• Tickets on sale for trip to Tropicana Casino

    American Legion Post No. 253, 60 DeVoe Ave., Spotswood, will offer a March 22 fundraising bus trip to the Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City. The bus will depart at 10 a.m. from the post home. Return will be at approximately 8 p.m. Cost is $30 and includes up to $25 return in slot play at the…

  • Mayor would remove fluoride, promote dental health care

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A controversial plan to remove fluoride from the township’s water supply would make funds available to promote dental health care, according to Mayor David Stahl. At the March 9 Township Council meeting, Stahl continued the conversation on potentially removing fluoride from the water system, a plan he…

  • Monroe artist’s paintings open door to Kenyan culture

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer “Masia Warriors with Ceremonial Ostrich Feathers” More than 7,500 miles separate the U.S. and Kenya, but the art of Nancie Gunkelman, who traveled to East Africa as a member of the Peace Corps, brings the essence of Nairobi to the states. Gunkelman’s paintings, which will be on display at…

  • Legislation would allow towns to share utility costs

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent A state proposal to allow multiple municipally owned utilities to join together as a shared-services energy authority and purchase electricity as a bloc is gaining traction. The move could be good news in the form of cost savings for towns that purchase their own power for residents. These include South River,…

  • Monroe targets properties for open space acquisitions

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer As part of an effort to maximize open space holdings, the Monroe Township Council has targeted two properties for acquisition as open space. According to Business Administrator Wayne Hamilton, the properties are located at 7 Barrymore Drive and the corner of Matchaponix Avenue and Spotswood- Gravel Hill Road. The…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Brothers Moishy, left, and Menachem Gross listen as their father, Rabbi David Gross, reads from the Book of Esther, also known as the Megillah, during a Purim celebration at Torah Links of Middlesex County in East Brunswick on March 4.

  • Bulletin Board

    – Watercolorist to share expertise at gathering Artist Kim Weiland will demonstrate the techniques used in his watercolor paintings at the next meeting of the Suburban Artist Guild set for 2 p.m. March 13 at the East Brunswick Public Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center. The subject of the sea is a dominating force in…

  • The new location situation

    By Erin Chan Ding CTW Features City, suburban and rural living all are blending into new types of neighborhoods In Colorado, residents of Bucking Horse in Fort Collins will be able to eat from fruit trees, buy handmade jewelry, and even go milk a cow at the neighborhood farm. In Michigan, those in Cherry Hill…

  • Where remodeling will make the most impact in 2015

    By Carley Lintz CTW Features Annual ‘Cost vs. Value Report’ guides homeowners to the most profitable projects A front door is one of the first impressions potential buyers will get of your home. So, it’s unsurprising that the front door of your home is perhaps the most impactful home-improvement projects you can do to add…

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