• Temple to hold three-day rummage sale

    Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple, 222 LivingstonAve., New Brunswick, will hold its annual summer rummage sale 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 31 and Aug. 7, and 5-7 p.m. Aug. 2. Items for sale will include clothing for the whole family, housewares, furniture, jewelry, toys, linens, electronics and more. For more information, call 732-545-6484.

  • Middlesex Cty. offering cash rewards for crime stoppers information

    Cash rewards are being offered for information that leads to arrests in a series of incidents in New Brunswick, North Brunswick and Franklin Township. Members of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, the New Brunswick Police Department, the North Brunswick Police Department and the Franklin Township Police Department are actively investigating 10 incidents that occurred between…

  • Chinese story time at S.B. library

    The South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, will host Chinese story time for children ages 4-8 at noon on July 30 and Aug. 20. Children can listen to a story in the Chinese language of Cantonese. Teachers from the Chinese Heritage School of New Jersey will present this story time in both…

  • Injured passengers identified in S.B. helicopter crash

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Township police have identified the two people injured in a helicopter crash July 20 in the Dayton section of town. Pilot Edwin Eilbacher, 27, of Hillsborough, and photographer Julia Armstrong- Robertson, 44, of Newark, Del., were both still listed in critical condition at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick as…

  • Thrift Shop needs summer volunteers

    The Spotswood Thrift Shop, St. Peter’s Church, 505 Main St., corner of Devoe and Main, is seeking summer volunteers. Interested individuals are asked to give four hours a week to help the community by assisting in the sorting of donations, tagging items with a color-coding system that rotates stock, or helping customers. Volunteers, who must…

  • Carnevale Italiano provides enjoyment, togetherness

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Destiny Bragg, of North Brunswick, enjoys a ride during the annual Carnevale Italiano in North Brunswick, held July 20-24 along Route 130. SCOTT FRIEDMAN NORTH BRUNSWICK — Every year, Vito Puleio stresses the importance of togetherness and reconnecting at the Carnevale Italiano. As president of the Italian American Social Club…

  • NBPD holds rapid-response active shooter drill

    Officers train to neutralize armed gunmen inside a school BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The North Brunswick Police Department conducted a rapid-response active shooter drill at Linwood Middle School on July 22. The drill prepared officers in case an armed suspect should enter the school. PHOTOS BYLAUREN CASSELBERRY NORTH BRUNSWICK — A group of police…

  • Agricultural science scholarships available

    New Jersey residents who are entering their senior year in high school this fall and are planning a career in agriculture or science may apply for the New Jersey Agricultural Achievement Award. The award, sponsored by Amy Butewicz, a former New Jersey Equestrian of the Year, is meant to assist the recipient in beginning a…

  • Help is in the bag for McDonald houses

    Handbags for Hope, a twilight cocktail reception and handbag auction to benefit the Ronald McDonald houses of Long Branch and New Brunswick, will be held 4-7 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel, Asbury Park. Call 732-222-8755, ext. 31, to order by phone. Tickets may also be purchased at the door.

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