Giving Back

TRENTON, NJ -- Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Sunday, May 24, via his Twitter account that New Jersey had 1,065 new confirmed positive cases of COVID19, bringing the state total to 154,154. Of those cases, 2,857 are in hospitals, 760 are in critical or intensive care, and 639 are on ventilators.The governor also announced 52 more new deaths, pushing New Jersey's total ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Daisy Recreation, one of East Brunswick’s premier programs for people with special needs, held a drive-by parade through town on May 16, 2020. In their cars, Daisy staff visited several families whose special needs children use their services. The parade comes in wake of the announcement that Daisy’s summer camp program and East Brunswick’s rec camp ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - 

The East Brunswick Human Relations Council continued their Unity in the Community series Tuesday night with a new focus: helping young EB residents adapt to life online. From writing thank you cards to conducting virtual game nights, representatives of East Brunswick’s Boy and Girl Scouts of America, along with the East Brunswick Youth Council, have been ...

SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Sangeetha Rai and Pinky Shah decided back in April that they needed to do something to give local restaurants a boost and help those struggling financially because of the coronavirus shutdown. Their "Dinner is on Us" initiative was born. Rai and Shah partnered with Gennaros and Nunzios in Spotswood and Romeos in Jamesburg to provide meals. Their first time out, the pair ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - NBA great Shaquille O'Neal, a New Jersey native and a mountain of a man whose accomplishments on and off the basketball court are legendary, took the time Tuesday night to call the Critical Care unit at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital/Somerset to extend thanks and encouragement to the staff for their never-ending efforts to treat patients during the COVID-19 ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - To keep his team connected and motivated, Immaculata Boys Lacrosse Coach Ryan Licht of Branchburg meets with his 27 players via Zoom every Wednesday.  They discuss keeping in shape and game strategies and Licht also has guest speakers (college coaches and professional players and coaches) discuss lacrosse with his players.

During one such session, the question ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Mr. Brian Zhang, the father of a Hammarskjold student, reached out to the East Brunswick Police Department looking to donate Personal Protection Equipment (PPE.) "We believe this was a truly generous offer from a child who was willing to utilize his own money and wanted to acknowledge him for his efforts," says an online posting from the EBPD today.

Zhang ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The Lost Souls Public Memorial Project will be holding the third of its annual Recitation of the Names of those souls lost to a diabolical slave ring in 1818, run by a Middlesex County judge who lived in what is now East Brunswick.  This event, which begins on Saturday, May 30 at 7:30 pm EST and will run about one hour, will be online, recognizing the need for ...

The Franklin Township community continues to leverage its diversity to help their neighbors during the COVID-19 crisis.

On Saturday, May 9th at 7pm, the Township of Franklin and the Franklin Township Food Bank will offer a virtual Indian music concert to raise funds that will benefit the Food Bank.

 “Jwala 4 Jersey” will feature NJ-based band Jwala, the members of which ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Two East Brunswick, NJ Girl Scout Daisy troops (#81624 and #81920) came together to donate hundreds of water and Gatorade bottles our heroes at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital. 

The two troops also put together enough money to donate additional water and Gatorade bottles to both the local food bank and the East Brunswick Police Department.

The girls also worked ...