• PRINCETON: Municipalities get word on state aid cuts

    By Kristine Snodgrass,Staff Writer    As the state struggles to close its budget gap, area municipalities were informed this week that they would not receive thousands of dollars in state aid they had anticipated.    The state Division of Local Government Services announced Tuesday that the Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief payment for December would not be…

  • MONTGOMERY: Township hopes to save with composting

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Township officials expect to save thousands of dollars thanks to a new composting program by the Public Works Department that has created an alternative to the use of chemical fertilizers on parklands.    The department is implementing a “compost tea program,” which uses the compost of natural materials such…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Farmland byway subject of DOT meeting next week

    The state Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Thursday to present information to residents, officials and the business community about the township’s Historic Farmland Byway.     The meeting, the second of two, will be held at 7 p.m. at the municipal building, at 314 Route 539.     The Upper Freehold Historic Farmland…

  • Eastern Star plans Dec. 5 Tricky Tray

    Order of the Eastern Star, Raritan Chapter No. 58, will host its annual Tricky Tray beginning at 7 p.m. Dec. 5 at Philo Masonic Lodge, 120 Old Bridge Turnpike, South River. Doors will open at 5 p.m. Prizes will include gift certificates and theme baskets. Admission donation is $7. A snack bar will be available.…

  • Pets to have photos taken with Santa

    The Sayreville Pet Adoption Center, 1400 Main St., will offer Pet Photos With Santa noon-4 p.m. Dec. 12. Professional digital photos will be available for $5 each, including frame. All proceeds will benefit the shelter pets. The event also will feature complimentary hot choco- late, refreshments and door prizes. For more information, call the shelter…

  • Columbiettes to host Dec. 6 Christmas Tea

    St. Bartholomew Columbiettes will sponsor its 11th annual Christmas Tea fundraiser at 2 p.m. Dec. 6 at St. Bartholomew’s Parish Hall, 460 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. The event will feature tea, short stories and jazz music. Admission is $12, plus a dish of cookies or snacks to share with the table. Proceeds will go to…

  • Dining event to raise funds for playground

    The Bowne-Munro Elementary School PTA will sponsor a Dining-To-Donate fundraiser 4-11 p.m. Dec. 16 at Applebee’s, Ryders Crossing Shopping Center, Milltown Road and Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. Diners should present a Dining-To- Donate flier at the restaurant. Applebee’s will then donate 10 percent of supporters’ bills, eat-in or takeout, to the Bowne-Munro Playground Fund. The…

  • EBHS to present ‘Twelfth Night’

    The East Brunswick High School (EBHS) Drama Club will stage its production of William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” (“Twelfth Night, or What You Will”) 7 p.m. Dec. 11 and 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 12 in the Joseph J. Sweeney Auditorium at the high school, 380 Cranbury Road. The play, which will be directed by the…

  • American Legion plans One-Stop-Shop

    The American Legion Post No. 253 One-Stop-Shop is set for Dec. 6 at the post home, DeVoe Avenue, Spotswood. For exact time, call 848-459-2281 or 732-251-1221.

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