Tag: East Brunswick
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Your Turn: An eye-opening experience at the East Brunswick Junior Police Academy
The East Brunswick Police Department’s virtual Junior Police Academy ended on June 17. This was a program created to provide a weeklong opportunity for kids, ages 13-17, to garner more insight on how the East Brunswick Police Department operates and how police officers serve and protect the community. This program is typically in person but,…
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Grant funding will go toward programs that prevent pool drownings
Middlesex County is one of only five in the nation to receive grant Middlesex County has been awarded a $128,800 grant by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to be used for education, training, and enforcement of pool safety requirements that are intended to save lives and prevent serious injuries. Middlesex County was…
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After five years of planning, Islamic Center of East Brunswick breaks ground on new mosque
Aug. 3 marked a historic and joyous occasion for the Muslim community of East Brunswick as they celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony of their expanded new mosque. The event was attended by several township officials, community and founding members. The Islamic Center of East Brunswick (ICEB) is situated across the Oak Creek Village, near CVS at…
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Attorney General’s Office investigating fatal accident in which police vehicle struck pedestrian in East Brunswick
EAST BRUNSWICK – The Attorney General’s Office is conducting an investigation of a fatal motor vehicle accident on Aug. 1 in East Brunswick in which an East Brunswick Police Department vehicle struck and fatally injured an adult male. The identity of the decedent is not being released at this time. According to the…
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Former adult day care workers convicted of endangering disabled adults
The last of five former Broadway Respite and Home Care employees has been convicted for offenses involving the abuse of two adults who attended daycare at the facility. On Nov. 12, 2019, following a presentation to a Middlesex County Grand Jury by Assistant Prosecutor Russell Curley, Kenitra Hicks, 36, was indicted along with Asia Lunn,…
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Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, East Brunswick Library team up for Volunteer DayRutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, East Brunswick Library team up for Volunteer Day
EAST BRUNSWICK — Volunteer Day is an essential stop on the student’s path to becoming a doctor. After receiving their white coats, first-year Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School students teamed up with East Brunswick Public Library for Volunteer Day on July 20. These future doctors worked alongside the consumer health librarians to share…
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East Brunswick council adopts $1M bond ordinance for water utility upgrades
EAST BRUNSWICK–The Township Council adopted a $1 million bond ordinance to fund various water utility improvements within the municipality. Before the ordinance was adopted, Councilman Dinesh Behal asked Township Attorney Michael Baker to explain the bond ordinance and what it will help fund. “The bond ordinance [will fund] two significant water main replacement projects that…
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Middlesex County makes it easy to find healthy foods with new interactive map
Finding fruits and vegetables just got a whole lot easier thanks to Middlesex County’s new Accessing Healthy Foods interactive map. This tool helps county residents locate food stores, farmers markets and food pantries that offer healthy foods. Individuals can use the map to view public transportation routes to and from any of the locations so…
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Avoid Messler Street/Route 18 intersection in East Brunswick due to sink hole
The area of Route 18 north and Messler Street in East Brunswick currently has construction crews on scene working to repair a sink hole. Beginning at approximately 2:30 p.m. this afternoon, July 14, New Jersey Department of Transportation’s (NJDOT) contractor, Joseph M. Sanzari, Inc., closed the two left lanes on Route 18 northbound just south…
