• Jazz flutist to entertain May 2 at Senior Center

    The South Brunswick Jazz Café will welcome Wendy Zoffer on the jazz flute at 8 p.m. May 2 in the Herb Eckert auditorium of the South Brunswick Senior Center, 540 Route 522, Monmouth Junction.

  • Charleston Place holds rummage sale

    Charleston Place Senior Citizen Housing will hold a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 25-26 at the housing center, 3424 Route 27, Kendall Park. Proceeds will enable existing senior programs to continue.

  • Roundtable will address housing in Princeton

    The League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area will host “Affordable Housing: Opportunities and Challenges in Princeton” from 7-9 p.m. May 5 in the main meeting room of Monument Hall, the former Princeton Borough Hall, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. The roundtable discussion, featuring representatives from the three organizations providing affordable housing in Princeton, will…

  • Police probe recent burglaries

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Police are investigating two burglaries that took place in town over the past two weekends. The first burglary took place April 4 on Dickinson Road and the second occurred April 12 on Kathy Street. In each case, the suspect made entry through a rear window and ransacked the master bedroom, stealing jewelry,…

  • Woman dies in Route 130 crash

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — A 50-yearold Highland Park woman was killed when the vehicle she was driving struck a utility pole on April 11. The incident occurred along Route 130 near Renaissance Boulevard, according to police Lt. Gina Braconi. Jennifer L. Peplinski was driving a 2005 Honda Pilot until the morning collision. She was pronounced dead…

  • Former Middlesex County College coach charged in sexual-assault case

    By ANDREW MARTINS Christopher Tarver A Jackson resident who is associated with a youth basketball organization in Middlesex County was arrested by Jackson police earlier this month following allegations that he had sexually assaulted a male teenager for approximately two years. According to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, Christopher Tarver, 43, was taken into custody…

  • Collection of curbside brush begins May 5

    South Brunswick has announced a spring curbside brush collection. Items that will be picked up include brush, branches, shrubs and bushes that are less than 4 feet in length and less than 5 inches in diameter. All must be securely tied in bundles less than 50 pounds. Twigs and small branches that are less than…

  • Bill seeks to clarify use of high beams

    A n issue regarding a person’s First Amendment rights on New Jersey roads is making its way into the halls of the State House, as a local lawmaker wants to decriminalize the use of a vehicle’s headlights as a means of warning drivers that police are operating a speed trap. The issue arose when drivers…

  • Clothing, household items being collected

    North Brunswick 12-U Baseball will hold a fundraising clothing drive from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 26 by the batting cages at North Brunswick Community Park, 2350 Route 130. Adult and children’s clothing, coats, shoes, household items and bedding should be packaged in plastic bags.

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