• Rec panel gets liaison for special-needs sports

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MONROE — Special-needs sports participants will now have their own liaison on the township’s Recreation Advisory Board (RAB). The Township Council earlier this month amended the RAC code to allow a 13th nonvoting liaison representative for specialneeds sports. Other representatives on the RAC are for senior citizens, the performing arts,…

  • Town awards students for exemplary character

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MONROE — The Township Council chambers were packed with well-behaved children, their parents and grandparents recently as officials recognized 28 young people. The group of school students received an award from the township’s Human Relations Commission (HRC) for exemplifying the six pillars of character — caring, responsibility, respect, fairness, citizenship…

  • Board approves tattoo, art studio on Route 18

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board voted recently to allow a former chiropractic office on Route 18 to be used as a tattoo parlor. The applicant, Edward Mildner of Edison, was granted approval for a minor suite plan modification, amending a previously approved list of uses for the building at…

  • Fundraisers

    June 25-July 5 • Food Drive, to benefit the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, in the main lobby of the Chelsea at East Brunswick, 680 Cranbury Road. Items sought include: canned fish/meat; powdered milk and infant formulas; boxed meals (pasta, potatoes, rice); canned meals (macaroni and cheese, chili, stews, meaty soups); peanut butter (plastic jars…

  • Photo

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Kin Siu of East Brunswick gets a kiss from his mom during the homecoming ceremony for the 131 soldiers of Charlie Company, 113th Infantry 2nd Battalion Light Regiment of the U.S. Army National Guard at the Woodbridge Armory on June 14. The soldiers served a oneyear deployment to Iraq under the direction of…

  • Life’s a carnival

    Above left, a pair of young girls make their way through Castle Mania during the Immaculate Conception Church carnival in Spotswood June 16. Above right, Christina Buissereth of Monroe displays her excitement over a carnival game. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Annual State Fair Meadowlands promises fun for whole family

    Rides, exhibits, car show, fireworks part of 18-day event With tigers, magic, fireworks and food favorites from around the world on hand, who can resist the lure of New Jersey’s largest, annual familyfriendly event set for Giants Stadium Fairgrounds at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford. Eighteen days of action-packed fun for the entire…

  • New laws designed to help curb pollution in Lawrence Brook

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLTOWN — The Borough Council recently adopted two ordinances designed to help protect the environment. Council President Brian Harto said one ordinance will require that storm drains on the streets be retrofitted with smaller inlets, preventing garbage and items such as unwanted junk mail from flowing into them and eventually…

  • Some colorful scenes thanks to local teens

    E.B. Teen Council members help beautify Butterfly Park BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Members of East Brunswick’s Youth Council paint colorful scenes that fit right in on benches at the township’s Butterfly Park, Rues Lane. The painters who volunteered their time and talents for the project are Lim triplets BoMiNa, BoRaNa and BoRamChan, as well…

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