• Tickets available for PTA Tricky Tray

    The Lawrence Brook School PTA will sponsor a Tricky Tray beginning at 7:30 p.m. March 5 in the gymnasium at the school, 48 Sullivan Way. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Prizes will include four One-Day Hopper Passes to Walt Disney World, Orlando, Fla.; a Wii system; an iPod Touch; store and restaurant gift certificates;…

  • Nature hike next up at Cheesequake Park

    A nature hike is set to begin at 1 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Cheesequake Park Interpretive Center, Gordon Road, Old Bridge. The event is open to individuals ages 12 and up. For more information, call 732-566-3208.

  • Design showroom opens on Route 18 in E. Bruns.

    This display in the Creative Image Studios showroom features interior design by Nisha Goyal and ceiling and faux walls by Regina Rimando. EAST BRUNSWICK — After many years working as a faux artist for leading designers in the New York metropolitan area and on her own, an area resident has recently opened a studio in…

  • Juveniles charged in sexual assault of classmate still jailed

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MONROE — The two male Monroe Township High School students charged with sexually assaulting a classmate on a school bus last month remain lodged in the county juvenile detention center. Youths at the center are held there from “one hearing to another,” James O’Neill, spokesman for the Middlesex County…

  • Builder prepares for next phase of Summerhill Square

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A year after completing the first phase of the Summerhill Square shopping center, the developer is tying up loose ends in order to begin phase two of the project. Summerhill Square representatives appeared before the Planning Board on Jan. 27 seeking approval to alter the current site…

  • Falling tree limb kills man, 54

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A township man died last week when a tree limb fell on him while he was clearing snow from his driveway. James Conner, 54, of Shady Lane, in a development off Rues Lane, was snowblowing his driveway Feb. 10 when a portion of a large tree from across the street fell. A…

  • Council may update law on noise violations

    New ordinance would set highest penalty at $3,000 BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EAST BRUNSWICK — Officials are considering a new ordinance that would tighten the town’s noise regulations and streamline the process of issuing summonses to violators. Police Lt. Ralph Fitzgerald gave a presentation to the Township Council on Jan. 25, saying the proposed changes…

  • Two take volunteering to a whole new level

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Talk about giving back to your community. When the Rev. Gary Filson noticed there was a problem with the steps at the back of the library, he didn’t just make a phone call. “He goes down and gets concrete and remortared and re-bricked the steps,” said Richard…

  • Wipeout

    JEFF GRANIT staff Jacob Skibniewski, 16, of Monroe, rolls atop the snow after his sled became airborne at Thompson Park Feb. 10.

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