was possibly going into labor. En route to the call, the ambulance crew — Susan Bender-Klein, Fred…

  • Fair will feature Spanish dance, food

    Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre, in collaboration with the Woodbridge Arts Alliance and BCB Community Bank, will present “Feria De Sevilla” (April Fair of Seville) 3-6 p.m. April 21 at Parker Press Park, 425 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge. Rain date is April 28. The free event, part of the Woodbridge Arts Alliance Family Cultural Event series, will…

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