• South Brunswick officer nabs burglary suspects

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A township police officer is being lauded for his quick actions that led to the apprehension of two burglary suspects. The alleged burglary occurred April 15 at a Falcongate Drive home. After a resident arrived home to find that a Sony Xbox 360 video console was missing, the homeowner viewed surveillance video…

  • Safety in South Brunswick attributed to partnership

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A recently released state report on crime names South Brunswick as one of the safest large communities in Middlesex County. The New Jersey State Police Uniform Crime Reporting Unit released “Crime in New Jersey” for the year ending Dec. 31, 2013. Of the 11 Middlesex County communities with a population greater than…

  • Raritan Poets to meet monthly at library

    The Raritan Poets, a reading group and workshop since 1994, meet the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the East Brunswick Library, 1 Civic Center Drive. The next meeting will be May 5. All ages are welcome. Bring 10 copies of the reading sample.

  • Used-book sale set in North Brunswick

    “Food for Thought” is the theme of this year’s Friends of the North Brunswick Library’s used-book sale. The sale will be held 5-9 p.m. May 1, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 2 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 3 in the store between Rainbow and LA Fitness at the Brunswick Shopping Center, Georges Road and Milltown Road.…

  • Church to host choir, orchestra on May 3

    The Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick Choir and Orchestra will perform a selection of choral works for the public at 4:30 p.m. May 3 at the Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick, 100 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Pieces include compositions from Dietrich Buxtehude, Mozart, Vaughn Williams and more. The suggested donation is $10.

  • Incarnation-St. James to celebrate 60 years

    Incarnation-St. James School will celebrate 60 years of Catholic education with a Mass at 12:30 p.m. May 31 at Incarnation Church, 1555 Pennington Road, Ewing. Mass will be followed by a reception in the school auditorium. All alumni, their families, school faculty, past and present staff, and friends of the school who have supported its…

  • Father’s Day will be extra special for North Brunswick man

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Garrick Stoldt of North Brunswick has been named Father of the Year by the Father’s Day Council of New Jersey. He is pictured, from left, with his daughter Gwendolyn, wife Deborah, son Timothy and daughter Elizabeth. READER-SUBMITTED PHOTO NORTH BRUNSWICK — Balancing his professional life with his personal life has…

  • ‘Algonquin Kid’ recounts years at famed hotel

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Harpo Marx dines with Michael Colby’s grandparents, Ben and Mary Bodne, who owned the Algonquin Hotel. PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL COLBY One might say Michael Elihu Colby is the real-life counterpart of Eloise, the fictional children’s book character who lived at New York’s Plaza Hotel. Though the Metuchen resident and…

  • Tiny homes address homelessness

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer South Brunswick resident Sherry Rubel has a vision to help empower homeless citizens in a tight-knit community of tiny homes. After photographing people living in Lakewood’s since-disbanded Tent City — a community of the homeless living in tents and shacks in a wooded area — Rubel has focused her…

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