• Ladies auxiliary to host Zumba events

    The Jamesburg Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary will hold Zumba class fundraisers 7:15 p.m. April 4 and 16 at the Jamesburg Firehouse, 82 W. Railroad Ave. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Cost is $10. Participants should bring water and a towel and wear sneakers and comfortable clothing. To reserve, email [email protected] or call 732-522- 1541.…

  • Blood drive planned for April 7 at church

    Nativity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 552 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, will host a blood drive 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. April 7. The event is sponsored by New Jersey/New York Blood Services. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, call Kathleen at 732-580-2089.

  • Library to offer Holocaust program

    The East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, will present a Holocaust remembrance 7-8:30 p.m. April 11. Dr. Paul Winkler, executive director, New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education, will offer welcoming remarks. Dr. Michael Kessler, a Holocaust survivor, will follow with the keynote address. Dr. Tamara Freeman, who conceived and executed the country’s first…

  • Stahl, Barnes top tickets for 18th District election

    Former East Brunswick running mates Stahl, Pinkin now on opposite sides BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer East Brunswick Mayor David Stahl, a longtime Democrat who recently announced that he would run as a Republican for a state Senate seat, will run alongside financial services professional Lisa Goldhamer and South Plainfield Councilman Rob Bengivenga. Stahl received…

  • Library assistant went above and beyond

    A s a South River resident, I am thrilled with the reopening of our expanded library. However, I was quite surprised and saddened that one library assistant is no longer employed there. Susan Wisneiwski has been a great help to me. If she couldn’t find the item I requested, she would find helpful alternatives. She…

  • CODA

    Barbara Buono: She dares to dream the impossible dream GREG BEAN You know just how far state Sen. Barbara Buono (D-Middlesex) has to go in her gubernatorial run against Chris Christie when the guy who runs the prestigious Quinnipiac University Polling Institute asks, “Who is that woman?” As of March 29, Buono was the only…

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    This praying mantis, relaxing on a recent chilly afternoon, might be praying for some warm, sunny weather following a long, cold winter. DAVE BENJAMIN

  • Program to feature Holocaust poetry

    A Yom HaShoah remembrance is planned for 7:30 p.m. April 8 at Temple B’nai Shalom, Fern and Old Stage roads, East Brunswick. Poems by the children of the Terezin concentration camp and works of Holocaust poets (survivors and those who perished) will be featured at the event. Poet and teacher Ronni Rose will present dramatic…

  • South River purchases laptops for council members

    Equipment should only be used for borough business BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — Borough Council members will soon receive laptops to use for borough business. However, what to purchase and for whom have been debated at recent council meetings. Councilman Thomas Roselli’s recommendation was to purchase 15 computers. But Councilman Shawn Haussermann questioned…

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