• South River moving ahead with solar facility plans

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — The Borough Council voted unanimously Sept. 12 to move forward with a lease agreement that will allow a solarpowered production facility to be built in town. The 25-year lease agreement will allow South River Solar LLC to construct a solar array of approximately 2.3 megawatts at the…

  • Donors sought for Oct. 9 blood drive

    Nativity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 552 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, will host a blood drive 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Oct. 9. The event is sponsored by New Jersey/New York Blood Services. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, call Kathleen at 732-580-2089.

  • fundraisers 

    Sept. 29-Oct. 6  Children’s Halloween-Costume Collection, sponsored by the Junior Woman’s Club of the Greater Brunswick Area, the General Federation of Women’s Clubs and New Rave Cleaners of Milltown. Donations of gently used and cleaned costumes for infants to teens may be brought to New Rave Cleaners, Ryders Lane, Milltown; new costumes also appreciated.…

  • Giant Yard Sale scheduled in S.R.

    The Level Club of South River will host its semiannual Giant Yard Sale 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 1 on the grounds at the Masonic Temple, 120 Old Bridge Turnpike, South River. Rain date is Oct. 2. For more information, call Robert Szegeti at 732-390-5732.

  • Two seek single seat on Spotswood council

    Castronova, LoSacco share views on improving town BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Two borough residents, one being a firefighter and the other a police officer, are vying for a seat on the Borough Council this November. Mike Castronova, 52, and Frank LoSacco, 43, are competing to fill an unexpired term that will continue…

  • Milltown residents lend hands to flood victims

    Borough steps up efforts to improve communications BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Neighbors continue to step up for one another a month after Hurricane Irene displaced several residents from their homes. Among those stepping up is a group that formed shortly after learning that 22 residents of The Mill on Washington Avenue remain…

  • Paranormal Expo coming to E.B. Oct. 15

    Elks Lodge No. 2370, 21 Oakmont Ave., East Brunswick, will host its third annual Paranormal Expo 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Oct. 15. The event will feature vendors such as Skull Boy, psychic readings, lectures on the paranormal, pet psychics (interested individuals should bring a photo of their pet) and more. Food, beverages, baked goods and jewelry…

  • Bulldogs conducting recycling campaign

    The Immaculate Conception Athletic Association, home of the Bulldogs of Immaculate Conception School, Spotswood, is collecting aluminum beverage cans for recycling through the month of October. Cans (not crushed) should be placed in a bag and dropped off near the garage in the school parking lot located at 23 Manalapan Road. All proceeds benefit the…

  • New concession stand prompts council debate

    Discussion centered on who should run the stand and reap the revenue BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Heavenly Farms Park has a new concession stand, one of the finishing touches on a multiyear, multimillion dollar project that brought turf fields and a special level softball field for children with special needs to…

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