• E.B. to commemorate Memorial Day May 25

    East Brunswick Township will hold its annual Memorial Day Observance beginning at 1 p.m. May 25, rain or shine, in Veterans Park on the grounds of the municipal complex, 1 Jean Walling Civic Center Drive. The event will honor the men and women who lost their lives defending the United States. Veterans of Foreign Wars…

  • Diane “Danie” Marie Bothem

    Danie Bothem, 74, formerly of East Brunswick, passed away peacefully in St. Petersburg, Fla., on May 5, 2014, after a two-year battle with colon and liver cancer. Born in Bloomfield on Dec. 19, 1939, she left New Jersey in 1969 and lived eight years in Atlanta, Ga., before moving to St. Pete in 1978, where…

  • Food truck fest returns to Monmouth Park

    Back by popular demand, the Jersey Shore Food Truck Wars will return as a three-day event May 24-26. The festival will run 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at Monmouth Park, Oceanport. Gourmet food trucks will roll into the festival area to wage a food war. Visitors will have access to more than 26 trucks and vote on…

  • Suspect back in custody after capture in park

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer JAMESBURG — A borough man was apprehended after he escaped police custody on May 14, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Naser A. Zucker, 19, was apprehended in Thompson Park in Monroe by the Monroe Township Police Department at 1:50 p.m. May 14, after he fled while in the…

  • Man allegedly wiretapped co-workers

    NEWARK — The deputy director of the Hudson County Correctional Center was indicted May 19 on charges he illegally wiretapped fellow employees. Kirk Eady, 46, of East Brunswick, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of intentionally intercepting the wire, oral or electronic communications of others. He had been charged by complaint…

  • Performers welcome at Open-Mic Night

    The Main Street Theatre Company will sponsor an Open-Mic Night May 30 at the theater, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. Doors open at 7 p.m. The event will begin at 8 p.m. Performers may sing, dance, perform magic or comedy, do readings, play music, etc. Artists ages 14 and above are invited. Participants…

  • State Theatre mourns loss of its president and CEO

    Mark Jones NEW BRUNSWICK — Mark Jones, president and CEO of the State Theatre in New Brunswick, passed away on May 12 following a long battle with cancer. “The State Theatre and the entire arts community have lost a remarkable leader and an amazing human being. Mark dedicated his life to the arts, inspiring everyone…

  • Heart to heart

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Jaziel Leonardo; his sister, Jadid; and their parents, Javier and Arodi, learn how an EKG works from Maryellen Dykeman during the CentraState Healthcare System Wellness & Family Fun Day, held at the CentraState Medical Office in Monroe on May 10.

  • Yard-sale proceeds to aid homeless pets

    New Beginnings Animal Rescue, 706R Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, will hold a fundraising yard sale 9 a.m.-2 p.m. June 1 in the shelter parking lot. The event will feature a large assortment of merchandise at low prices. For more information, call Sharon at 732-257-3145 or New Beginnings at 732- 238-1348.

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