Tag: East Brunswick
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Video, audio recordings related to East Brunswick officer hitting pedestrian released by Attorney General’s Office
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office released video footage from a private security camera and audio recordings of 911 calls and a police radio call related to a fatal incident in which a police vehicle struck a pedestrian on Aug. 1 in East Brunswick. According to the preliminary investigation, Officer Mitchell Ngai of the East…
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Lost Souls Public Memorial Project: How 137 slaves in Middlesex County lost their freedom
EAST BRUNSWICK – On Sept. 12, in a conjoined meeting room within the East Brunswick Public Library, organizers and guests gathered for a presentation on the Lost Souls Public Memorial Project, a grassroots movement dedicated to honoring the 137 African Americans sold into slavery in 1818 by Jacob Van Wickle, a corrupt Middlesex County judge.…
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Spread Your Wings! butterfly exhibit graces East Brunswick on Sept. 18
The East Brunswick Arts Coalition (EBAC) will launch its outdoor exhibit entitled Spread Your Wings! from 1-4 p.m. Sept. 18 featuring 15 fiberglass butterflies painted by East Brunswick residents permanently set on pedestals or affixed to trees throughout the town for residents and visitors to enjoy. EBAC will kick off the exhibit in Butterfly Park…
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Trap-Neuter-Return is humane and necessary
Three years ago, a pregnant cat came to my back deck. My beloved Yorkie was dying of cancer and this cat would just visit and sit on my deck looking into my house at my dog. He would silently stare back. They appeared to communicate silently. About 7-8 weeks later my dog was put down.…
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East Brunswick reports uptick in car thefts
The East Brunswick Police Department has been seeing an uptick in car thefts and burglaries over the past several months. The Lock It to Stop It campaign brings awareness to taking precautions in protecting property. Anyone with information regarding these incidents should contact the East Brunswick Police Department. Visit www.eastbrunswick.org/…/Street-Smart-Auto…
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Tropical Storm Ida: Central Jersey update
The following updates are related to Tropical Storm Ida and its after-effects in Central Jersey. East Brunswick: Church Lane between Dunhams Corner Road and Fresh Ponds Road will have road work today, Friday, Sept. 3, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Plan alternate route. Detours may be in place. Helmetta: Recycling pickup will be Saturday,…
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Middlesex County experiences effects of Tropical Storm Ida
Editor’s note: As of 11 a.m. Sept. 2, the following roads were reopened: Route 130 in both directions in South Brunswick; all roads in Milltown, though storm debris may remain on roads until crews catch up. As of 1 p.m. Sept. 2, all roads in Monroe have been reopened. The Milltown Boro Pool will open…
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Cub Scouts donate 1,000 pounds of food to Aldersgate center
PHOTO COURTESY OF DOVEY SAWHNEY-GILL Cub Scouts Pack 501 delivered more than 1,000 pounds of food and supplies to Aldersgate Outreach Community Center in East Brunswick on Aug. 28. The scouts mostly went door to door, asking neighbors to support their food drive. For more information on the pack, email [email protected] or send a message…
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MOMS Club members paint stones to remember those lost to slavery
PHOTOS COURTESY OF DOVEY SAWHNEY-GILL Adults and children painted some of the “1818 Remembrance Stones” with East Brunswick MOMS Club members on Aug. 19 near the East Brunswick municipal pond. The stones are part of the Lost Souls Memorial Project. For more information about the Lost Souls Memorial Project, which seeks to honor the…