• E.B. teen’s charity brings light to rural India

    EBHS student raising funds to send solar-powered lamp kits to Indian people in need BY JENNIFER NEWELL Correspondent Suchir Karmarkar of East Brunswick presents a solar lamp to schoolchildren in India as part of his LightUpIndia initiative. EAST BRUNSWICK — This summer, while other kids are playing video games or cooling off at the beach,…

  • ESL group to begin Sept. 11 at library

    An English as a Second Language (ESL) Conversation Group will be held beginning Sept. 11 at the Sayreville Public Library, Washington Road. Evening sessions will run 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesdays, Sept. 11-Nov. 27. Daytime sessions will be held 10:30 a.m.-noon on Thursdays, Sept. 13-Nov. 29 (no meeting on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22). The group is…

  • Car-wash proceeds to benefit cheer teams

    The East Brunswick Cheer Booster Club will host a car wash 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 25 at East Brunswick High School (EBHS), Cranbury Road. Proceeds will support the three EBHS cheer teams. Cost is $5 for cars, $7 for vans and sport utility vehicles (SUVs).

  • Fundraiser benefits Helmetta shelter

    A fundraiser for the Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter will be held Aug. 24 at Villa Borghese II Pizzeria, 66 Main St., Helmetta. From 4 to 8 p.m., 10 percent of all proceeds will be donated to the care of the animals at the shelter. This includes pickup, eat-in or delivery.

  • Tickets on sale for Friends Tricky Tray

    The East Brunswick Friends of the Library will hold a Tricky Tray Oct. 12 in the cafeteria at East Brunswick High School, Cranbury Road. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Drawings will begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission tickets may be purchased in advance for $8 at the library circulation desk; price includes one sheet of…

  • Motorcyclist injured during collision with car in Monroe

    MONROE — A township man was hospitalized in critical condition last week after his motorcycle collided with a motorist who police said failed to yield at a stop sign. According to police, Robert T. Maresco, 48, of Monroe, was driving a 2002 Harley Davidson motorcycle south on Spotswood- Englishtown Road, approaching the intersection with Mounts…

  • Monroe police charge five after responding to car burglary report

    MONROE — Police made five arrests in connection with vehicle burglaries that occurred in the Forsgate Greens and Fairways of Forsgate communities. Patrol officers were dispatched to the area of Cypress Point Lane on Aug. 10 at 12:34 a.m. on a report of four subjects committing vehicle burglaries. A resident of the Forsgate Greens had…

  • E.B. sees series of burglaries to homes, businesses, cars

    EAST BRUNSWICK — The township has experienced a rash of burglaries to houses, businesses and motor vehicles in recent weeks, according to police. Burglaries were reported last week at residences on Overhill Road, Eggers Street and Vanderwater Court. All three took place during the daytime when the residents were not at home. The burglars entered…

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    Bill Higgins Jr. of Old Bridge operates a helicopter from the ground during the Tri-County Radio Control Club’s fifth annual Open House event at Heavenly Farms in East Brunswick on Aug. 11. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

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