• Egg hunt

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Youngsters and parents search for eggs and candy during an April 12 Easter lunch sponsored by Jamesburg Elks Lodge No. 2180. Juliette Daignault of Marlboro shows off her Easter bonnet.

  • Vendors welcome at Aldersgate yard sale

    Tables are still available for vendors at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church Everything-Under-the-Sun Indoor Yard Sale planned for 8 a.m.-2 p.m. April 26 in the church gym, 568 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. A table and two chairs are available for rental at a cost of $20. To request a vendor application, call 732-238-3094 or email…

  • Volunteers sought to groom flower beds

    The Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission (EBEC) is inviting volunteers to help mulch and groom the flower beds in Butterfly Park, adjacent to Great Oak Park at Winton Road and Ryders Lane, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. April 19. Parking lot entrance is on Rues Lane. Volunteers should bring gloves and may also bring shovels.…

  • Spotswood budget includes average tax hike of $128

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The 2014 municipal budget would increase by $142,057 to $9.9 million under a spending plan introduced April 7 by the Borough Council. Taxpayers would contribute $6,617,688 to the proposed total spending plan of $9,957,122 — about $118,000 more than last year’s tax levy, according to Business Administrator Dawn…

  • Arc film shows work as path to adulthood

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Evan, a participant in The Arc of Monmouth’s Achievement Zone program, is shown working at a screen-printing shop in a scene from “Believe and You Can Achieve.” PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ARC OF MONMOUTH For Nicholas, holding down a job at the East Brunswick Stop & Shop is a huge…

  • Diocese to celebrate canonization of popes

    The Diocese of Metuchen will hold three celebratory events for the faithful — a concert, Mass and lecture — in honor of the canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II April 27 in Rome. Both pontiffs are to be canonized by Pope Francis during a 10 a.m. public Mass in St. Peter’s…

  • Library seeking volunteer gardeners

    The Jamesburg Public Library, 229 Gatzmer Ave., is looking for volunteers to do some gardening on library property. For more information, call 732-521-0440.

  • Applications available for integrated preschool

    The South River Public Schools Integrated Preschool Program is now accepting applications for the 2014-15 school year. The tuition-based program will utilize a research-based curriculum that inspires creativity and fosters social, emotional and language development. All classes will be instructed by dual-certified teachers. A limited number of 3- and 4-year-olds, including those with special needs,…

  • Committee seeks ideas for Main St.

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Borough officials are hoping a revitalization project for Main Street will make the downtown area reminiscent of Main Street USA. Council President Neil Raciti, who is chairman of the Main Street Revitalization Committee, said there are vacant stores and “For Rent” or “For Sale” signs in property windows…

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