• MCC degrees in the works for East Brunswick High School grads

    MCC degrees in the works for East Brunswick High School grads

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Graduating seniors could have the opportunity to receive more than a high school diploma when they leave East Brunswick High School. “We are in the process right now of negotiating with Middlesex County College (MCC) to provide opportunities for East Brunswick Public School students to earn credits…

  • Students learn about South River’s government

    Students learn about South River’s government

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Third graders from South River Elementary School toured the borough to get a better understand of how the town functions. “Right now in our social studies class, we are learning about all of the services that are provided by the community. The children really get a chance to…

  • Butterfly House opens to the public

    Butterfly House opens to the public

    The Butterfly House will have its grand opening from 10 a.m. to noon on June 4 and then be open for the public’s enjoyment from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday and Sunday in June, July and August, weather permitting, inside Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. This “hoop house” is filled with plants that…

  • Helmetta seeks input on possible community garden

    Helmetta seeks input on possible community garden

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer HELMETTA — A community garden may be in the works for the borough. Councilman Joseph Reid said the recreation committee has been discussing different spaces for a community garden, including placing it near the Maple Street Pavilion. He said they are open to any suggestions for flat land that draws in sunlight…

  • Students, police department encourage driving 25

    Students, police department encourage driving 25

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER – Students at South River High School joined members of the South River Police Department in telling drivers in the borough one thing: slow down. “We had some concerns in some residential areas regarding speeders, so we did some research and came across this Keep Kids Alive Drive…

  • Remembering the Jews of pre-World War II Russia

    Remembering the Jews of pre-World War II Russia

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – For Michael Kesler, whose family was murdered in the Holocaust, this is his opportunity to keep his family’s culture alive. “I had a dream, four or five years ago, that I saw my father who was killed by the Nazis in Poland. I saw him in a…

  • Legion offers trip to Philadelphia Zoo

    Legion offers trip to Philadelphia Zoo

    American Legion Post No. 253, 60 DeVoe Ave., Spotswood, will sponsor a June 26 bus trip to the Philadelphia Zoo. The bus will depart at 9 a.m. from the post home. Return will be at approximately 7 p.m. Cost is $37 and includes bus transportation and zoo admission. Registration is required. To reserve or for more…

  • Betty M. Shauley Elliott

    Betty M. Shauley Elliott

    Betty M. Shauley Elliot died May 25, 2016, at Sunrise Assisted Living in East Brunswick. She was 92. Born in New Florence, Pennsylvania, she resided in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, before moving to East Brunswick in 1963. Prior to her retirement in 1994, she was a medical secretary for University Orthopedics, New Brunswick, where she worked for 25…

  • Auditions on tap for Playhouse 22 ‘Cabaret’

    Auditions on tap for Playhouse 22 ‘Cabaret’

    Playhouse 22, East Brunswick’s community theater, will hold open auditions for its upcoming production of “Cabaret” 7 p.m. June 20 and 21 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. Callbacks, by invitation only, are planned for noon June 25. For information on audition instructions or guidelines and character descriptions, log on to…

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