• S.R. church to host Sept. 9 Gold Party

    Corpus Christi Church will sponsor a fundraising Gold Party 5-7 p.m. Sept. 9 in the church hall, James Street, South River. Participants are invited to bring their unwanted gold, silver or platinum jewelry. Aprofessional jeweler will be onsite to weigh and pay current market value for the items. Light refreshments will be served. For more…

  • Tickets available for trip to Atlantic City

    The Saints Peter and Paul Church Altar Society will sponsor a Sept. 20 bus trip to the Showboat Casino, Atlantic City. The bus will depart at 9 a.m. from the church parking lot, Whitehead Avenue, South River. Cost is $30, with a $30 casino-voucher return and a box lunch. For more information and to reserve,…

  • Fundraiser to support special-education PTO

    The East Brunswick Special Education PTO will sponsor a Dine-to-Donate event 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Cambridge Inn, 19 Summerhill Road, Spotswood. The restaurant will donate a percentage of supporters’ checks to the PTO. Participants must present an event flier for the donation to count. To download a flier, log on to www.ebnet.org…

  • Car, foot chase ends in three arrests in East Brunswick

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Three men from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., were arrested after they allegedly broke into vehicles and then led police on a car pursuit and foot chase on Sunday night. Police were first called by an unidentified man who said he had observed several males breaking into parked cars at East Brunswick High School…

  • Several charged in thefts from flooded homes

    MONROE — Police responded to five reports of suspects stealing items placed outside flooded homes in the Mill Lake Manor section last week, resulting in four arrests on theft charges. The first arrest was made Aug. 30, two days after Hurricane Irene flooded many homes in the development off Spotswood Englishtown Road. Police were called…

  • 9/11 observances

    A time to remember … reflect … and heal PHOTO BY FARRAH TOMASELLI Listed are some of the events being held to commemorate this solemn day. east brunswick A Night of Remembrance candlelight vigil Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m. 9/11 Memorial East Brunswick Municipal Complex Ryders Lane 732-390-6797 www.eastbrunswick.org helmetta Memorial services to honor all…

  • Community steps up in wake of hurricane

    Volunteers, business owners launch effort to help those displaced after hurricane BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Joey Stankowitz, 8, walks through the muddy damage left by Hurricane Irene in the backyard of his home on Daniel Road in Monroe’s Outcalt section. Floodwaters caused the separation of part of Al Ladzinski’s home, also on Daniel Road.…

  • Spotswood sues Helmetta over mill redevelopment

    Procedural issues called into question on newly approved housing plan BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer The Helme Snuff Mill redevelopment project is headed back to court, this time thanks to a challenge from a neighboring town. The Spotswood Borough Council and Board of Education are suing Helmetta’s Borough Council and Planning Board, as well as…

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    Brad Brach, a former Freehold Township High School and Monmouth University pitcher, made his major league debut with the San Diego Padres on Aug. 31. Brach was pitching with the Padres’ Triple A team in Tucson, Ariz., when he received word on Aug. 30 that he was being called up to the majors. Brach joined…

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