Tag: South River

  • Middlesex County College students named to honor society

    Middlesex County College students named to honor society

    Eighty-three students were named to the Middlesex County College chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges, this fall.   Members from East Brunswick are Marvin Jung, Archil Shah and Ziyi Xie. Members from Helmetta are Maxwell Frankfort.       Members from South River are Brisamar Vazquez Navarrete. Members from…

  • South River Library to hold book, bake sales Nov. 8-10

    South River Library to hold book, bake sales Nov. 8-10

    The Friends of the South River Library is holding its Book and Bake Sale from Nov. 8-10 during normal business hours in the Sivess room of the South River Library, 55 Appleby Ave., South River. All children’s, young adult and teen books are 25 cents. Adult hardcovers are 50 cents and paperbacks are 25 cents. Blowout…

  • Vehicle safety inspections taking place today in South River

    Vehicle safety inspections taking place today in South River

      The South River Police Department, in partnership with the N.J. Motor Vehicle Commission, is conducting vehicle safety inspections near the intersection of Main Street and Devoe Street Street until approximately 12:30 p.m. today, Oct. 26. The purpose of the inspections is to identify various vehicle safety violations including, but not limited to: uninspected motor…

  • Four candidates run for South River Borough Council

    Four candidates run for South River Borough Council

    SOUTH RIVER Four candidates are running for two available seats on the South River Borough Council. Incumbent Republicans James Gurchensky and John Sapata will face first-time candidates Ruell Brown and Sandra Adelino, who are Democrats, for the three-year terms. Election Day is on Nov. 7. Adelino, 43, has been a lifelong resident. She is a researcher…

  • Regis Wyluda running for seat on South River Board of Education

    Regis Wyluda running for seat on South River Board of Education

    Regis Wyluda is running as an incumbent for a seat on the South River Board of Education on Nov. 7. His first name was incorrectly written as Anthony in “Candidates for South River Board of Ed have experience on school board.

  • South River knitting club creates hats for ‘little lungs’

    South River knitting club creates hats for ‘little lungs’

    SOUTH RIVER Equipped with mint green and peach yarn, the South River Public Library’s knitting/crochet group has created baby clothes for the “Knit Big for Little Lungs” campaign. October is Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Awareness Month. RSV is a serious virus that infects the lungs and is the number one reason babies under 12 months…

  • Church holding babka sale through Nov. 5

    Church holding babka sale through Nov. 5

    Sts. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church is holding its fall babka sale through Nov. 5. Flavors include cheese, prune, poppy, cinnamon crumb, raspberry, apricot, raisin and chocolate. The cost is $11.50. For raspberry cheese, apricot cheese, chocolate cheese or chocolate peanut butter, the cost is $12. Pickup is at the church, 76 Whitehead Ave.,…

  • South River man gets year in prison for scheme involving lumber company

    South River man gets year in prison for scheme involving lumber company

    A former salesman at Bayway Lumber, a Linden company that sold commercial and industrial products to numerous public and private entities was sentenced to 12 months in prison for conspiring to defraud customers and lying to a federal grand jury. Adam Martignetti, 44, of South River, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Peter G.…

  • Bus trip to Atlantic City leaves South River on Nov. 9

    Bus trip to Atlantic City leaves South River on Nov. 9

    The Ss. Peter and Paul Men’s Club will sponsor a bus trip to Resorts Casino in Atlantic City on Nov. 9. The bus will load at 8:30 a.m. and depart at 9 a.m. from the parking lot of the church on Whitehead Avenue, South River. The buss will return at approximately 7 p.m. Tickets cost…