• Golfers sought for June 22 tourney

    The East Brunswick Baseball League 12-Year-Old Cooperstown Baseball Team, “The Green Machine,” will sponsor a Golf Outing starting at 8 a.m. June 22 at Pebble Creek Golf Club, Route 537 east, Colts Neck. Registration will begin at 7 a.m. The event will feature breakfast, lunch, long-drive challenge and prizes. To RSVP, call Emily Cohen at…

  • POW-MIA panel sets June 7 Poker Run

    Spotswood Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4589 POW-MIA (Prisoner of War- Missing in Action) Awareness Group will hold its annual Poker Run motorbike event June 7 beginning at the post home, 33 Daniel Road. Interested individuals may sign up 9-11 a.m. Destination will be the Hightstown Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, Dutch Neck Road.…

  • Kick Cancer event to aid Embrace Kids

    The third annual Joanne J. Amato Kick Cancer fundraiser to benefit the Embrace Kids Foundation, New Brunswick, is set for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. June 7 at Heavenly Farms, Dunhams Corner and Cranbury roads, East Brunswick. The event, which is organized and sponsored by Special Teams Solutions, will feature kicking, snapping and passing coaches, and NFL…

  • School buzzing about unique science project

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer KATHY CHANG Elaine Matthews, science teacher for the first to fifth grades at South River Primary and Elementary schools, teaches the life cycle of the honeybees during a class recently. The honeybee nursery was recently installed into her second-floor classroom at the school. SOUTH RIVER — Science has become hands…

  • Seniors get royal treatment for a day at Bonefish Grill

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Some people believe that no good deed goes unpunished. Darryl Brophy isn’t among them. Brophy, a managing partner at Bonefish Grill on Route 18, recently invited 60 seniors from Spotswood’s Crescent Park Senior Housing to his restaurant for a free lunch. Even though his establishment isn’t usually…

  • Amateurs also enjoy the thrill of winning

    E.B., Monroe residents get in on harness racing action BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer There aren’t many sports where amateurs can compete against the pros and win. Area residents with the American Harness Drivers Club include Monroe’s Harry Landy (first row, at right) and East Brunswick’s Neil Goldstein (second row, second from right), as well…

  • Fundraisers

    June 4, ongoing • Bedtime Bags Drive, sponsored by the Junior Woman’s Club of the Greater Brunswick Area. Seeking donations of new children’s books, pajamas, stuffed animals and small blankets to be used in creating Bedtime Bags that will be donated to Foster and Adoptive Family Services. Bedtime Bags encourage foster parents to read bedtime…

  • Auto dealer’s donation helps fund twp. events

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A local car dealer is helping to make sure residents get their share of summer entertainment. McDonagh Chrysler Jeep Dodge, Route 18, has donated more than $10,000 to support the township’s summer performance schedule. Mayor David Stahl said the donation means the township will be able to…

  • E.B. girl to sell lemonade, open boutique for charity

    Rebekah Makin (r) and Saige Grant work the lemonade stand last year. EAST BRUNSWICK — A local seventh-grader who last year helped raise $2,400 for children with cancer by selling lemonade with a friend is taking her efforts a step further this year. This month, Rebekah Makin, 13, will open Tara’s Closet, a venue for…

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