Tag: Jamesburg
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Jamesburg council OKs ordinances to fund infrastructure improvements
JAMESBURG – The Borough Council adopted three ordinances to authorize funding for infrastructure improvements, sewer equipment and police gear. Council members took the action on June 20. One ordinance authorizes Jamesburg to provide $60,000 to fund sewer equipment and infrastructure improvements. Borough Administrator Scott Frueh said the borough’s sewer jet machine was purchased in 2000…
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U.S. Postal Service contemplates downsizing Jamesburg post office
JAMESBURG – The United States Postal Service (USPS) is considering downsizing the Jamesburg Post Office. “One of the reasons we are here today is to discuss what our options are for the Jamesburg Post Office,” Kurtis Bullard, real estate specialist for the USPS, said during the June 20 Borough Council meeting. The post office is…
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Jamesburg Library offers summer programs
The Jamesburg Public Library has announced its summer program schedule. Art workshops will be held Mondays, July 2-Aug. 20, with two sessions each day. Ages 4-7 meet from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and ages 8 and older meet from 1-2:30 p.m. Children will leave each session with a completed work of art, and they…
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Police warn of phone solicitation scam
Residents of Jamesburg and Monroe are receiving phone calls from 732-749-8549, claiming to be a national police officers union, soliciting money. The caller states he/she is giving money to the Jamesburg and Monroe police departments, according to information released by both departments. The subject asks for a credit card number. Police are advising residents to…
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Garden Club meets third Saturday of every month
The East Brunswick Club will meet at 11 a.m. on June 16 at the Jamesburg Senior Center, 139 Stevens Ave., Jamesburg. A speaker from the Rutgers Master Gardener program will speak about perennials and herbs. The Garden Club meets the third Saturday of every month, open to anyone.
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Jamesburg Library to hold book sale June 13-25
The Friends of the Jamesburg Public Library will hold the Summer Beach Book Sale from June 13-25 at the library, 229 Gatzmer Ave., Jamesburg. Purchase a grocery bag size of books for only $5. Includes fiction, non-fiction and children’s books.
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Dental hygienists offer care to students at Jamesburg school
JAMESBURG – As registered dental hygienist Kim Attanasi led a student at JFK Elementary School in Jamesburg to her chair, the young girl said, “I’ve never been to a dentist before. … This is going to be fun.” Less than half of children eligible for NJ FamilyCare (Medicaid) have ever been to a dentist, according…
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Fire Truck Parade & Firematic Flea Market set for June 24 in Jamesburg
The Tri-Counties Fire Association will hold its 27th annual Fire Truck Parade & Firematic Flea Market on June 24 at Thompson Park, Perrineville Road, Jamesburg. There will be lakeside drafting, a bracket pumping contest, Firematic vendors, and breakfast and lunch available in a shaded picnic area. Wheel chocks and fire extinguishers required. Registration begins at…
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Jamesburg Library to offer free ESL classes
The Jamesburg Library will offer free ESL (English-as-a-Second-Language) classes from 6:30-8 p.m. every Thursday in June at the library, 229 Gatzmer Ave., Jamesburg. All nationalities and skill levels are welcome. The style of the program is educational and instructional, including one-on-one and small group tutoring. For more information, call the library at 732-521-0440.