• 4-H teens to sponsor gift drive Dec. 5 and 6

    The Middlesex County 4-H Teen Council will host its annual holiday gift drive 7- 9 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6 at the 4-H Center, 645 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. The drive will support the council’s annual Project GIFT charitable event, which provides a free day of holiday shopping for more than 135 families in need…

  • Robbers flee East Brunswick jewelry store after owner produces gun

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A Route 18 jewelry store owner managed to thwart the armed robbery of his business last week by pulling out a handgun. Police said the armed robbery occurred at about 3:44 p.m. on Nov. 13, when two masked men entered Harry’s Gold on Route 18. There were no customers in the store…

  • Eagle Scout’s efforts come to fruition

    Monument for fallen soldiers unveiled on Veterans Day BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Monroe Township Councilman Stephen Dalina (l-r), Council President Gerald Tamburro, Councilman Michael Leibowitz and Eagle Scout Sean Evans stand behind a battlefield cross during an unveiling ceremony at Veterans’ Park on Nov. 11. JAMES McEVOY MONROE — The unveiling of a new…

  • Date change for Yard/Bake/Craft Sale

    The Friends of the Jamesburg Public Library will hold its annual Christmas Yard/Bake/Craft Sale 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 1 on the lower level of the library, 229 Gatzmer Ave. The event originally was planned for Nov. 10. Sale items will include holiday merchandise, handmade crafts and baked goods. The Lucille Zappy Nutcracker Collection will be…

  • Goddard is drop-off site for coat collection

    The Goddard School of South Old Bridge, 1480 Englishtown Road (Route 527), Old Bridge, is serving as a collection site for the 16th annual Jersey Cares coat drive. Donations of gently used, clean coats may be dropped off at the school 6:30 a.m.- 6:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays through Dec. 14. Contributions will be given to New…

  • Monroe officials question utility communication

    Mayor, OEM coordinator discuss lack of specifics BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — Similar to the aftermath of last year’s Tropical Storm Irene, some officials are questioning Jersey Central Power & Lighting (JCP&L) communication practices. During the Nov. 13 council meeting, both Mayor Richard Pucci and Ernest Feist, township engineer and coordinator of Monroe’s…

  • Visit with Santa to aid Toys for Tots

    Parents and children are invited to visit with Santa and view the holiday lights and decorations at a private home at 55 Valley Vale Drive, Old Bridge, 6-9 p.m. Dec. 7 and 8. The house won the Clark Griswold Award four years ago in the Old Bridge Holiday Decorating Contest. Parents should bring a camera…

  • Doo-wop show trip to support Holy Name

    St. Thomas the Apostle Holy Name Society will sponsor a fundraising trip to see the Dec. 1 Holiday Doo Wop Show at the Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank. The show will feature The Heartbeats (“A Thousand Miles Away”) and Gene Chandler (The Duke of Earl”). Headliners will be Kenny Vance and the Planotones (“Looking for…

  • Seaview Orthopaedics to donate services

    Seaview Orthopaedics & Medical Associates, which has a new office at 294 Applegarth Road in Monroe, as well as in Freehold, Brick, Ocean Township and Barnegat, announced that it will partner with Soles4Souls for the seventh annual “Our Hearts to Your Soles” event. This is a yearly event dedicated to providing less fortunate people across…

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