• Artists to work on still-life drawings

    The next meeting of the Suburban Artist Guild of Central New Jersey (SAG) is set for 2 p.m. Jan. 9 at the East Brunswick Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The topic will be “Drawing a Still Life.” There will be several different still-life setups from which to work. All participants may bring materials including charcoal,…

  • Synagogues join forces for Feb. 15 blood drive

    A Tri-Synagogue Community Blood Drive, sponsored by the East Brunswick Jewish Center, Young Israel of East Brunswick and Temple B’nai Shalom, all East Brunswick, is set for 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at the East Brunswick Jewish Center, 511 Ryders Lane. To sign up or for more information, call 800-933-2566 or 732-997-9743, or log on…

  • Business growth, new fire station are goals for 2015 in Milltown

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — As the new year begins, the Milltown Borough Council and Mayor Eric Steeber vowed to look past party lines and work together for the betterment of the borough. The Republican Party has a majority on the council, as Ronald Dixon and Gerard “Jerry” Guthlein were sworn in at…

  • Violinist Sarah Chang to perform in concert

    NEWARK — The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) announced that Bank of America will sponsor violinist Sarah Chang’s two-week residency during NJSO’s 2015 Winter Festival: Sounds of Shakespeare. Chang will perform Bernstein’s “West Side Story” suite at all six NJSO venues throughout New Jersey. Locally, Chang will perform at 8 p.m. Jan. 17 at the…

  • Fundraiser to support youngster’s treatment

    A Back Jack Pasta Dinner and Basket Raffle Fundraiser for Jack Mix, a 9-year-old boy diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer of the soft tissue, is set for 2-7 p.m. Jan. 11 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post No. 133, 485 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. In case of inclement weather, the event will take…

  • South River Republicans change policies instituted by Democrats

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — The borough’s reorganization meeting came with a number of changes made by the Borough Council’s new Republican majority. Two Republicans, Tony Ciulla and Jim Gurchensky, were sworn in and began serving their first terms on Jan. 1. They took the places of Democrats Thomas Roselli and Peter Guindi.…

  • New York’s fracking ban lauded

    After years of debate, New York officials announced this month that hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, would be banned in the state. This decision is based on scientific studies and reviews by the Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health, which concluded that the drilling could not be done safely. Fracking is different than traditional…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR An estimated 10,000 men, women and children in lavish costumes twirled and strutted down Broad Street in Philadelphia during the annual Mummers Parade on Jan. 1.

  • Tricky Tray to raise funds for high school

    Spotswood High School will host a Tricky Tray gift auction on Jan. 30 at 105 Summerhill Road, Spotswood. The snow date is Feb. 6. Doors open at 6 p.m. with calling to begin at 7:30 p.m. The event, open to adults only, will benefit the school’s Project Graduation 2015. Tickets are $10 and will include…

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