East Brunswick News
By MAUREEN BERZOK
July 20, 2024
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ: Looking for a cover band? Well, Sundays review at Fox Hollow Vineyards in Holmdel is not the place for you to be. This week, the FHV will host an Original Music Showcase at Fox Hollow Vineyards. East Brunswick's Kathleen Elle will be playing a full set of original music off ...
NEW JERSEY — Sunday is National Ice Cream Day. Ice cream shops and eateries across the Garden State are offering a splurge of specials, giving New Jerseyans plenty of reasons to celebrate. President Ronald Reagan designated July as “National Ice Cream Month” in 1984, choosing the third Sunday ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - On or about Tuesday, July 23, overnight milling/paving of the intersection of Cranbury Road and Fern Road will continue. The work is expected to take two(2) nights to complete, with working hours from 7:00pm to 6:00am, says a report from the East Brunswick Police ...
NEW JERSEY — Some businesses and travelers in New Jersey are feeling the impact of a global technology outage. Gov. Phil Murphy said businesses and banks are impacted and flights are grounded. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says Friday's outage happened when it deployed a faulty update to ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - On February 22, 2015, Patrick Awosogba, a School of Arts & Sciences student at Rutgers University, passed away playing in a pickup basketball game at the Cook/Douglass Recreation Center. Awosogba, a freshman, had a rare heart condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Have you ever been sitting in your favorite chair in your living room, watching Jeopardy! and thought, "Wow, I know a lot of these answers. I should try out for the show!" Well, one local woman did just that. Liz McKenna, a South Plainfield resident since 2015, was dog ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Among all the produce grown at the various farms in the Garden State, hazelnuts are not the first goods that come to mind. However, hazelnuts have recently become a widespread commodity in New Jersey agriculture, making their name known alongside New Jersey’s tomatoes, corn, ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Christmas in July isn't just on the Hallmark Channel. The SHOP at St. Peter's is hosting a Christmas in July sale all week. Shoppers can get a jump on the holiday shopping on Thursday and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. There are also additional shopping hours on Thursday from 6 ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - New Jersey’s senior U.S. Senator, Bob Menendez, was convicted in a federal bribery case on Tuesday. Menendez was found guilty of 16 bribery, fraud and extortion charges that prosecutors say reflect his actions to sell his office to foreign nationals and local businessmen in ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The agenda was long, but the meeting was short as the East Brunswick Board of Education literally paid its bills on Thursday, July 11. The 185-page agenda consisted mostly of the approval of contractual obligations, personnel movement, and school discipline reports. Here's ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Congratulations to the East Brunswick Senior Center Pickleball Team for their WIN 5-4 of the Inaugural Invitational Pickleball Tournament hosted by South Brunswick Senior Center. Captains Mario and Subbu implemented ACE TEAM of Purush, Simon, Mony and Ronnie. ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ -- Turns out that it's not a tough jump from being an academically-talented East Brunswick Bear to a Seton Hall Pirate! Seton Hall University is pleased to announce the Spring 2024 Dean's list and to congratulate students for their outstanding academic achievements. After the ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ -- Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Perth Amboy Police Chief Lawrence Cattano announced Monday that a Perth Amboy man has been arrested and charged for possessing child pornography and public lewdness. Osbourne Daubon, 19, of Perth Amboy was arrested on July 10, ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Start saving for the cost of stamps for those bills, holiday cards, invitations, and thank-you notes. Beginning on July 14, the First-Class Forever stamp has increased in price from 68 cents to 73 cents; a roll of 100 stamps now costs $73. This marks the second hike in stamp ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Borough native Matthew Evanego is entering his next chapter with the publication of his first fantasy novel, Shadoweaver. Evanego is a 2018 graduate of Spotswood High School and completed his BS and Masters in Computer Science at the Stevens Institute of Technology. Currently, he ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Think moths are drab and uninteresting? Or even scary? Prepare to banish those thoughts and become fascinated by these environmentally essential creatures of the night at East Brunswick’s Moth Night on Saturday, July 27, at Community Park, located behind Crystal Springs Aquatic ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Copies of the original group picture featuring students in Piscataway High School’s Muslim Student Association (MSA) posing with the Palestinian flag at a yearbook photo shoot will be distributed to club members by the end of the summer. District superintendent, Dr. Frank ...
WAYNE, NJ – This past Board of Education meeting, held at the council chambers in town hall, was about 80% full, with what seemed mostly Jewish parents and residents in attendance. They came with an issue regarding the Wayne school district’s non-reaction after several students at the Wayne Hills ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - This coming November, East Brunswick voters will elect three candidates to serve for three years on the East Brunswick Board of Education. The deadline for a candidate to file a nominating petition with the County Clerk for his or her name to appear on the ballot during the ...
LONG BEACH ISLAND REGION - The story right now for the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association is the weather. Between those strong south winds, waves of heavy rains, and lightning storms, the boats have been staying at the docks much longer than they would like. When they have ...
MANVILLE, NJ — A South Plainfield man and his son, from South Brunswick, were arrested and charged for allegedly detonating an explosive during a July 6th block party in this Somerset County community. Shrapnel from that explosive, called a “signal cannon,” was sent flying. A badly injured ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - Representing "The Pantry" at the Princeton Alliance Church in Plainsboro, East Brunswick's Chef Maricel of Maricel's Kitchen put up a tough fight in Middlesex County's REPLENISH annual hunger awareness dinner on July 11 as she "faced off" against Chef Brian Karluk of ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Township Council met this past Monday, July 8, to address a brief, but widespread, agenda. At a time of year that usually represents a slow governmental process, there were still a few agenda items of importance addressed by the Council. Here's the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – Grocery store chain Stop & Shop confirmed on Friday that the East Brunswick store, located on route 18 South, is not on its list of underperforming stores expected to close by November 2024. East Brunswick Economic Development Officer Robert Zuckerman praised Stop & ...
NEW JERSEY — New Jersey dropped six spots in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business in 2024” list, from No. 19 in 2023 to No. 25 this year. The Garden State’s overall ranking placed it below neighboring states New York (No. 22) and Pennsylvania (No. 17) on the list. New Jersey outranked ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- It isn't that often that an athlete from Chatham competes in the Olympics. In the case of the USA men's soccer team headed for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, it happens every 28 years. Red Bulls defender John "JMi" Tolkin will be representing the USA and Chatham as one of 18 ...
NEWARK/MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — An East Brunswick teenager faces federal charges, accused in a plot to destroy electric substations in Middlesex County. Andrew Takhistov, 18, was arrested Wednesday at Newark Liberty International Airport, where he was planning to travel to Paris, France on ...
OLD BRIDGE, NJ - One local man has been charged with Aggravated Manslaughter and Vehicular Homicide and another with Aggravated Assault following a fatal car crash at the intersection of Route 9 and Ferry Road in the early morning hours of June 2, 2024. Police sources say that upon their ...
NEW JERSEY — Dengue, a virus spread to people through mosquito bites, has infected at least 47 people in New Jersey this year, according to the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said, as of Thursday, there have been at least 2,559 cases ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - New Brunswick Avenue from Rues Lane to Old Stage Road is closed from 7:30 am to 4 pm for through traffic due to construction from Henley to Village on New Brunswick Avenue. Police personnel are on the scene to control traffic and assist motorists. Hardenburg Lane from ...