• Elks to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

    The East Brunswick Elks will hold a St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Party 7 p.m.-midnight March 17 at the Elks lodge, 21-B Oakmont Drive. The event will feature a complete Irish dinner with tap beer, wine and soda. Entertainment will be provided by D.J. Rob Porter Entertainment. Tickets cost $25 per person. RSVP to Joe Piegaro…

  • School fundraiser at Hailey’s Harp & Pub

    Hailey’s Harp & Pub, 400 Main St., Metuchen, will host a fundraiser to benefit Our Lady of Lourdes School. Every Wednesday, all day long, the restaurant will donate 10 percent of food purchases when customers present a fundraising flier. Fliers can be downloaded from www.ololschoolnj.org/HHAP_ 021512.pdf SSARY. For fliers or for more information, contact the…

  • Enrollment spike prompts proposed school tax hike

    Board projects sending 37 additional students to Monroe H.S. BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer JAMESBURG — A preliminary 2012- 13 school budget presented by the Board of Education last week would raise school taxes $240 on a home assessed at the borough average of $124,300. The tax hike is included in a proposal approved March…

  • Karate to benefit Spotswood Fire Dept.

    Brill’s Karate, 508 Main St., Spotswood, is offering one month of karate at the discounted price of $29. One hundred percent of the proceeds will benefit the Spotswood Volunteer Fire Department. For more information, call 732-251-0090, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.Brillskarate.com.

  • Republican Committees’ Convention March 24

    Republicans registered in Middlesex County can register to be delegates at the County Committees’ Convention, which will be held 10 a.m. March 24 in the East Brunswick High School auditorium. Delegates will vote to determine which candidates will receive the County Committees’ endorsement and thereby be permitted to be placed on the organization’s line on…

  • Monroe school board: Budget ‘keeps students first’

    Tab includes tax rate hike, but keeps levy under 2 percent cap BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — The Monroe Township Board of Education has approved a tentative $106.5 million budget that would raise taxes $61 on the average home for the 2012- 13 school year. The budget includes a total tax levy of…

  • Milltown man gets 4 years in robbery of borough home

    MILLTOWN — A borough man who was part of an armed robbery crew that primarily targeted businesses and homes in Middlesex County was sentenced this week to 48 months in prison. Erik Prascak, 22, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Patty Shwartz in March 2011 to a charge of conspiring to obstruct commerce in…

  • E.B. school tab would raise taxes $99 on average home

    Budget is within 2% cap on tax levy increases BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer The East Brunswick Board of Education introduced its tentative budget for the 2012-13 school year at its meeting last week, callingfora2percentincreasetothe tax levy, just within the state-mandated cap. The $131.2 million budget represents a 1.35 percent increase in expenses over the…

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    Danny Onorato gets a high-five from teammates as he is introduced during the annual East Brunswick Fastbreak Buddyball Basketball Game Day Feb. 25 at Churchill Junior High School. This was the ninth year of the Buddy division, where “buddies,” or children and young adults with special needs, team up with “pals,” or teenagers who volunteer…

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