Tag: South River

  • State will hold hearing in South River to talk of revaluation

    State will hold hearing in South River to talk of revaluation

    By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — For the first time in 30 years, the borough may be required to conduct a property revaluation. Under the authority of New Jersey’s Department of the Treasury, the state’s Division of Taxation will be holding a public hearing in South River to solicit feedback from residents as…

  • Roadwork planned for South River through August

    Roadwork planned for South River through August

    SOUTH RIVER – Roadwork will be taking place on Montgomery Street between Johnson Place and Claremont Avenue through Aug. 19. The work, consisting of reconstruction of the curbing and sidewalks followed by the milling and resurfacing of the roadway, will take place during the daytime hours on weekdays, weather permitting, according to a statement prepared by…

  • South River to hold Restaurant Week

    South River to hold Restaurant Week

    The South River Economic Development Commission will present South River Restaurant Week July 24-28. Participants include La Tavola Cucina, Krakowiak Restaurant, Campozino, Portuguese Fisherman, Ria-Mar, Case Café Sical, Nossa Aldeia Bakery, Eddie’s Falafel, Brownstone Bagel Coffaro’s Pizza and Causeway Ice Cream. There will be free parking meters in the Obert Street lot. For updated information, visit…

  • Homeland Security awards grants to local Jewish organizations

    Homeland Security awards grants to local Jewish organizations

    SOUTH RIVER — The Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey announced that 16 Jewish organizations throughout Monmouth and Middlesex counties are among the 58 recipients statewide of nonprofit grants awarded by the Homeland Security’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program. The grants are intended for security equipment, such as cameras and surveillance systems, lighting, card…

  • Franco’s soccer success helps him break through cultural barrier

    Franco’s soccer success helps him break through cultural barrier

    By Jimmy Allinder It is a soccer goalie’s worst nightmare. The opposing team is awarded a free kick outside the penalty box and usually the player with the strongest leg places the ball on a spot while a wall of defenders 10 yards away blocks the goal. There is no way a straight boot will…

  • Boxer lives grandfather’s legacy inside and outside of the ring

    Boxer lives grandfather’s legacy inside and outside of the ring

    By CARRIE FALCONE Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Temple B’nai Shalom of East Brunswick and the Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County invited a special guest for their annual lunch and learn program. Dustin Fleischer, a junior welterweight boxer from Monmouth Beach, spoke to a group of Holocaust survivors on June 28 about his late grandfather, a Holocaust…

  • First Reformed Church’s garage sale July 9

    First Reformed Church’s garage sale July 9

    First Reformed Church of South River will hold a garage sale from 9 a.m.-noon on July 9 at the church, 40 Thomas St., South River.

  • American Legion Post 214 to hold picnic July 10

    American Legion Post 214 to hold picnic July 10

    South River American Legion Post 214 will hold its second annual picnic from 1-5 p.m. on July 10 at the post, 264 Whitehead Ave., South River. The cost is $10 per person or $20 per family; veterans are free. The South River Democratic Organization will sponsor this afternoon of food, drink and merriment. All proceeds…

  • VFW Post 1451 to hold annual picnic July 16

    VFW Post 1451 to hold annual picnic July 16

    VFW Post 1451 will hold its annual picnic from 1-6 p.m. July 16, rain or shine, at the post, 31 Reid St., South River. The picnic will include hamburgers, hot dogs, sausage, spare ribs, chicken, clams, corn on the cob, baked beans, salads, beer, wine and soda. The cost is $25 per person or $40…