• Tickets available for Bianculli concert

    The annual jazz event at the Monroe Township Library will feature an evening of music with pianist John Bianculli and friends 7 p.m. Oct. 22 at the library, 4 Municipal Plaza. The performance is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Monroe Township Public Library. Light refreshments will be served. Tickets, which cost $10 for Friends…

  • Call for vets to join in Nov. 11 observance

    The East Brunswick Veterans Day Observance, hosted by East Brunswick Township and the East Brunswick Veterans Alliance, will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 11 in Veterans Park, 1 Jean Walling Civic Center. Rain location will be the East Brunswick Senior Center, 3 Jean Walling Civic Center. All veterans are invited to take part in…

  • Parade, costume contest scheduled

    The Monroe Township Mother’s Club and the Monroe Township Recreation Department will sponsor a Halloween Parade and Costume Contest for township residents beginning at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 23 at the Monroe Township Community Center Rink, Monmouth Road. Lineup and registration are set for 10:30 a.m. Judging of costumes will take place at 10:45 a.m. Entrants…

  • County offers residents emergency alert program

    Middlesex County residents are being encouraged to sign up for Middlesex County Alert, an emergency notification system sponsored by the county. Residents who register will receive emergency notification via mobile texts, email or both. The Middlesex County Office of Emergency Management will send emergency messages as needed, but messaging will be restricted to conditions when…

  • The Crucible’

    Phil Bramson (l) plays the Rev. Samuel Parris, Lori Fabian is Ann Putnam and Sophia Navarette portrays Betty Parris in Playhouse 22’s “The Crucible,” being presented Oct. 29-Nov. 21 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, Cranbury Road. Tickets are $20, $18 for seniors and students. Call 732-254-3939 or visit the website at www.playhouse22.org. SCOTT…

  • County Superior Officers back Hackett for sheriff

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer The union representing the top officers in the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Department has thrown its support behind the Republican candidate for sheriff. “To put it bluntly, we are ready for a change,” said Lt. Christopher Villano, president of the Middlesex County Superior Officers Association (SOA), last week. The union…

  • Seen at Emergency Apparatus Show

    Ryan Orth, 2, of Milltown, scans the crowd gathered for the Emergency Apparatus Display Oct. 8 on Main Street in South River. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Four vying for two seats on Jamesburg council

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer JAMESBURG — The Democratic candidates for the two available seats on the Borough Council say their longtime experience as council members is sorely needed in these tough economic times. “Experience really counts here at the local level,” said Otto Kostbar, who previously served three full terms and an unexpired…

  • Local pianists to perform in honor of Daniel Pearl at E. Bruns. temple

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Two wellknown area pianists will offer classical, jazz and modern piano compositions as part of an annual concert to honor the late Daniel Pearl at Temple B’nai Shalom in East Brunswick on Oct. 21. The 8 p.m. concert, which is free to the community, will continue the Daniel Pearl Education Center’s support…

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