Tag: Spotswood

  • Spotswood police show off their ‘husky’ side in calendar

    Spotswood police show off their ‘husky’ side in calendar

    SPOTSWOOD–The Spotswood Municipal Alliance and Spotswood Police Department, along with Husky House Animal Shelter, joined forces to create a 2018 community calendar. The Spotswood Borough Cops and K9s 12-Month Calendar features 16 police officers from Spotswood PBA Local 225. The calendar also features rescue dogs from the Husky House Animal Shelter that are available for…

  • In the Service

    In the Service

    U.S. Air Force Airman Megan N. Tully graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward…

  • Calendar listing for East Brunswick Sentinel

    Calendar listing for East Brunswick Sentinel

    The Spotswood Library will hold Pioneer Day from 11 a.m. to noon on Feb. 3 at the library, 548 Main St., Spotswood. Learn how to make butter and create old-fashioned crafts. Come dressed in costume. For more information, call 732-251-1515. ** The Jamesburg Public Library will hold a new English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program from Feb. 1…

  • Drozd elected council president in Spotswood

    Drozd elected council president in Spotswood

    SPOTSWOOD – Councilwoman Margaret Drozd has been unanimously elected by her fellow members of the Spotswood Borough Council to serve as council president for 2018. Drozd was tapped for the position when the council held its reorganization meeting on Jan. 3 at the municipal building. “I am very energized. I am so happy to be…

  • Women spend a ‘stitch in time’ doing charity projects

    Women spend a ‘stitch in time’ doing charity projects

    SPOTSWOOD With crochet needles, bundles of yarn and plastic bags, the Spotswood Office on Aging and Center’s “Stitch In Time” group creates items for various charities. “In addition to working on personal projects, we also do some charity work. Last year we started a campaign to collect used plastic shopping bags that we would use…

  • East Brunswick YMCA celebrates 150 years of serving the community

    East Brunswick YMCA celebrates 150 years of serving the community

    EAST BRUNSWICK–Committing to helping local children and families for more than a century, the Raritan Valley YMCA (RVY) will celebrate its 150th anniversary. A celebration will be held on Jan. 25 at the State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. A special cocktail reception will be held prior to the performance of “The Illusionists,” a…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    Cailey Bennett of Spotswood has been named to the dean’s list at Coastal Carolina University, Conway, South Carolina, for the fall semester. She is a 2017 graduate of Spotswood High School. She is majoring in business.

  • Middlesex County announces rabies clinics for 2018

    Middlesex County announces rabies clinics for 2018

    The following dates in 2018 have been announced for rabies clinics. Check with each individual municipality prior to confirm the date, time and location as initially scheduled. – Jan. 13 from 1-3 p.m. for dogs and cats, North Brunswick Municipal Building, 710 Hermann Road, North Brunswick; – Jan. 20 from noon to 2 p.m. for…

  • Area Taekwondo student competes at Olympic team trials

    Area Taekwondo student competes at Olympic team trials

    PHOTO COURTESY OF MASTER CHARLES FERRONE Sofia Shumsky, left, a 12-year-old Taekwondo student from Monroe, competed at the AAU Taekwondo National Olympic Sparring Team Trials in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Dec. 9. She earned the right to compete at team trials by winning a bronze medal at the AAU Taekwondo National Championships held in July. Sofia,…