• Rummage Sale slated for April 25, 26

    The Elizabeth Circle of Spotswood Reformed Church, 429 Main St., across from the post office, will hold its annual Spring Rummage Sale 4-8 p.m. April 25 and 10 a.m.-noon April 26. For more information, call the church at 732-251-9277.

  • Sponsors, golfers welcome at Rotary event

    The South River-East Brunswick Rotary Club Foundation will hold its 20th annual Golf Classic May 7 at the Cranbury Golf Club, West Windsor. Cost is $150 per golfer and includes greens fees, electric cart, lunch, dinner, beverages and awards. Net proceeds from the event will support Rotary-sponsored youth programs, including scholarships and Student of the…

  • Shoe collection to help food, clothing mission

    Trinity United Methodist Church, now joined with Monroe Community Church, is sponsoring its Share Your Soles 5-for-5 Shoe Drive to benefit the CUMAC/ECHO (Center of United Methodist Aid to the Community/Ecumenically Concerned Helping Others) Food and Clothing Mission, Paterson. The goal is to collect 5,000 pairs of shoes in five years. Shoe donations may be…

  • 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…

  • New Jersey youth need to learn their history

    Since I graduated college in 1974, I have always believed education makes a difference in both our communities and with our youth. It is this youth who will be running this nation in 25 short years, and they should have some knowledge of how it all began 350 years ago in 1664 colonial Elizabethtown. I…

  • Senator responds to comments about bill

    I n the Suburban’s April 3 edition, a letter to the editor from Mark Klein of Monroe (“Officials Push for Their Own Money”) painted a much-distorted picture of legislation currently being considered by the Legislature that would permit increased pay for state cabinet officials and legislative staff and would increase the pay of judges. Mr.…

  • Guidelines needed for overdose drug policy

    With news outlets reporting daily about New Jersey’s escalating heroin epidemic and resulting increase in overdose deaths, we commend Gov. Chris Christie for signing the waiver to allow emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to administer Narcan to help reverse the potentially fatal effects of opioid intoxication. If not fatal, an opioid overdose can cause devastating brain…

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    THOMAS CASTLES/STAFF A sand castle greets visitors at Bradley Beach on April 10.

  • Full-day kindergarten drives Old Bridge school budget

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Board of Education introduced a budget for the 2014-15 school year that includes more than $3 million in spending over the previous year, according to school district Business Administrator Joseph Marra. The $148.4 million tab carries a $92.7 million tax levy, which is up from last…

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