Tag: East Brunswick
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Brunswick Memorial Funeral Home will host blood drive June 23
Brunswick Memorial Funeral Home will hold a blood drive from 2-7 p.m. June 23 at the home, 454 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Appointments must be scheduled at www.redcrossblood.org Search by zip code, and the date, to sign up. As an incentive, the Red Cross has arranged for every donor to receive a $5 Amazon gift…
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George Smith’s brick smokehouse is home to the East Brunswick Historical Society
Behind the old Smith farmhouse on 78 Milltown Road in East Brunswick is one of the few old smokehouses that are still standing in New Jersey. George Smith built the smokehouse around 1879 to cure and preserve his meats. The smokehouse is made of brick, and has a gabled roof covered with cedar shingles. There…
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East Brunswick scouts help veteran plant garden
PHOTO COURTESY OF ROB MAHLER Scouts from Boy Scout Troop 501 in East Brunswick took part in a service project helping a local veteran from VFW Post 133 plant his garden. The work on May 16 included weeding; turning the soil; adding compost; and planting potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers and several herbs.
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Institution celebrates 54th commencement, but first as Middlesex College
It was an historic occasion for Middlesex College: Thursday, May 20, saw the largest class in its history graduate, and the first under its new name, Middlesex College. Formerly known as Middlesex County College, the two-year institution changed its name in January, and this is the first class whose diplomas will use the new term.…
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Democratic incumbent, Republican candidate will vie for council seat in East Brunswick in November
EAST BRUNSWICK–Two East Brunswick candidates will try to obtain the one open seat on the Township Council in November. Democratic incumbent Dinesh Behal will face off against Republican candidate David Herrera for the open seat on the council, which holds a three-year term. The two candidates will run unopposed in the Primary Election on June…
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Soldier killed in action will be remembered with street sign in North Brunswick
The late Steven R. Koch has been selected for recognition in the Veteran Street Sign Program in North Brunswick. An honorary street sign now bears his name at Maple Avenue and Ashland Place, and a proclamation in his honor was read on May 17. Koch was born on Oct. 15, 1984, the youngest of three…
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Movie fundraiser will benefit COVID relief in India
Join Right at Home of Central New Jersey and CareOne of East Brunswick for a private movie screening of “Here Today” at 7:15 p.m. May 25 at the AMC Dine-In Menlo Park 12 theater at Menlo Park Mall, 55 Parsonage Road, Edison. The $20 donation will go toward an ongoing fundraiser to support India in…
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East Brunswick Council introduces ordinance to potentially increase tree removal fees
EAST BRUNSWICK–The Township Council introduced an ordinance, which if adopted, will amend the municipal code to increase the tree removal fees for residential and non-residential properties. “This is a very simple change where we’d like to bring in some additional revenue to the township to purchase trees. When a resident takes down a tree they…
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East Brunswick to send extra PPE to India amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
EAST BRUNSWICK–Wanting to help those suffering in India affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Township Council approved a resolution authorizing a donation of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to the country. “The donation of PPE that’s considered from our Office of Emergency Management (OEM) director is stocked up and we are going to be looking to…
