Tag: East Brunswick
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East Brunswick council discusses no stopping policy on Flagler Street on school days
EAST BRUNSWICK–The Township Council introduced an ordinance amending the township code to enforce a no stopping or standing policy for parking on Flagler Street. Drivers are not allowed to stop or stand their vehicles from 8:30-9:30 a.m. and from 2:30-3:30 p.m. on school days on the south side of Flagler Street. More specifically, the policy…
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Raritan Valley YMCA accepting fall registration
The Raritan Valley YMCA is accepting registration for its fall swim lesson program for preschool, youth, teen and adult programs. Classes begin Sept. 8. The Y’s swim program is held from 10 a.m. to noon on Sundays at Cook College in New Brunswick. Registration and program schedules can be obtained at the YMCA, 144 Tices Lane,…
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Former East Brunswick rabbi gets 18 months in jail for commercial sex with a minor
A former rabbi from East Brunswick and a Bronx, New York, man have been sentenced for their respective roles in a 2018 scheme in which a minor was advertised and provided for commercial sex acts. Aryeh Goodman, 37, of East Brunswick, was sentenced on Aug. 28 to 18 months in prison. He previously…
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East Brunswick Hadassah’s Eatin’ Healthy in the Garden of Vegan
East Brunswick Hadassah will hold its annual membership gala from 6-9:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at the East Brunswick Jewish Center, 511 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, for a vegan feast catered by Veggie Heaven of Teaneck. Learn about the health benefits of ancient Ayurveda and the medicinal arboretum in Nevatim, Israel, by keynote speaker Ruth Greenfield.…
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National Moth Week breaks records in 2019 after starting in East Brunswick seven years ago
The eighth annual National Moth Week, a global citizen science project that spotlights moths’ beauty, diversity and ecological importance, broke records this year with nearly 1,500 moth-watching and educational events registered in all 50 U.S. states and a record 46 countries. Of 581 individuals and organizations hosting one or more events from July 20-28, 320 were…
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East Brunswick Hadassah holds presentation on famous female comediennes
PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRISTINE SULLIVAN Loretta Brooks, left, spoke about famous female comediennes at the East Brunswick chapter of Hadassah’s meeting on Aug. 21 at Temple B’nai Shalom. All proceeds went to the Hadassah Medical Organization for its medical research and treatment. Also pictured is co-president Elaine Silver.
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Golf outing to honor Sayreville teacher, coach
The Larry Helwig Memorial Golf Outing will be held on Sept. 16 at Tamarack Golf Course, 97 Hardenburg Lane, East Brunswick. Helwig taught physical education in the Sayreville School District for more than 30 years. He was a football, wrestling and golf coach. He also taught driver’s education. He retired in 2003. In 2017, Helwig…
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Friends hold wiffle ball tournament to remember East Brunswick High School baseball player
EAST BRUNSWICK – On Feb. 22, 2015, Patrick Awosogba, a School of Arts & Sciences student at Rutgers University, passed away playing in a pickup basketball game at the Cook/Douglass Recreation Center. Awosogba, a freshman, had a rare heart condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, where the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick, causing an arrhythmia or…