• Future leaders

    PHOTO COURTESY OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY Middlesex County Freeholder Director Ronald G. Rios, center from left, Freeholder Blanquita B. Valenti and Freeholder Deputy Director Carol Barrett Bellante are joined by students from North Brunswick, East Brunswick, Old Bridge and Monroe who recently attended the annual 4-H Middlesex County Government Day at the County Administration Building in…

  • Rodeo drive

    PHOTOS COURTESY OF THERESA HUTCHISON Residents support the South River Bike Rodeo on May 31.

  • EBHS Class of 1974 to celebrate reunion

    East Brunswick High School (EBHS) Class of 1974 will hold a 40th reunion 7-11 p.m. Sept. 20, 2015, at the Marriott Princeton at Forrestal Village, 100 College Road East, Princeton. Price per ticket is $90. For registration or more information, email Mary Nell Burgeson Stapleton at [email protected].

  • Historical society to address ‘1914’

    The South River Historical and Preservation Society will present a program titled “1914: The Year That Changed the World, the United States and New Jersey” at 7 p.m. June 25 at the South River Museum, 64-66 Main St. Guest speaker will be Brian Armstrong, president of the South River Historical and Preservation Society. Topics will…

  • South River man pleads guilty to bank robbery

    SOUTH RIVER — A borough man has admitted that he robbed the TD Bank in Saddle Brook last year. Jorge Rodriguez, 46, pleaded guilty in Newark federal court June 4 to a charge of bank robbery, according to U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman. Rodriguez admitted using a BB air pistol to rob the bank on…

  • Lemonade stand aids cancer charity

    Rebekah Makin, a senior at East Brunswick High School High School, will host her seventh annual Alex’s Lemonade Stand 10 a.m.-3 p.m. June 14-15 at 7 Hillsdale Road, East Brunswick. Proceeds will go to the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), an organization that works to find a cure for childhood cancer, funding more than 375…

  • Rescue squad issues call for residents’ help

    EAST BRUNSWICK — The East Brunswick Rescue Squad is launching its 2014 fund drive this month. As a volunteer organization, the Rescue Squad neither charges for its services nor pays its members. The response from residents and businesses of East Brunswick over the past several years has averaged about 12 percent, far below what is…

  • Library to sponsor flower-arranging class

    A floral-arranging workshop is planned for 3 p.m. June 18 at the Monroe Township Library, 4 Municipal Plaza. Guest presenter will be Amy Pratico, owner of Sweet William & Thyme, Jamesburg. To register, visit the library welcome desk. For more information, call 732-521-5000.

  • Long-awaited traffic signal may be installed this month

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer MONROE — A proposed traffic signal that has been a point of contention for residents and township officials for more than two years is slated for installation this month. The signal will be located at the intersection of Buckelew Avenue and Spotswood-Englishtown Road, which are county routes 522 and 613,…

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