• Murder mystery, dinner set at temple

    Temple B’nai Shalom will host its Dinner and Murder Mystery Show 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at the temple, Fern and Old Stage roads, East Brunswick. The evening will feature the show, a buffet, dessert and coffee. Guests may bring their own wine. Cost is $50 per person. To register, email [email protected] or call 732-251- 4300,…

  • Big Chill 5K set for Dec. 5 at Rutgers

    Registration is open for The Rutgers Big Chill, a charity 5K run/walk that will be held by the Rutgers Recreation, a department within the Division of Student Affairs at the Rutgers University New Brunswick campus. The race begins at 9 a.m., Dec. 5, at the Rutgers University College Avenue gym, 130 College Ave., New Brunswick.…

  • Jamesburg councilman nixed as school district liaison

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer JAMESBURG – Acting on a request sent from the district superintendent of schools, the Borough Council voted to remove Councilman Thomas Gibbons as liaison to the school district. “The Board of Education and I respectfully request that you take into account recent events when you assign a representative to your…

  • Flynn thankful for re-election as county clerk

    I would like to take this opportunity to thank the voters of Middlesex County for their support in re-electing me as Middlesex County clerk. Middlesex County is a great place to live and work. I will continue to make its success my chief priority. Elaine M. FlynnMiddlesex County clerkNew Brunswick

  • Bear-management plan opposed

    When Cecil the lion was wounded and then killed by an American dentist back in July, the world was outraged. Now is your time to stop the same fate for New Jersey black bears. Despite only 390 public comments supporting an expanded bear hunt versus 6,635 comments against the expansion, the New Jersey Fish and…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN The last of the fall foliage takes on many hues in Central New Jersey.

  • Edison again brings light to the township at tower rededication

    Above: A crowd lingers around the newly illuminated Edison Memorial Tower after the rededication ceremony last month. Right: Kathleen Carlucci, director of the Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park, holds the knife switch used to light the restored bulb that sits atop the tower. Shown is an original bulb from 1929. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN…

  • Joys of adoption are shared by many at ceremony

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Ten-month-old Gianna Gonzalez of Perth Amboy, left, wears a “Team Jacob” shirt in support of her newly adopted brother, Jacob, 18 months old, during the annual Adoption Day ceremony. For Sylvia Soto and Osilis Gonzales, of Perth Amboy, their journey to adoption began with the loss of a son. “After…

  • East Brunswick to review pupil transportation

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer The East Brunswick Public School district is planning to review its transportation system. According to Board of Education Secretary and Board Administrator Bernardo Giuliana, the district is looking into ways to improve on the system. “What we’re doing is we’re taking a look to see what kinds of improvements we…

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