• Salt-marsh hike set for Cheesequake Park

    A Saturday Salt-Marsh Hike is set for 1 p.m. Aug. 30 at Cheesequake Park, Old Bridge. Participants should meet at the Boathouse Pavilion. The event is open to individuals ages 8 and up. Hikers will learn about the benefits of the salt marsh to the ecology and to humans. For information, call 732-566-3208.

  • Golf-event proceeds to aid homeless pets

    New Beginnings Animal Rescue, 706-R Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, will host its fundraising Golf Classic Aug. 25 at Glenwood Country Club, Route 9 south, Old Bridge. Registration will begin at 11 a.m. Shotgun start for the scramble format is set for noon. Prize categories will include low/high gross, team awards, longest drive and closest to…

  • Blues band to perform at Aug. 31 Elks picnic

    The East Brunswick Elks will hold a Labor Day picnic 1:30-6 p.m. Aug. 31, rain or shine, at the lodge, 21 Oakmont Ave., East Brunswick. The menu includes hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken, corn on the cob, salads, desserts, tap beer, wine and soda. Live entertainment will be provided by the South Mountain Blues Band. The…

  • Police: Two more victims report sexual assaults

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A township man has been charged with additional counts of sexual assault after two more victims reported they were sexually assaulted on separate occasions in his home when they were children. Michael Roberson, 42, of Old Bridge Turnpike in East Brunswick, was served with two counts each of aggravated sexual assault, sexual…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Sailboats line a Navesink River dock before a junior regatta in Red Bank on Aug. 7.

  • South River goes to bid on debated firehouse

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent A fter years of heated discussions and changes in course, South River officials have resolved to solicit bids for a new firehouse. The building would replace the current firehouse on George Street, which is more than a century old and is in a significant state of disrepair, officials said. The Borough…

  • American Legion posts seek members

    TRENTON — American Legion posts throughout Middlesex County will hold an early bird membership drive through Labor Day. Eligible veterans who join now will get the rest of 2014 and all of 2015 included in their membership fee. The American Legion, chartered by Congress in 1919, is the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization. It…

  • Smoke detectors offered to Helmetta residents

    HELMETTA — The Helmetta Fire Department and fire marshal are distributing free smoke detectors to residents and will install the safety devices in their homes by appointment, along with performing fire safety inspections. “We have been installing free smoke detectors for residents for a number of years,” Fire Chief Gregory Bennett said. “The state Division…

  • County gets $96M to repair pump stations

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Middlesex County’s pump stations in Sayreville and Edison will be upgraded as part of a $1.28 billion package for repairs and improvements to wastewater and drinking-water infrastructure statewide. The funding, announced Aug. 11, includes $96 million for the replacement and protection of the two pump stations operated by the…

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