• Flooded businesses get back on feet after Irene

    Shops on Old Matawan Road endure water damage from overflowing South River BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Some of those who stopped by Eighteen Glass Co. last week noticed the construction going on in the front showroom and asked Frank Miller III if he was renovating. “Yeah,” Miller would reply. “By force.” Eighteen Glass and…

  • Pharmacist to speak at Waterside Sept. 16

    Dipak Saraiya, pharmacist and owner of Family Pharmacy, West Windsor, will present a lecture at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 16 at Waterside Villas, 1 Overlook Drive, Monroe. Topics will include the pros and cons of brand-name drugs vs. generic drugs. A light lunch will be served. Space is limited. Registration is required. To reserve a seat,…

  • E.B. MOMS schedule meeting for Sept. 14

    The MOMS Club of East Brunswick will hold its monthly meeting 10 a.m. Sept. 14. For event location and to RSVP, email [email protected]. For more information on the club, log on to www.ebmomsclub.com. New members are welcome.

  • Car wash to support hurricane victims

    A car wash will be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 10 at North Brunswick Fire Company No. 1, Cranbury Cross Road, courtesy of the North Brunswick Fire Department and the North Brunswick Parks Department, to assist a Monroe family who lost everything due to Hurricane Irene. Proceeds from the event will benefit Pam Jones Cassino,…

  • Prayer event to honor 9/11 attack victims

    An All-Faith Prayer, a solemn remembrance of the victims of 9/11, will be held 3 p.m. Sept. 10 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The event is sponsored by Agraj Seva Kendra, a New Jersey nonprofit corporation, East Brunswick. The event is designed to honor the memory of the victims of…

  • Chalk the walk

    Clockwise from top left: Children create colorful designs on the walkway in front of the Monroe Township Public Library during an Aug. 24 Sidewalk Chalk Art program. Avery Labaska, 5, of Monroe, works on a picture on the sidewalk. Luke Naidrich, 3, of Monroe, concentrates on his original drawing. Alex Naidrich, 6, of Monroe, looks…

  • Seniors club offers trip to dinner theatre

    The St. Stan’s Senior Club, Sayreville, will sponsor an Oct. 6 trip to the Rainbow Dinner Theatre, Paradise, Pa., to see “John Loves Mary.” The bus will depart at 9 a.m. from the St. Stan’s Church parking lot, MacArthur Avenue. Return will be at approximately 6 p.m. A lunch buffet is included. For more information…

  • An unconventional life to the very end

    Dixieland funeral was ‘rugged individual’s’ final request BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer The Harley-Davidson motorcycle hearse would lead the procession into Sayreville, accompanied for the final mile by a parade float and a jazz band. ERIC SUCAR staff SAYREVILLE — Peter Roehsler made headline news when he drove from Sayreville to Buffalo, N.Y., in his low-bed…

  • Car-wash proceeds to aid baseball team

    The Titans travel baseball team will hold a car-wash fundraiser 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Madison Park Little League fields, Cheesequake Road, Old Bridge. Cost for cars is $5; vans and trucks, $7. All money raised will benefit tournament expenses for the Titans 16U and 11U divisions. Baked goods also will be available…

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