East Brunswick News
By TONY GALLOTTO
December 6, 2024
CARTERET, NJ — Two local guys who created “The Smithereens” as Carteret High School students will prove you can go home again on Saturday, Dec. 7th, with a performance at the URSB Carteret Arts & Events Center in downtown.The founders of “The Smithereens” – Jim Babjak and Dennis Diken – grew up ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – First Lady Tammy Murphy will host her 7th annual Nurture NJ Leadership Summit in person in East Brunswick next Monday, December 9, bringing together experts from across the state and country to support New Jersey’s mission to become the safest, most equitable state in the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - As of Tuesday, December 3, there are three million reasons to love the East Brunswick Education Foundation. The EBEF, the township's premier supporter of educational projects and programs, awarded its most recent grant to five Third Grade teachers at Lawrence Brook Elementary ...
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY – Seven students with affiliations to Rutgers who sold narcotics through a private social media network are facing drug charges following a multi- agency undercover investigation.A large amount of marijuana, LSD, cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms, Adderall, Xanax, a large amount of ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Scott White doesn’t want the next president at Rutgers University to be some C-suite hotshot who’s wading ashore on the Banks of the Old Raritan because it’s a good career move.“I’d love to find a candidate, a president who loves this university, who wants to be here more than ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Parlin Pharmacy is coming to East Brunswick Public Library (2 Jean Walling Civic Center Drive) for a special vaccine clinic on Friday December 6 from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. The clinic is for East Brunswick residents only. Flu vaccines will be free (ages 3+) as well as the senior flu ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ - Defending state champions Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen and Howell headline a deep and talented field of boys and girls high school bowling teams that will compete in the Marisa Tufaro Classic.Proceeds from the event, at which bowlers and their coaches are invited to donate ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The only thing New Jersey animal rights activists want for Christmas is to see the SeaQuest indoor aquarium at Woodbridge Center mall permanently closed.To help that happen, activists and supporters from Uncle Neil’s Home and Revolution Philadelphia plan two holiday season protests ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - For the second time, East Brunswick is rolling out the white carpet for its fabulous holiday event that allows our community to celebrate together, grab some tasty treats, buy some cool stuff, listen to music, skate around a bit, and light the lights. What better way could ...
NEW JERSEY – Congressman Frank Pallone (D, NJ-06) slammed Amtrak and NJ Transit for their failure to provide reliable service along the Northeast Corridor, leaving thousands of commuters stranded Monday due to ongoing overhead wire issues. The Congressman demanded that the two transit agencies ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ -- What’s more frustrating than getting a package stolen after it’s been delivered to your doorstep? While local residents do the best they can to support East Brunswick businesses by “Shopping Local,” invariably more and more neighbors are ordering products online in the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Police Department wants to alert our community of investment scams where fraudsters attempt to sell digital assets or “cryptocurrency.” In some cases, the fraudsters claim to invest customers’ funds in proprietary crypto trading systems or in “mining” farms.
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Now it's official! Santa has arrived at the mall and the holiday season of shopping and entertainment has begun in East Brunswick. New businesses have opened at Brunswick Square and along Route 18 and Mayor Brad Cohen is proud to celebrate the variety of retail suppliers, ...
Dress up a potted dwarf spruce, Norfolk Island pine, lemon cypress or topiary rosemary or lavender plant for the holidays and enjoy its beauty all year. Add a bit of garland and a few small ornaments for a festive effect.Norfolk Island pines have long been decked out and displayed for the holidays.
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - As the festive season approaches, the joy of gift-giving is in the air! While the convenience of online shopping brings incredible deals to your fingertips, let's ensure our community stays safe and secure throughout the holiday season.Here are some crucial tips to safeguard ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The puck drops for the Chargers-Bears-Rams upcoming ice hockey season on Thursday, December 5 at the ProSkate Ice Arena in Monmouth Junction at 3:15 p.m. CBR opens the season at home against South Brunswick High School. This is the third season for the tri-op team from ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Final election results have been posted by the Middlesex County Board of Elections for the Mayoral, Township Council, and Board of Education contests in East Brunswick for November 6, 2024.Though there has been some statistical movement, there have been no changes in the final ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ -- Two members of the East Brunswick boys soccer team were named to the Greater Middlesex Conference All-Red Division Team.Senior Maksym Hrunskiy and junior Ben Lyons of East Brunswick were both selected to the team in a vote of the conference's coaches.Hrunskiy played goalie for ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - East Brunswick's new flooring, tile, stone, wood, laminate, and installation material center Floor and Decor opened this week, bringing contemporary choices in construction materials to the township's retail corridor on Route 18 North at the Mid -State Mall.Mayor Brad Cohen, ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — The latest year-to-date statistics from the N.J. State Police show that Middlesex County communities had 58 traffic deaths in 52 separate accidents over the past 12 months, more than in any of the other 20 counties. There were nine fatalities on Route 1 alone, making it the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Sue Pitt Anderson, who had just turned 15, was painfully skinny and coming off a terrible performance in a distance freestyle race.The next night, July 27, 1963, she regained her form and broke the world record in the 200-meter butterfly.Fifty-nine years later, she still recalled ...
NEW JERSEY - Growing cranberries is a family business in New Jersey, with a lifestyle that involves intense work during a growing season, nurturing plants and flooding fields for gathering fruit. Nobody knows this better than Bill Cutts, one of three generations of family members who are now ...
NEW JERSEY - Thanksgiving 2020 will certainly be a unique one with the coronavirus pandemic putting a damper on holiday plans. Mother Nature too will be raining on the dramatically scaled back and non-traveling Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade will still be on NBC Thanksgiving morning and ...
"To be or not to be...""Oh, that’s where that’s from!" EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Every three years, East Brunswick High School’s Drama Club selects a Shakespearean work for its fall production. This tradition stems from director Jeffrey Davis’s belief that Shakespeare provides invaluable training for ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — This town's fourth annual 5K “Turkey Trot” walk/run on Saturday, Nov. 30th, will benefit the Marisa Tufaro Foundation.The Woodbridge Turkey Trot starts at 8:30 am on Saturday, Nov. 30th, at Alvin P. Williams Memorial Park in Sewaren on a course parallel to its scenic waterfront and ...
This holiday season, try something a bit nontraditional, something a little sweet and savory to accompany either turkey or ham on your holiday table: cranberry chutney, a condiment that punches up a seasonal local ingredient with some South Asian flair.Chutney is made from fruits, vegetables and/or ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ -- Three members of the East Brunswick football team were selected to the Big Central Conference National Gold Division teams for 2024.Felix Munoz and George Crostewitz were both named to the first team from East Brunswick in a vote of the conference's coaches.Munoz, a senior ...
Will you be less thankful on Thanksgiving Day if you are toiling away in your kitchen?Would you prefer to spend more time with your family? Hey, we get it. So do some area restaurants and supermarkets. They’re ready to relieve your holiday kitchen duties, for a variety of price options.TAPinto ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - Movie star Adam Sandler took a few moments to pose with Hackensack Police on Friday, Nov. 22, near the set of his new movie “Happy Gilmore 2”.Facebook Post: “Hackensack PD had an amazing time providing security for Adam Sandler while he filmed his new movie, Happy Gilmore 2! Our ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Rutgers’ new long-term initiative aims to support civic education and create broad civic engagement opportunities with a strong emphasis on student involvement and solution-focused dialogue. The new Rutgers Democracy Lab (RDL) at the Eagleton Institute of Politics will focus on ...