• Art project adds special touch to sense of community

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Lena Horvat, site coordinator for the East Brunswick Daisy Recreation Program, sets down an originally designed mandala, which her group colored. The mandalas will be transformed into handmade pinwheels and displayed at the 12th annual East Brunswick Fine Arts Festival on June 7. The colored mandalas will be offered to…

  • Discussion centers on South River municipal parking

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — Plans for improving the borough’s municipal parking lot may be scaled back, according to Councilman Michael Trenga. The councilman has spoken at past meetings about improving the lot, which he said is in disrepair. But during the April 14 business meeting, he stressed that the issue isn’t just…

  • Chicks’ artistry keeps chocolate shops thriving beyond holidays

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Colored eggs get an artsy slant at 2 Chicks with Chocolate. METUCHEN — Along with the requisite fluffy or chocolate bunnies, Easter often brings to mind tiny baby chicks. Locals in the know, however, are flocking to chicks of a different sort — 2 Chicks with Chocolate, to be exact.…

  • Stranger danger

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Tracey Miello of the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office talks to children during a “Stranger Danger” presentation April 8 at Bright Horizons Family Solutions, East Brunswick.

  • Rambotics team batters through competitions

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent South River High School’s Rambotics robotics team has enjoyed a season of wins. READER-SUBMITTED PHOTO SOUTH RIVER — For one of South River’s newest teams, science meets competition in one place: a basketball court with robots. The South River High School Rambotics Team 4573 was launched last year with just a…

  • ‘Wedding Singer’ coming to Monroe stage

    The Monroe Township High School Footlights Club will present “The Wedding Singer” at 7 p.m. April 24, 25 and 26, and 3 p.m. April 27 in the auditorium at the high school, 200 Schoolhouse Road. Tickets cost $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens, $6 for students.

  • Sound wall added to plans for Turnpike interchange

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Plans to reconstruct New Jersey Turnpike interchange 9 near Route 18 have been amended to include the construction of a sound wall, according to New Jersey Turnpike Authority spokesman Tom Feeney. “About 1,700 feet of sound wall will go from where interchange 9 meets the southbound Turnpike…

  • PBA to sponsor April 19 Easter Egg Hunt

    East Brunswick Policemen’s Benevolent Association (PBA) Local No. 145 will hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt at 11:30 a.m. April 19 at Warnsdorfer Elementary School, 9 Hardenburg Lane, East Brunswick. Rain date will be April 26. The event is open to children under age 10. There will be a special appearance by the Easter Bunny.

  • Candidates to debate during April 29 forum

    The League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area is sponsoring a debate among the four candidates seeking the Democratic nomination to succeed Rep. Rush Holt in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District. The debate will take place at 7 p.m. April 29 in the main meeting room of Witherspoon Hall, 400 Witherspoon St., Princeton. The…

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