• Library business center to offer courses

    The Business Resource Center at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, will sponsor a variety of upcoming courses. Social-media class offerings are “Social Media and Your Business,” 7 p.m. Feb. 2; “Tech Gadgets andApps forYour Business,” 7 p.m. Feb. 16; and “LinkedIn Marketing,” 7 p.m. Feb. 29. Fee is $25 for each…

  • Mardi Gras gala on tap at Elks lodge

    East Brunswick Elks Lodge No. 2370 will sponsor a Mardi Gras Night Feb. 11 at the lodge, 21-B Oakmont Ave. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Dinner and live music by Amber Blues are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. The event will feature a Cajun buffet dinner, beer, wine, soda, dessert and coffee or…

  • Antique Bottle Show, Sale coming to S.R.

    The nonprofit New Jersey Antique Bottle Club will hold its Antique Bottle and Glass Show and Sale 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 5 at Knights of Columbus Hall, 88 Jackson St., South River. The event will feature more than 75 dealers offering a variety of antique bottles and decorative glassware dating from the 1700s to the…

  • E.B. board argues state erred in granting charter

    Hatikvah attorney: When opinions differ over a regulation, the commissioner wins BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — To the township Board of Education, it all comes down to the state commissioner of education needs to follow his own rules. To the Hatikvah International Academy Charter School, it is just another example of the…

  • Police charge burglary suspect

    SPOTSWOOD — Police have arrested a borough man on charges of possession of drugs and stolen property as the result of a recent burglary investigation . The arrest was made around 1 p.m. Jan. 17 when Spotswood police Detective John Pfeiffer and Capt. Michael Zarro were conducting an undercover operation in the area of DeVoe…

  • E.B. officials will have to pay their own way

    Council votes 4-1 to require members, mayor to foot the bill for attending conferences BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer I f East Brunswick Township Council members or the mayor want to head to the annual New Jersey League of Municipalities conference in Atlantic City, they are going to have to pick up their own tab.…

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    Dressed as Darth Vader, 8-year-old Alex Kurinzi of Spotswood gets some interplanetary autographs during the Jan. 27 “Star Wars” program at the Milltown Public Library. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Monroe board denies long-term care facility

    Parker expected to continue to make case for approval BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer A long-term nursing care provider vowed last week to press on in its case to build a facility in Monroe. This came after its initial attempt to seek approval to build Parker at Monroe on Schoolhouse Road was unsuccessful. The township…

  • Uncertainty surrounds new So. River firehouse

    Councilman calls for action as plans to build on Main St. property are stalled BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent The controversial future location of South River’s firehouse remains a question, despite moves to purchase a Main Street property last year. During the Borough Council’s Jan. 23 meeting, recently elected Democratic Councilman Thomas Roselli requested that a…

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