• Church seeks vendors, crafters for show

    Vendors and crafters are invited to reserve a space at the Trinity Presbyterian Church Spring Craft Show set for 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. March 20 at the church, 367 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Spaces cost $30 each, with a $5 discount for those who bring their own table. Proceeds from the event will help offset…

  • Wine event on tap for Feb. 10 at library

    A program titled “Let’s Talk Wine: Red or White?” is set for 7 p.m. Feb. 10 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Wine enthusiast and expert Mark Censits will explain “point scores” and the complexity of labeling systems. Participants will learn how to pair wine and food. For more information, call…

  • Youngsters invited to junior police program

    The Spotswood Police Department will hold its fifth annual Junior Police Academy 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., July 19-23. Boys and girls entering grades 6, 7 and 8 in the fall are invited to participate. The weeklong academy will feature fitness, military marching, classroom activities, handson experience, police demonstrations, guest speakers and more. The program, which is…

  • JFVS to offer free women’s workshop

    The Women’s Center at Jewish Family and Vocational Service (JFVS) of Middlesex County, Milltown, will host an upcoming free workshop to assist women who are separated, divorced, widowed or who have a disabled spouse. An informational session on the workshop is set for 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean…

  • Suspect beats woman with gun, takes purse

    MONROE — A 19-year-old township woman was robbed and assaulted at gunpoint Jan. 11 as she parked in the driveway of a friend’s home on Buckelew Avenue, according to police. The woman had arrived at the friend’s home around 10:15 p.m. and, while still seated in her vehicle after parking, an unknown suspect entered the…

  • Boro begins installing remote meter system

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer U.S. Congressman Rush Holt (D-12) watches Rick Fallon, chief lineman for the South River electric utility crew, install a remote meter on a home on Charles Street Jan. 26. The remote meters are being installed in 6,000 borough homes. PHOTO COURTESY OF ZACH GOLDBERG SOUTH RIVER — The successful installation…

  • E.B.’s offer to buy back land goes unanswered

    Golden Triangle ownership issue will be resolved as part of anticipated trial BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A recent attempt by the township to reacquire the Golden Triangle property from Toll Brothers and partially settle litigation with the developer has been rejected. A state Superior Court judge on Jan. 22 denied the…

  • Students charged in sexual assault

    MONROE TOWNSHIP — Two male Monroe Township High School students are slated to appear in court next week on charges of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl on a school bus recently. The juveniles, ages 15 and 16, were arrested on Jan. 23 after an investigation by the township police department and the sex crimes unit…

  • Long-sought dredging of DeVoe Lake possible

    Private party would dredge lake in order to obtain soil BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Spotswood officials are taking steps toward the eventual restoration of DeVoe Lake. The Borough Council on Jan. 25 authorized its engineering firm, CME Associates, to obtain topographic mapping of the bed of the lake, located alongside DeVoe Avenue near Main…

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