• Locks of Love

    Emily Sullivan, 9, of Milltown, has her hair cut by Kelly Andrulewich, owner of Kelly & Company Hair Designs, North Main Street, for Locks of Love. Emily donated more than 11 inches of hair to the charity organization, which provides hairpieces to children dealing with medical hair loss.

  • Boca Salons trying to assist with a hairy situation

    Hair clippings can be made into mats to soak up oil spills BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer JAMESBURG — As you sit in a salon or a barbershop chair, the hairdresser or barber is in control. Snip, snip, snip, the hair falls onto the smock and down to the floor, and usually someone comes by…

  • Celebrating diversity

    Above left: Vanita Kadam discusses the different food offerings she presented during the East Brunswick Department on Aging’s third annual Heritage Day May 7. Above right: Seniors say the Pledge of Allegiance. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Poker run to benefit East Brunswick girl, 2

    Kayleigh Peterson received a liver transplant due to rare genetic disorder BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Motorcycle riders will be revving up their engines this weekend, but they won’t be going for a simple joyride. Instead, they’ll be riding for the Kayleigh Kisses Poker Run charity event, which will raise money to…

  • Scout spruces up church building for Eagle project

    Above: Tyler Webb does some cleaning up outside Trinity United Methodist Church in Spotswood. The 14-year-old planned and executed an Eagle Scout project to improve the church building. Below: Scouts prep the walls of the church for painting. SPOTSWOOD — A local church has a nicer, safer exterior thanks to a local Scout. Tyler Webb,…

  • E.B., Sayreville men plead guilty in bank robbery

    Two area men have pleaded guilty to charges arising from the robbery of a bank in South River last October. Steven Spearnock, 45, of East Brunswick, pleaded guilty to a count of robbery, while Brian D. Niewinsky, 48, of Sayreville, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit a theft and resisting arrest, according to the Middlesex…

  • Raccoon in Helmetta tests positive for rabies

    HELMETTA — A raccoon tested positive for rabies in the vicinity of Railroad Avenue and John Place, the Middlesex County Public Health Department reported last week. This was the eighth rabid animal reported in Middlesex County in 2010, but the first in Helmetta. On May 12, the Helmetta animal control officer responded to a report…

  • Teens’ friendship spurs book on autism for children

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford pose for a picture with Danny Rosengard and Adam and Linda Scharfman after they were featured on the morning program. Danny dedicated his book, “The ABC’s of Autism,” to Adam’s younger brother, Matthew. EAST BRUNSWICK — Childhood friends Adam Scharfman and Daniel Rosengard have…

  • Employees’ union contract includes some concessions

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Two weeks after reaching a settlement with the union representing township managers, the Township Council has solidified a deal with their largest employees’ union. The council unanimously approved a contract with the Municipal Employees Association (MEA) at its May 10 meeting, finalizing the second of two union…

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