• ‘History of American Gardens’ to be topic

    The East Brunswick Garden Club will hold a meeting beginning at 7:30 p.m. June 19 at Nativity Lutheran Church, corner of Ryders Lane and Dunham’s Corner Road, East Brunswick. Guest speaker Patricia Tratebas, landscape designer and garden historian, will offer a presentation titled “The History ofAmerican Gardens From the Civil-War Era to the Present.” All…

  • Children’s artwork on display at festival

    The artwork of youngsters taught by Ilayne Feld in the Early Childhood Learning Center at Temple B’nai Shalom, East Brunswick, will be exhibited, along with work by more than 60 artists, at the 10th annual Fine Arts Festival set for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 11 around the pond at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean…

  • Monroe finalizes affordable housing commitments

    Irrevocable trust ordinance adopted to safeguard funds threatened by state seizure BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE— With nearly $10 million in affordable housing trust funds in danger of state seizure, the Township Council finalized a series of measures to commit the funds in advance of the July deadline. The state is threatening to seize…

  • Christie talks tax relief during E. Bruns. visit

    Governor touts state aid for schools, plan to cut income taxes by 10% BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie addresses the audience during his “Jersey Comeback Town Hall” event at the East Brunswick Jewish Center on May 31. More than 400 area residents greeted Gov. Chris Christie with a standing ovation as he…

  • Milltown seeks land swap to relocate power station

    Borough authorizes $390K to acquire Kuhlthau Ave. site for open space preservation BY JASON COHEN Correspondent Milltown officials have taken a step toward making sure that the power substation flooding that last year caused a weeklong, townwide power outage doesn’t happen again. On May 29, the Borough Council adopted a bond ordinance appropriating $390,000, including…

  • E.B. community unites in fight against cancer

    Local cancer survivors among organizers of June 9 event at Heavenly Farms BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Nearly 200 people on more than 25 teams will come together at Heavenly Farms for the 2012 Relay for Life of East Brunswick on June 9. This year’s relay will feature a carnival theme, said township resident and…

  • Robert Tonkery, a sergent with the Jamesburg Police Department and son Robert Jr. wait for a bite during the annual Fishing Derby

    Robert Tonkery, a sergeant with the Jamesburg Police Department, and son Robert Jr. wait for a bite during the annual Fishing Derby, sponsored by Jamesburg PBA Local 389 and Jamesburg Knights of Columbus. The event was held June 3 at Molder’s Fish Reserve, Old Bridge. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • CBA adds Group track crown to its championship résumé

    St. John Vianney’s Ashley Grenger finishes up her run in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles at the June 1 NJSIAA Outdoor Track and Field Group Championships at Old Bridge High School. The Lancer junior finished seventh in 1:09.44. ERIC SUCAR staff The only thing missing from Christian Brothers Academy’s utter dominance the last two years was…

  • Ex-Eagle Dudzinski heads Felician’s All-Conference selections

    Felician College baseball players Brian Dudzinski (Middletown High School South) and Joe Petosa (Spotswood) have been selected to the 2012 All-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Baseball First Team. Felician also put three student-athletes on theAll-CACC Second Team and had two Honorable Mention selections. The conference’s 11 head coaches voted on the award winners. Dudzinski, a senior…

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