• Local woman opens hair salon in East Brunswick

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A local resident who has been styling hair for over 30 years is venturing out to run her own business. Patty Reisert is celebrating the launch of Reflections Hair Salon, located at 318 Rues Lane, with a grand opening that runs April 18- 23. Reisert lives in Spotswood with her husband, Russell,…

  • Knights to host Easter Egg Hunt

    St. Thomas Knights of Columbus will hold its annual Eater Egg Hunt 11 a.m.-3 p.m. April 23 on the field at the council home, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. The Easter Bunny will be on hand. Admission is free of charge. For more information, call 732-251- 9817.

  • S.R. Middle School to present ‘Lockers’

    The South River Middle School Drama Club will stage “Lockers,” a comedy-drama by Jeremy Kruse, April 15 and 16 in the cafetorium at the school, Montgomery Street. Ticketsmay be purchased at the door at 7 p.m. Cost is $5 per person for general admission; $3 for students, staff and seniors. For more information, call 732-613-4073.

  • Community invited to free Wellness Fair

    JAMESBURG — Innovative Wellness Center and Nutrition Solutions, 220 Forsgate Drive, will offer their fifth annual Wellness Fair 11 a.m.-2 p.m. April 16. Many health and wellness services will be offered free of charge. There will be complimentary healthy food. Free services will include body-composition testing with a registered dietitian, hydromassages, chair massages, wellness examinations…

  • Police: Woman trapped under machine

    MONROE — Emergency personnel lifted a vending machine off a woman who had become stuck underneath it at a gas station last week. Township police and first aid squad members responded to the BP station after a passerby called to report finding a woman stuck under a machine. Upon arrival, emergency personnel found 61-year-old Maryann…

  • The clock watchers were in for a huge letdown

    CODA GREG BEAN My favorite part of the government shutdown thatwasn’t, was the clocks. Nearly every network and news organization had them, counting down the hours and seconds until midnight onApril 9, when the government would run out of money unless a budget agreement was reached between Congress and the White House, and “nonessential” government…

  • Put students and community first, need to save money second

    I ’ve been a resident of East Brunswick for more than 25 years and have had three children attend our schools and then graduate from college. Each has told me that the education they received in our schools provided them with a “leg up” when they arrived at college, as they felt fully prepared to…

  • Batko fights to spend money on students

    I t is that time of year when we must vote for Board of Education members and vote on the Sayreville school budget. I am voting for Phyllis Batko because, after attending many board meetings, I feel she is proeducation, emphasizing curriculum in order to keep our schools academically competitive. She also is proactive in…

  • Reflections on a great education in E.B.

    I am writing this letter to express my sincere gratitude for the exemplary education I received in the East Brunswick school system. As a graduate of the class of 2002, I now look back on my time as a student and can confidently say that the education I received was central to my success in…

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