• Almost a sleigh ride

    Rusty (l) and Cola pull a holiday carriage from the Jamesburg Presbyterian Church through town on Dec. 6. Each year the Jamesburg Historical Society and the borough Revitalization Coalition offer tours of the town via horse-drawn carriages during the holiday season. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Rob Simonelli Jr., of Helmetta, portraying a Civil War private…

  • Tickets on sale for OLOL calendar raffle

    Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown, is selling tickets for its calendar raffle fundraiser set to run through April, May and June of 2013. The raffle will offer supporters the chance to win weekday cash prizes of $25, $50, $100 or $150. Each ticket is included in all 65 drawings, and…

  • Concert to benefit peace-action panel

    Vocalist Julia Nixon and musician/composer David Ylviskaer will appear together in a benefit concert for the Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) 7:30 p.m. Dec. 28 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 50 Cherry Hill Road, at Route 206, Princeton. Light refreshments will be served after the concert. Tickets cost $20 for CFPA members, $25 for nonmembers;…

  • E.B. appoints assistant prosecutor to bench

    Mayor Stahl calls appointee ‘great asset’ BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The Township Council has voted unanimously to appoint a new municipal court judge. The decision to appoint township resident Robyn Brown at the Dec. 17 meeting comes as the township shifts from a court system with three part-time judges to one…

  • Job-market seminar on tap at library

    Jane Z. Brady, director of the Middlesex County Office of Workforce Development and Workforce Investment Board, will present a seminar on the current job market 10 a.m. Jan. 8, 2013, at the Business Resource Center at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The presentation will review the current job market in the…

  • Disaster-recovery loans not just for small businesses

    Small Business Administration urges businesses, homeowners and renters to apply now BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer By now, New Jerseyans dealt crushing blows by superstorm Sandy have likely contacted their insurance companies, and are aware of assistance available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund started by Gov.…

  • Joint committee to explore storm preparedness in Milltown

    Participants will examine use of schools as transition centers in borough Staff Writer BY JAMES McEVOY MILLTOWN — Even though Milltown fared well during Hurricane Sandy, borough and school officials have formed an ad hoc committee to address preparedness for future storm events. Linda Madison, superintendent of schools, told Greater Media Newspapers that Borough Councilman…

  • District will sell used equipment

    The South River Board of Education will conduct a sale of used or damaged equipment, including, but not limited to, computer equipment, printers, televisions, etc., 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 27 in the cafetorium at South River Elementary/Middle School, 3 Montgomery St. Cash or certified checks will be accepted as payment; personal checks will not…

  • Healing service planned for Dec. 21

    A Longest-Night/Blue Christmas Service will begin at 7 p.m. Dec. 21 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 70 Manalapan Road, Spotswood. The service, which is designed to address the fact that the holiday season can be a difficult time for many, especially those who have recently lost a loved one or are ill, facing financial loss,…

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