• ‘Pals’ come out to support those affected by cancer

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Marna Pal was just 57 years old when she passed away from pancreatic cancer on Jan. 15, 2008. She left behind a son, David, who was a freshman at Rutgers University at the time. “I am an only child, and I had just lost my father [Thomas]…

  • Police charge driver with assault by auto after crash

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Police charged a 24-year-old Somerset man with assault by auto after a head-on collision that resulted in serious injuries. The incident occurred July 8 on Ridge Road, according to police Sgt. James Ryan. Kevin Cabrera was driving a 2001 Jeep west on Ridge Road when he allegedly crossed over the double-yellow line…

  • Motorist killed in Route 1 accident

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Police are investigating a collision on Route 1 in which a 37-year-old motorist was killed Aug. 2. Javier Antonio Torres of Fairless Hills, Pa., was pronounced dead at 4:44 a.m. at the scene of the crash, which occurred at 4:19 a.m. on Route 1 north at the Blackhorse Lane intersection in South…

  • Construction on Route 1 expected through end of year

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A drainage improvement project has begun along Route 1 southbound in South Brunswick. The project will upgrade the existing facilities located at the Ridge Road jughandle ramp and at the Wynwood Drive intersection, according to the state Department of Transportation (DOT). The DOT’s contractor will initially begin with site mobilization and sign…

  • Woman charged with stealing from elementary school, friends

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A Kendall Park woman has been charged with stealing from a local elementary school and two homes in town. In April, Kelly Murolo, 33, allegedly went to a family friend’s home on Aldrich Road and asked to go upstairs to look for her son’s lost iPod. After Murolo left, $2,600 in jewelry,…

  • TGI Friday’s franchisee fined for substituting liquor

    The owner of eight TGI Friday’s restaurants that were raided in May as part of “Operation Swill” will pay the state $500,000 and will not contest charges that the restaurants served alcoholic beverages that differed from what customers ordered. The state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) and the Division of Criminal Justice raided those…

  • 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 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 is $22; return…

  • RSVP by Aug. 10 for health awareness picnic

    South Asian Mental Health Awareness of Jersey will hold a picnic 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 18 at Bicentennial Park Grove B, 176 Hardenburg Lane, East Brunswick. There will be food, entertainment and games for all ages. To RSVP by Aug. 10 or to help coordinate activities, food or entertainment, contact Beena Bhatkar at…

  • Fundraiser at Domani to support library

    Domani Ristorante Italiano, 787 Shoppes Blvd., at the intersection of routes 1 and 130, is holding an ongoing fundraiser to support the North Brunswick Public Library. When diners present a flier to their server, 15 percent of their purchase will go toward the library. The offer is valid anytime, but is not valid toward takeout…

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