• Polish Alliance to offer A.C. trip

    Polish National Alliance Lodge No. 1728 will sponsor a Feb. 13 bus trip to Trump Marina Casino, Atlantic City. The bus will depart at 10 a.m. from the Sayreville Borough Hall parking lot, 167 Main St. Refreshments will be served. Cost is $22; the casino will provide participants with a $25 play return and a…

  • Dental care available for youngsters in need

    Garden State Dental Associates, 422 Route 18 north, East Brunswick, will participate in the Give Kids a Smile National DentalAccess Day program, providing free dental services to low-income or uninsured children between the ages of 3 and 12, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Feb. 4. The one-day event will feature an estimated 30 children, at least two…

  • Library to ring in Pan-Asian New Year

    Asian dance, fashions and more will be showcased at the Pan-Asian New Year Celebration set for 1:30-3:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The event, which will open with a traditional drum performance, will include Chinese folkdances and a parade of costumes. Also scheduled are a yo-yo performance…

  • Woman ticketed in Route 18 accident

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Police responded to Route 18 south at Icker Avenue at 1:09 p.m. Jan. 19. A southbound 2010 Chevrolet pickup was proceeding south and attempting to make a right onto IckerAvenue when it was struck from the rear by a 2009 Nissan Sedan, according to police. The collision caused the pickup to spin…

  • Construction worker dies after fall from mall roof in East Brunswick

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A construction worker who fell from the roof of a building at the Summerhill Square shopping center on Route 18 on Jan. 11 died hours later, according to police. Michael Testa, 40, of Brick, fell about 30 feet to the ground from the roof of a building under construction around 1:08 p.m.…

  • Striking a pose

    Volunteer instructor Laura Attis shows Sabriyah McMillan how to do a “crow” pose during a yoga class for children at the South River Public Library Jan. 15. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • fundraisers 

    Jan. 28  Tricky Tray, sponsored by the Memorial Elementary School PTA, doors open at 6 p.m., prize drawings begin at 7:30 p.m., in the cafeteria at Hammarskjold Middle School, 200 Rues Lane, East Brunswick. Prizes include an iPad, Walt Disney World Park Hopper passes, Xbox 360 Kinect, 42-inch plasma TV, Blu-ray player, Kindle, iPod…

  • Jamesburg antique shop celebrates first 20 years

    BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Barbara and Richard Reinhardt laugh while reflecting on some of their experiences. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff JAMESBURG — Nestled in the heart of the borough’s downtown, Barbara’s Unique Antique Boutique is celebrating two decades of business in the same spot where its owner once bought a gold ring after…

  • Artist’s ‘Spiritual Journeys’ on exhibit

    “Fire and Ice” by Annette Margulies MONROE— Avibrant collection of paintings by artist Annette Margulies will be on view in concurrent solo exhibitions in the private studio of township resident Edy Ottesen and at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. The “Spiritual Journeys” exhibits will run from Jan. 27 through Feb. 25. Born in…

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