• Night of Tasting to celebrate cookbook

    The East Brunswick Friends of the Library will host its Night of Tasting event to celebrate the Friends’ recent cookbook, “A Literary Feast: A Collection of Recipes,” 6 p.m. Dec. 3 at the library, Jean Walling Civic Center. East Brunswick residents contributed dozens of recipes for the book. Some of the contributors will prepare a…

  • Intoxicated Morris County man guilty of causing crash

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A man involved in a drunk-driving crash last year in East Brunswick was found guilty of injuring his passenger. Franco Gencarelli, 48, of Long Valley, Morris County, was convicted of assault by auto, driving while intoxicated and driving while his license was suspended on Nov. 13, according to a statement released by…

  • Holocaust survivor to speak Dec. 1 in E.B.

    The East Brunswick Chapter of Hadassah will present Holocaust survivor Seymour Tabak in a program set for 7:15 p.m. Dec. 1 at the East Brunswick Jewish Center, 511 Ryders Lane. Tabak will share his experiences in Russian forests and his arrival in America. For more information, call Beth at 908- 337-1940.

  • Cookies sought for deployed military

    The fourth annual Operation Cookie Drop to bring Christmas cheer to deployed U.S. military men and women is set for 1-4 p.m. Dec. 5 at Christ Church, 220 Main St., South Amboy. Cookie drop-off is scheduled for 1-3 p.m. In the spirit of a cookie exchange, participants are asked to bring some unwrapped cookies to…

  • Railroad historian to offer presentation

    John Kilbride, who retired from a railroad career with Amtrak and is moderator of the Camden & Amboy Railroad Historians, will lecture and present a slide show at the next meeting of the East Brunswick Historical Society 2-4 p.m. Nov. 22 at the Historical Society House, 78 Milltown Road, East Brunswick. For more information, call…

  • St. Augustine priest receives second chance at life from 12-year-old

    Fr. Edmund Luciano SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Fr. Edmund Luciano was a healthy 23-year-old studying to be a priest when, feeling weak and tired, he went to the doctor. He thought he might have the flu, but he was stunned when the doctor told him he had congestive heart failure. “I had no experience being sick.…

  • Citizenship Award open to high schoolers

    The Jersey Blue Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is holding its fourth annual Middlesex County Good Citizenship Award contest. All Middlesex County high school sophomores and juniors who are in good academic standing with a C average and above and who exemplify the characteristics of a good citizen of the…

  • Weekend silent auction raises funds for library

    MILLTOWN — A silent auction will be held this weekend to benefit the Milltown Public Library. With many bids starting at $2, Cheryl Van Gorden, president of the Friends of the Milltown Public Library, said people can start their holiday shopping early prior to Black Friday, traditionally the start of the holiday shopping season. The…

  • Famous cantor will sing at B’Nai Tikvah

    World Famous Cantor Joseph Malovany from New York’s Fifth Avenue Synagogue will perform at 3 p.m. on Dec. 13 at Congregation B’nai Tikvah, 1001 Finnegans Lane, North Brunswick. Joining Malovany will be B’nai Tikvah’s Cantor Bruce Rockman, Cantor Sheldon Levin from Congregation Neve Shalom in Metuchen and Cantor Anna West Ott from Anshe Emeth Memorial…

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