Tag: Jamesburg

  • Combining Jamesburg and Monroe would lessen financial burdens

    Combining Jamesburg and Monroe would lessen financial burdens

    Jamesburg and Monroe Township are two different towns that share things. We share a high school and we even share a zip code. Being one town encircles the other we will always share things and always be affected by the other. I would like to ask my neighbors of Monroe and Jamesburg along with our…

  • Jamesburg Seniors to hold trip to Resorts Casino

    Jamesburg Seniors to hold trip to Resorts Casino

    The Jamesburg Senior Citizens will sponsor a trip to Resorts Casino in Atlantic City on April 24. Sign in will begin at 10:15 a.m. at the Jamesburg Senior Center, 139 Stevens Ave. The bus will leave promptly at 11 a.m. The cost is $30 per person, with checks payable to Jamesburg Seniors. Attendees will receive…

  • Attic treasures needed for library yard sale

    Attic treasures needed for library yard sale

    The Friends of the Jamesburg Public Library invite residents to bring in attic/garage treasures for the Annual Spring Yard Sale, to be held on April 22 at 229 Gatzmer Ave, Jamesburg. Gently used items are requested for resale to benefit the library. Also in April is a free talk on the history of Jamesburg and Monroe, presented by…

  • Vendor spaces available at church during townwide yard sale

    Vendor spaces available at church during townwide yard sale

    The Jamesburg Historical Association and the Presbyterian Church of Jamesburg will sponsor Jamesburg’s annual Townwide Yard Sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 22, rain or shine, on the grounds of the church, 175 Gatzmer Ave., Jamesburg. In addition to residents setting up on their own properties, free of charge with no registration…

  • Middlesex County candidates file for June 6 primary

    Middlesex County candidates file for June 6 primary

    The following candidates have filed petitions to run in the primary election on June 6: Jamesburg Borough Council: two three-year terms – uncontested race between Democrat incumbents Coleen Rutsky and Daria Ludas. Milltown Borough Council: two three-year terms – uncontested race between Democrats Phil Zambrana and Trina Jensen Mehr and Republicans Stacy D. Sullivan and incumbent Ronald Dixon.…

  • Prom dress ‘shopping parties’ will provide dresses for students

    Prom dress ‘shopping parties’ will provide dresses for students

    The 14th District Princess Prom Project launched by the office of Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo in 2011 will provide prom dresses and accessories to junior and senior high school girls who may not be able to afford them. Students from Monroe, Jamesburg and Spotswood may attend prom dress “shopping parties” from 3-6 p.m. on April 5, April…

  • Retailer gives $10K grant to Jamesburg school

    Retailer gives $10K grant to Jamesburg school

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Pamela Hernandez, the marathon trainee and John F. Kennedy (JFK) Elementary School Principal, was presented with a donation from Burlington Stores and DonorsChoose.org, providing the funds needed to purchase Google Chromebooks for her students. In a collaborative effort, the department store retailer partnered with the nonprofit organization DonorsChoose.org to donate $10,000…

  • Jamesburg Seniors to hold trip to Atlantic City

    Jamesburg Seniors to hold trip to Atlantic City

    The Jamesburg Senior Citizens will hold a trip to Resorts Casino in Atlantic City on March 27. Sign in will be from 10:15-10:45 a.m. at the Jamesburg Senior Center, 139 Stevens Ave. The bus will leave at 11 a.m. sharp. The cost is $30 per person, payable to the Jamesburg Seniors. Must be 21 or…

  • House of worship accepting funds to improve soup kitchen

    House of worship accepting funds to improve soup kitchen

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Aiming to supply nourishment, spiritual comfort and solidarity to the community, the Food and Fellowship Soup Kitchen of St. James the Less Roman Catholic Church provides free meals to those in need. First established in 2014, the soup kitchen is situated in the parish hall in the basement at St. James…