• Local goodies for sale

    Shari, Julia and Olivia Sullivan (l-r) of East Brunswick survey some of the items for sale at the Rutgers Gardens Farmers Market on Ryders Lane in North Brunswick on June 25. Vendors offer pastries, tea, coffee, meats, cheeses, mushrooms, kettle corn, pickles and other local goodies every Friday from noon to 5 p.m. JEFF GRANIT…

  • PSE&G to install solar energy units in several local towns

    As part of its “Solar 4 All” program, PSE&G will be installing more than 200,000 pole-attached solar energy units in its service territory. PSE&G will be installing pole-attached solar panels such as this one in local towns. The electricity generated by the units will be connected directly into the utility’s electricity distribution system. MARK LOVRETIN/PSEG…

  • Fire damages four Concordia units

    MONROE — Police and firefighters responded to a structure fire at 5:47 a.m. July 6 in the Concordia retirement community. The blaze caused damage to four units on Concordia Circle, police said, but no injuries were reported. The Applegarth and Central Monroe fire departments and Monroe Township Fire District 1 extinguished the fire, which remains…

  • Motorcycle driver, 24, dies in East Brunswick accident

    A 24-year-old resident of Old Bridge died Sunday when the motorcycle he was operating collided with another vehicle on Route 18 in East Brunswick. Joseph McCabe was headed northbound near Walker Street on a 2008 Suzuki at 6:20 p.m. when his motorcycle collided with a 2009 four-door BMW driven by Jessica Ragusa, 19, also of…

  • County recognizes 20th anniversary of ADA

    Middlesex County officials will mark the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with a proclamation declaring their “recommitment” to the act. The proclamation, to be presented July 15, is part of the “2010 by 2010” campaign spearheaded by the National ADA Symposium. The drive seeks to generate 2,010 proclamations…

  • E.B. man’s book explores principles of negotiation

    Shows how five tenets impact the lives of a young salesman and an elderly subway dweller BY JULIE KLIEGMAN Correspondent EAST BRUNSWICK — The way Jared Kelner’s book idea just came to him sounds like the plot of an inspirational movie. The concept just popped into his head while working at his day job. “I…

  • Milltown forced to act after loss of transformer

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — With temperatures reaching into the triple digits last week, local officials had to act quickly after one of the borough’s four electric transformers burned out. “Four of these transformers operate our electric utility, and with one burned out, we lost 25 percent of our coverage,” said Borough Council…

  • E.B.’s total outdoor water ban lifted

    EAST BRUNSWICK — The township’s ban on the use of outdoor water was lifted July 7 after the Middlesex Water Co. repaired its pumping station. The repairs allowed for water to flow at increased levels to East Brunswick’s water tanks on July 6, one day after the ban was implemented. Mayor David Stahl said the…

  • E.B. man gratified to donate organ to an unknown person

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Township resident Tom Carr is raising the stakes of generosity. The 61-year-old independent consultant has recently completed a rigorous screening process in order to donate a kidney to a total stranger, and he hopes to be an example to others who may consider being a donor. “You…

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