• Animal shelter to celebrate first anniversary

    New Beginnings Animal Rescue, 706-R Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, will host its first anniversary celebration noon-4 p.m. May 9. The event is designed to thank the community for its support in making the shelter a success. There will be complimentary refreshments, free gifts, prizes, raffles, face painting, children’s games and entertainment by the Coffee House…

  • Beach sweeps

    PHOTO BY FRANK GALIPO Melanie and Jayden Righetti of Sayreville clear debris from the beachfront at Long Branch as volunteers for Clean Ocean Action’s 30th annual Spring Beach Sweeps held April 25.

  • Be cautious with charitable donations

    The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs is reminding consumers to “Investigate Before You Donate” and avoid fraudulent charitable solicitations when seeking to donate to victims of the earthquake in Nepal. “Don’t just assume that an attractivesounding appeal is legitimate. Look closely at any organization or individual who solicits your money,” Division of Consumer Affairs…

  • Getting the most votes is supposed to matter

    Elections are pretty basic in concept: Whoever gets the most votes wins. That is, unless you are the Republican Party in Old Bridge. How does one justify Sen. Sam Thompson’s actions displacing from the ballot incumbent Councilwoman-at-Large Debbie Walker, who received 55 of 56 votes and was the first choice of the Republican Committee members…

  • Gov. Chris Christie must make full payment to pension fund

    YOUR TURN CASEY BARILKA GUEST COLUMN The people of New Jersey need to come to grips with a reality that will soon have a tremendous impact on the state’s economy. That reality is that if the current funding of the Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund (TPAF) remains the same, the fund will be insolvent in…

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    GERARD TRABALKA Roosevelt Park in Edison provides a picturesque setting for an afternoon stroll.

  • Planners eye Route 18 corridor for redevelopment

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Members of the East Brunswick Planning Board opened a redevelopment investigation on a stretch of Route 18 that reaches from N.J. Turnpike Interchange 9 to West Ferris Street. The April 29 meeting served as a preliminary foray into the investigation, which will highlight blocks of commercial properties along the…

  • Journalist to speak at Republican club

    The Middlesex County Republican Women’s Club will meet 7-9 p.m. May 12 at the East Brunswick Public Library, 2 Civic Center Drive, East Brunswick. The guest speaker is award-winning journalist Charles W. Kim, who has more than 20 years’ experience in media, including print and broadcast. “The Best Campaign School in New Jersey” will be…

  • Tickets available for June 5 Scramble

    The Columbiettes of Immaculate Conception Knights of Columbus Council No. 4907 will sponsor its annual Scramble (Tricky Tray) fundraiser June 5 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Crescent Avenue, Spotswood. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Calling will begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission tickets cost $8 per person, adults only; advance purchase is suggested. There…

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