• DWI checkpoints being set up in Middlesex Cty.

    Police officers around Middlesex County have set up sobriety checkpoints as part of an annual program to ensure the safety of high school students during their prom and graduation ceremonies. The program, now in its 25th year, has been operated successfully by members of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Fatal Crash Investigations Unit and the county’s…

  • Firefighters’ union, district will square off in court

    Layoffs of two firefighters is focus of union’s complaint filed in Superior Court BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MONROE — A trial to determine if two paid District 1 firefighters were wrongfully terminated earlier this year is slated to begin on Sept. 13. A lawsuit filed on behalf of the firefighters asserts that the…

  • Art show raises funds for disabled children in equine therapy program

    MONROE — The Men’s Club at Stonebridge, an active adult community in the township, held an art expo May 15 to benefit the Special Strides Therapeutic Riding Center and the Steven Werthan Memorial Fund. The event featured over 200 paintings, photographs, pottery and sculptures, all created by residents of Stonebridge. Men’s Club members Joel Belgard,…

  • Central Jersey choir to sing Jewish music from around the world

    Concert will be June 10 at Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple in New Brunswick BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — More than 50 amateur singers from Monmouth, Middlesex, Mercer and Somerset counties will come together June 10 to sing Jewish music from around the world. The Makhelat HaMercaz Jewish Choir of Central New Jersey…

  • EBEF seeks residents’ votes for grant-funded project

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Residents are being asked to support an East Brunswick Education Foundation proposal by visiting a website and voting. Residents can visit the site at http://www.refresheverything.com/ebefsmartresponse and vote for the EBEF’s “Good Idea,” which would bring interactive technology to 4,800 students in the district’s eight elementary schools. The foundation’s $50,000 initiative is among…

  • Youngster recognized for teen fiction thriller

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Amid the woes of a budget crisis, one Spotswood student has given school district and borough officials a reason to be proud. Danielle Ternyila, a freshman at Spotswood High School, recently published her first novel, sparking enthusiasm from teachers, peers and members of the Board of Education. Writing,…

  • E.B. teenager honors friend’s memory with lemonade stand

    EAST BRUNSWICK — In an effort to raise funds for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), which benefits children with cancer and the hospitals that help them, Rebekah Makin will host her third annual lemonade stand on June 12. The Churchill Junior High School students will hold the fundraiser at 491 Manalapan Road, Spotswood, in front…

  • Plan to remove age restrictions being heard in East Brunswick

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board is in the process of hearing a proposal from a developer seeking to remove the age restrictions from a previously approved residential complex on Main Street. Arisa Realty Inc. is seeking to convert its planned 90 apartments as a regular residential community instead of…

  • Classic cars coming back to South River next week

    Food and entertainment accompany antique vehicles BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — The borough’s Cruise Night series will reach its eighth year of classic summer fun this year. Skeeter Spitaleri, coordinator of the events and owner of Spitaleri Furniture, noted that past Cruise Nights have brought anywhere from 500 to 10,000 people into…

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