• 200 Club awards scholarships to children of first responders

    The 200 Club of Middlesex County awarded $124,000 in scholarships to 107 sons and daughters of public safety personnel from around the county during an Aug. 8 ceremony at Middlesex County College, Edison. Established 39 years ago as the Middlesex County Blue Badge Association, the 200 Club of Middlesex County holds “We Remember” as its…

  • East Brunswick P.D. promotes, adds officers

    EAST BRUNSWICK — The Department of Public Safety announced the promotion of three veteran police officers and the hiring of a new officer to fill vacancies left by retiring superior officers during an Aug. 1 ceremonial meeting at Town Hall. Michael Knoll, an East Brunswick officer for 19 years, was promoted to lieutenant as part…

  • Monroe gymnast crowned national floor champion

    Brielle Mazzei (bottom) of Monroe is crowned national champion of the floor exercise during a recent competition. Also pictured from Middlesex Gymnastics Academy are Nicole Giacchino (l-r), Skylar Davisson, Schenese Wells, Stephanie Marchese, Kayla Massaro and coach Allyson McMahon. A fter capturing the state team title at the United States Association of Independent Gymnasts Clubs…

  • Upgrades are underway at East Brunswick schools

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A number of facilities upgrades are underway at several township schools. After a rainy June and a fickle July left contractors standing by idly, preliminary work has begun on the roof of the Bowne- Munro Elementary School, Main Street. The roof will be replaced entirely in September.…

  • Auxiliary to sponsor trip to Atlantic City

    The East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133 Ladies Auxiliary will offer an Aug. 25 trip to the Golden Nugget Casino, Atlantic City. The bus will depart at 8:45 a.m. from the post home, 485 Cranbury Road (behind University Radiology), East Brunswick. Participants should be at the post home at 8:30 a.m. Cost…

  • Spaces open at Aug. 25 flea market

    The Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4699 Flea Market is set for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 25 at the post home, 575 Jernee Mill Road, Sayreville. Rain date is Aug. 25. Cost is $15 per space; a few vendor slots still remain. The event will raise funds for veterans…

  • Registration open for 5K and Fun Run

    The annual Spotswood 5K and Fun Run is set for Sept. 14 beginning at Spotswood High School, 105 Summerhill Road. The 1- mile Fun Run will start at 8:30 a.m. The 5K race will go off at 9 a.m. The course, which runs through the historic town of Spotswood, is basically flat with little incline.…

  • Bumper sticker contest open to residents

    East Brunswick will hold its third annual Multicultural Fair from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. There will be cultural entertainment, vendors, games, crafts, face painting, a food court, door prizes, Flat Stanley, Photo Nation Sensation and a performance by the Brummy Brothers bluegrass band.…

  • Feist Engineering approved for capital projects in Monroe

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MONROE — Feist Engineering will handle the technical end of a series of capital projects this year in Monroe. The Township Council approved a professional services contract with Feist at its Aug. 5 meeting. The agreement is valued at $325,000, according to Business Administrator Wayne Hamilton. “This is the rollout…

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