Tag: Jamesburg

  • Next round of ESL classes at Jamesburg Library begins Sept. 20

    Next round of ESL classes at Jamesburg Library begins Sept. 20

    The Jamesburg Public Library will continue its ESL (English as a Second Language) program from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 20-Dec. 6, at the library, 229 Gatzmer Ave., Jamesburg. There will be no class on Nov. 22 in observance of Thanksgiving. The style of the program is educational and instructional, including one-on-one and small group tutoring. The…

  • Jamesburg council introduces ordinance funding future improvements

    Jamesburg council introduces ordinance funding future improvements

    JAMESBURG–Providing funding for future upgrades, the Jamesburg Borough Council introduced an ordinance to fund various equipment and infrastructure improvements at a sum of $25,000. Borough Administrator Scott Frueh said there is no specific equipment or infrastructure improvements at this time, but the ordinance is more for any equipment and/or improvements the borough may need. The…

  • Jamesburg Food Trucks and Cruise Night
  • Police link Helmetta resident to 60 car burglaries in the area

    Police link Helmetta resident to 60 car burglaries in the area

      Police have connected one man to more than 60 car burglaries in the central New Jersey area over the past month. “It was the teamwork from several police departments that captured this suspect. The suspect may have believed that by going over different township lines he would be able to get away with his…

  • Brothers from Jamesburg charged after search warrant allegedly yields drug stash

    Brothers from Jamesburg charged after search warrant allegedly yields drug stash

    Two brothers were charged on Aug. 15 following the execution of a search warrant early in the morning at their Jamesburg home. Cesar Ortiz, 22, and Erick Barbosa, 18, were charged following the execution of a search warrant at 5:30 a.m. at 12 Pergola Ave., according to a statement provided by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew…

  • Bus trip from Jamesburg to Hunterdon Hills Playhouse set for Sept. 18

    Bus trip from Jamesburg to Hunterdon Hills Playhouse set for Sept. 18

    The Friends of the Jamesburg Public Library are running a bus trip on Sept. 18 to the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse to see the comedy “Run for Your Wife.” The bus will leave the Jamesburg Library at 10 a.m., returning to the library by 5 p.m. The cost is $85 per person and includes the show, transportation, driver gratuity and a three-course gourmet…

  • Jamesburg police charge same man on two different days with assault, car burglaries

    Jamesburg police charge same man on two different days with assault, car burglaries

    JAMESBURG–A 32-year-old man was charged with aggravated assault, robbery and disorderly conduct after a series of burglaries. While on patrol, Ptl. Kyle Worstter and Ptl. Raymond Durski allegedly witnessed the man, who is a borough resident, assault a person on Sedgwick Street around 11:10 p.m. July 27, according to Police Chief James Craparotta. Craparotta said due to the…

  • AARP Safe Drivers Course will be held at Jamesburg Library

    AARP Safe Drivers Course will be held at Jamesburg Library

    The Friends of the Jamesburg Library will host the AARP Safe Drivers Course from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Aug. 11 at the library, 229 Gatzmer Ave., Jamesburg. This program is open to all New Jersey drivers with a valid license. When completed, the driver will receive a qualifying certificate for a 5 percent…

  • Jamesburg schools may continue lawsuit despite receiving more state aid

    Jamesburg schools may continue lawsuit despite receiving more state aid

    JAMESBURG – The Jamesburg Public School District will receive $236,000 in additional state aid, according to revised figures released by the administration of Gov. Phil Murphy. On Jan. 12, with 95 other school districts, Jamesburg filed a lawsuit against the state commissioner of education asserting that the district is underfunded on an annual basis. “We…