• Free rabies clinic scheduled for April 29 in Spotswood

    Free rabies clinic scheduled for April 29 in Spotswood

      The Borough of Spotswood and the Middlesex County Office of Health Services will hold a free rabies clinic from 1-4 p.m. on April 29 at the Spotswood Municipal Building, 77 Summerhill Road. The Middlesex County Office of Health Services provides the rabies vaccine and record booklets but the municipalities must provide their own veterinarian and…

  • South River OKs higher penalties for false alarms

    South River OKs higher penalties for false alarms

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER– Aiming to reduce false alarm incidents in South River, the Borough Council passed an ordinance that will implement a stricter penalty system and eliminate registration fees. In a 5-1 vote, the council approved an ordinance amending the borough’s code Chapter 99 alarm system section during its regular council…

  • Ninth annual C.A.R.E. Run/Walk April 30

    Ninth annual C.A.R.E. Run/Walk April 30

    The 9th Annual Run/Walk for Community Action Reaches Everyone, Inc. (C.A.R.E.), Inc. will take place on April 30 at Edison High School, 50 Boulevard of the Eagles, rain or shine. Check-in is at 9 a.m. and the start is at 10 a.m. There will be activities for everyone and a chance to go home with…

  • South Amboy man charged with breaking into lockers at East Brunswick gym

    South Amboy man charged with breaking into lockers at East Brunswick gym

    EAST BRUNSWICK – Police have charged a repeat offender with breaking into lockers at a local gym. On April 10, employees of LA Fitness on Route 18 in East Brunswick reportedly observed a 45-year-old South Amboy man enter the gym, according to information provided by the East Brunswick Police Department. The employees recognized him as a…

  • Candidates file to run in primary election

    Candidates file to run in primary election

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A full slate of candidates has filed petitions to run in the primary election on June 6. In Edison, there will be a mayoral race between Edison Mayor Thomas Lankey, a Democrat, and Republican Gaetano “Guy” Gaspari. The mayoral term is four years. There will be a Township Council race…

  • Author to share mother’s story of the Holocaust

    Author to share mother’s story of the Holocaust

    Temple B’nai Shalom and The Daniel Pearl Education Center will sponsor renowned author Dr. Shirley Wachtel at 7 p.m. on April 25 at the temple, 15 Fern Road, East Brunswick, for a discussion tied to “My Mother’s Shoes,” her moving memoir of her mother, a Holocaust survivor. Wachtel, a 30-year resident of East Brunswick, is a…

  • Clergy to hold Interfaith Dialogue on April 23

    Clergy to hold Interfaith Dialogue on April 23

    Three clergy in the East Brunswick community will hold an Interfaith Dialogue at 5 p.m. on April 23 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. All are welcome to join the discussion with Rabbi Eric Eisenkramer of Temple B’nai Shalom, Muhammad Hashmi of The Islamic Center of East Brunswick and Father Thomas Walsh…

  • Trio to present the music of French composer

    Trio to present the music of French composer

    The East Brunswick Arts Commission will present the music of French composer Claude Debussy at 3 p.m. on April 23 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. The Arcadian Trio is comprised of a violinist, a cellist and a pianist. Admission is $5. For more information, call 732-390-6797.

  • On Campus

    On Campus

      The following local residents were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society: From North Brunswick: Daniel Jhang was initiated at Andrews University; Ellina Chernobilsky and Tammy Underwood-Daniel were initiated at Caldwell University; and Alyssa Hoke was initiated at Pennsylvania State University. From South Brunswick: Maryam…

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