• JCP&L completes final phase of transmission project

    JCP&L completes final phase of transmission project

    Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has completed the final phase of a $48 million, 11.5-mile transmission line project designed to enhance service reliability and system resiliency for nearly 34,000 customers in Mercer, Middlesex and Monmouth counties. Recently completed work included the construction of a new, eight-mile 115-kilovolt (kV) transmission line between an existing JCP&L…

  • Online marketing to be topic at library

    Online marketing to be topic at library

    A workshop titled “How to Master Social Media to Promote Your Products and Services” is planned for 6:30-8 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Sayreville Public Library, 1050 Washington Road. Presenter will be Deborah A. Bailey, fiction and nonfiction author, blogger and host of the iTunes podcast “Women Entrepreneurs Radio.” Participants will learn about social-media platforms…

  • Theater production to support Daisy Recreation

    Theater production to support Daisy Recreation

    Playhouse 22 will present “Murder for Dummies,” a production of the East Brunswick Benefit Ensemble, 8 p.m. Aug. 5 and 6 and 3 p.m. Aug. 7 at the theater, East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. The weekend event is designed to raise money for the Daisy Recreation Program, East Brunswick. Proceeds will benefit…

  • PSE&G to upgrade aging cast iron gas facilities in Milltown

    PSE&G to upgrade aging cast iron gas facilities in Milltown

    MILLTOWN — Public Service Electric & Gas Company (PSE&G) will be working in Milltown to replace approximately two miles of older gas pipes with new, durable plastic and/or coated steel piping. “These upgrades are part of PSE&G’s three-year program to replace up to 510 miles of aging gas infrastructure throughout New Jersey,” said Joe Forline,…

  • Business Brief

    Business Brief

    Hair Cuttery will hold a promotion from Aug. 1-15 in which every haircut will go toward providing a free haircut for a child in need. Local locations include the Shops at Windsor Green, 3495 Route 1, Princeton; Summerfield Shopping Center, 24 Summerfield Blvd., Dayton section of South Brunswick; Renaissance Square, 404 Renaissance Blvd., North Brunswick;…

  • Spotswood council approves final version of EMS ballot question

    Spotswood council approves final version of EMS ballot question

    By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD – After months of debate and discussion, the Borough Council has adopted a question that will appear on the ballot in November to let residents weigh in on whether or not the town should develop a full-time emergency medical services (EMS) department. The council unanimously voted to adopt a revised…

  • Mayor heralds his hometown by creating newsletter

    Mayor heralds his hometown by creating newsletter

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer HELMETTA — When Mayor Christopher Slavicek came into office in January, he said he perceived a yearning from residents to be kept informed of the happenings within the borough. That’s when he thought of creating “The Helmetta Herald” newsletter. “There have been newsletters in the past, however, not on a…

  • OLV Seniors to hold two open houses

    OLV Seniors to hold two open houses

    Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Seniors will host open houses 10 a.m.-noon Aug. 9 and 16 in the OLV lower church, 42 Main St., Sayreville. Individuals ages 55 and above are invited. Group members will be on hand to answer questions. Interested seniors who are unable to attend should call Teri at 732-727-7639 for more…

  • ‘Art From Nature’ workshop set for July 30

    ‘Art From Nature’ workshop set for July 30

    The Middlesex County Office of Culture and Heritage will sponsor a free hands-on art workshop titled “Art From Nature” 10-11:30 a.m. July 30 at the Lodge in Thompson Park, Monroe. The program, led by Lindsay Erben, art educator and executive director of the Central Jersey Arts Council, is designed to help people of all ages…

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