Tag: East Brunswick

  • East Brunswick’s Lost Souls project will unveil site of memorial

    East Brunswick’s Lost Souls project will unveil site of memorial

    EAST BRUNSWICK–The Lost Souls Public Memorial Project will unveil the future home of the memorial. The fourth annual recitation of the names of those stolen in 1818 by a slave ring led by a Middlesex County judge whose residence was in what is now East Brunswick will be read beginning at 4 p.m. May 23…

  • Physical therapy can help you live healthier and longer

    Physical therapy can help you live healthier and longer

    People usually see a physical therapist for pain or loss of function. But, did you know that as experts in movement science physical therapists can help you live healthier and live longer? There is strong evidence suggesting that movement is a valuable predictor of future health and resilience against disease. Physical therapists are movement specialists,…

  • Students back in classrooms on all five MCVTS campuses

    Students back in classrooms on all five MCVTS campuses

    In-person classes have resumed on all five campuses of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools. Since April 19, both academic and career-education classes have been held in person, although students still have the option of virtual education. Since September, career-education classes had been held in person five days a week, while academic classes were…

  • Parking limited to one side of Taylor Avenue in East Brunswick

    Parking limited to one side of Taylor Avenue in East Brunswick

    EAST BRUNSWICK–The Township Council adopted an ordinance that will amend the municipal code authorizing no parking on Taylor Avenue. “Taylor Avenue is a tight road when cars are parked on both sides of the roadway, and basically is impeding thru-traffic. It is especially dangerous during snow conditions when the township’s snowplows are trying to keep…

  • Officer from East Brunswick charged in assault at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility

    Officer from East Brunswick charged in assault at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility

    Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced charges against two correctional police officers related to an incident in which inmates were assaulted and seriously injured at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in the early morning of Jan. 12. Between approximately 10:30 p.m. on Jan. 11 and 1:15 a.m. on Jan. 12, DOC officers and…

  • Join the Elks for Family Baseball Night at Somerset Patriots park

    Join the Elks for Family Baseball Night at Somerset Patriots park

    Family Baseball Night with the East Brunswick Elks will be held May 7 at TD Bank Ball Park, 1 Patriots Park, Bridgewater, featuring the Somerset Patriots vs. the Harrisburg Senators. Doors open at 6 p.m. Game time is 7:05 p.m. Pre-purchase special tickets by May 1 for $16; $2 will support Autism Speaks and Elks…

  • East Brunswick mayor introduces $70.5M municipal budget for 2021

    East Brunswick mayor introduces $70.5M municipal budget for 2021

    EAST BRUNSWICK–With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continuing to affect municipalities and state budgets nationwide, Mayor Brad Cohen introduced a $70.5 million municipal budget for taxpayers in East Brunswick. “At my last State of the Township address, which I made a couple of months ago, I talked about the horrible year we endured with the pandemic…

  • East Brunswick landfill officials update residents about new projects

    East Brunswick landfill officials update residents about new projects

    EAST BRUNSWICK–Discussing the latest upgrades and future projects, Middlesex County Utility Authority (MCUA) representatives brought residents up-to-date on the East Brunswick landfill. MCUA Executive Director Joseph Cryan, Middlesex County Landfill Engineer Robert Leslie and Landfill Solid Waste Division Manager Paul Clark spoke to about two dozens residents who attended the virtual presentation on March 30.…

  • Elks members support 150 families for spring holidays

    Elks members support 150 families for spring holidays

    PHOTO COURTESY OF KARAN HANNALLA   Members of East Brunswick Elks Lodge 2370, consisting of Colleen Murphy, Jeannie Lebowsky, Andrea Evans and Mary Tarant, distributed food at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church’s Community Outreach Center on Ryders Lane in East Brunswick on March 28 for the Easter/Passover holiday. Produce worth $600, such as potatoes, carrots…