• Clothing Drive set for Nov. 18 at E.B. school

    The Bowne-Munro PTA will sponsor a Clothing Drive 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 18 at the school, 120 Main St., East Brunswick. Items sought include gently used and wearable clothing, shoes, belts and handbags; linens, curtains, towels, etc.; and stuffed animals. Donations should be placed in tightly tied plastic bags. For more information, call 732-613- 6810.

  • Great Depression memorabilia sought

    The East Brunswick Historical Society is seeking memorabilia, photos and artifacts of the Great Depression for upcoming exhibitions due to begin in January 2012. Items loaned to the society will be displayed in cases at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, and at the Historical Society, 78 Milltown Road, East Brunswick. All…

  • Report reignites interest in J’burg ethics committee

    Jamesburg officials encourage volunteers to come forward BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer JAMESBURG — A proposed municipal ethics committee may still have a future in the borough. At the Nov. 9 Borough Council meeting, Jamesburg council President Otto Kostbar said residents began contacting him after a news story detailed a lack of interest in the…

  • Motorcyclist, 47, injured in crash on Buckelew Avenue, Monroe

    MONROE — A 47-year-old township man was hospitalized with serious injuries after the motorcycle he was operating struck a vehicle on Buckelew Avenue last week. Police said Robert T. Maresco was traveling north on Buckelew Avenue on a 1995 Harley-Davidson at 4:14 p.m. on Nov. 8 when a 2011 Jeep Liberty being driven by William…

  • Former business owner gets 15+ years in prison

    Sentenced in connection with robbery of two businesses, residential home in Milltown EAST BRUNSWICK — A township resident and longtime business owner was sentenced this week to nearly 16 years in prison for his role as a member of robbery crew that targeted businesses and homes in Middlesex County. Joseph Passalaqua, 56, had pleaded guilty…

  • Talk to address managing diabetes

    Michael Rothman, M.D., will present a lecture, “Diabetes Management,” 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21 at the East Brunswick Public Library, JeanWalling Civic Center. Rothman will discuss how proper nutrition, combined with careful use of medications and supplements, can reduce symptoms, enhance health and diminish chances of complications from diabetes. Admission is free of charge. For more…

  • Donations sought for wounded warriors

    The Veterans Council of Monroe and Jamesburg plans a Dec. 6 bus trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., to deliver gifts to wounded servicemen and servicewomen at the hospital. Among the items requested are: weightlifting gloves; squishy pillows; stamps, paper, envelopes; clear plastic storage boxes; carry-on luggage; DVDs, iPods, handheld games;…

  • Man seriously injured in E.B. crash

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A Manalapan resident was seriously injured in a traffic accident on Route 18 and Rues Lane on Nov. 14. Police said Joseph Yankilevich, 61, was traveling southbound on Route 18 when he collided with a vehicle driven by Diana Sachakova, 17, of Old Bridge, at around 4:59 p.m. Sachakova was entering the…

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