• Middlesex 4-H to hold open house Oct. 5

    The Middlesex County 4-H Open House is scheduled for 1-4 p.m. Oct. 5 at the 4-H Youth Center, 645 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. There are more than 25 4-H clubs within Middlesex County. The clubs focus on citizenship, healthy living, science, engineering and technology programs, in addition to agriculture. Attendees can learn about the clubs,…

  • Raritan River Drawbridge replacement underway

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Replacement of the 100-year-old Raritan River Drawbridge, which connects South Amboy and Perth Amboy, is one of the public transit improvements underway in Middlesex County after sustaining damage from superstorm Sandy. U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) announced the award of more than $630 million in federal funding to New…

  • Men’s Club to host fish fry on Oct. 3

    The Saints Peter and Paul Men’s Club is hosting a fish fry 5-7 p.m. Oct. 3 in the church hall, 9 Jeffries Ave., South River. Tickets cost $12 and include fried fish, French fries, coleslaw, macaroni salad, cake and a beverage. Patrons can bring their own beverages. For more information, call Paul at 732- 254-6991.

  • Trunk & Treat coming to St. Mary’s church

    South River Parks & Recreation and the Municipal Alliance will hold “Trunk & Treat” 6-8:30 p.m. Oct. 31 at St. Mary’s Egyptian Coptic Church, Montgomery Street. Children will trick-or-treat from car to car. The cost to register each vehicle is $5. Prizes will be awarded for the best-decorated vehicles. To register by Oct. 17, send…

  • Freecycling event set in East Brunswick

    Area residents are invited to bring their castoffs and hunt for “finds” at the next Freecycling event, set for 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 26 in the parking lot of Crystal Springs Family Aquatic Center, 380 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick. Freecycling gives unwanted used items a second life, keeping them out of landfills. Usable items…

  • Delivery driver robbed at gunpoint

    EAST BRUNSWICK — The East Brunswick Police Department is seeking information regarding an armed robbery that occurred on Yorktown Road. On Sept. 24 at 9:35 p.m., police units responded to Yorktown Road, where the victim, a delivery driver for a supermarket, was approached by an unknown male while he was making a delivery, according to…

  • Area health officials urge prevention in virus scare

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer With a confirmed case of enterovirus D68 reported in New Jersey, school and hospital officials in Middlesex County are urging preventative measures. “This is a virus we see every year in health care. There are 100 types of enteroviruses — this just happens to be a variation that we have…

  • Using their heads

    COURTESY OF JEREMY GROSSMAN/STAFF East Brunswick Councilmen James Wendell and Michael Hughes and Mayor David Stahl, left to right, show off their shaved heads at a council meeting on Sept. 22. The three officials received the hair trims at East Brunswick Day on Sept. 20 to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer research. To make a…

  • Meeting to feature pen-and-ink workshop

    Award-winning artist and teacher Tom Rutledge will present a pen-and-ink drawing demonstration and workshop at the next meeting of the Suburban Artist Guild of Central New Jersey (SAG) set for 2 p.m. Oct. 10 at the East Brunswick Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Participants should bring a sheet of bristol paper or board, Micron pens…

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