• Ride on

    Visitors enjoy the day at Superior Horse Farm in Monroe on Aug. 18 during a fundraising event for the Pixie Pre-School of Spotswood. The funds will be used to update the school playground in order to meet state standards. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Good aim

    Mrs. Keifrider checks on Michael Dibuono’s archery shot at East Brunswick’s Community Night Out event, held at the Community Arts Center on Aug. 17. The township’s emergency service personnel came together to present the community outreach program. MATT DENTON

  • Talk to shed light on posture, ergonomics

    A program titled “Posture and Ergonomics: Be Kind to Your Back” is set for 7 p.m. Aug. 27 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Guest presenters will be physical therapists from Kessler Rehabilitation Center. The lecture will focus on different postures — sitting, at the computer, etc. — and will cover…

  • $285K plan fails to get support in Spotswood

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — A bond ordinance allocating $285,000 for capital improvements and equipment purchases died on the floor after failing to garner a motion during the Aug. 12 Borough Council meeting. The bonds, which would have been paid off over an eight-year period, would be too much debt to bear, according…

  • Questions abound over county bond

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer A state agency has recommended that a $15.5 million bond plan for the Middlesex County Improvement Authority (MCIA) be approved, but the board’s chairman is still seeking answers on how a portion of $400,000 in fees will be spent. Tom Neff, chairman of the state Local Finance Board, which advises…

  • Motivational speaker to visit church Sept. 14

    Sayre Woods Bible Church, 2290 Route 9, Old Bridge, will host a live simulcast with motivational speaker Beth Moore from 9 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at the church. Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Space is limited. RSVP to Amy Delmanto at 732-766-5671 or [email protected].

  • Khmer Rouge survivor to share experiences

    Cambodian Khmer Rouge survivor Chanty Jong will visit the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, 7 p.m. Sept. 3 to tell her survival story, which includes her decade-long experience with Khmer Rouge policies, the killing fields of Cambodia, the children’s camp, her dangerous journey to freedom via a Thai refugee camp, two years…

  • East Brunswick private school is set to close

    EAST BRUNSWICK — After nearly 30 years of Jewish education, the Solomon Schechter Day School at the East Brunswick Jewish Center will close prior to the start of the 2013-14 school year, according to a post on the school’s Facebook page. “We would like to thank everyone trying so very hard to do everything possible…

  • Marathon runner raises funds to support East Brunswick girl

    Gisele Tatiana Zorrilla EAST BRUNSWICK — A local man is using his feet to achieve a much bigger feat. Jose Manchola will be running a marathon on Oct. 13 in honor of Gisele Tatiana Zorrilla, a 6-year-old from East Brunswick who is living with Dravet syndrome, a rare form of intractable epilepsy that begins in…

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