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By MARY MCGEEVER
April 9, 2024
After more than 50 years together, Ellen and Dave Haug, would do almost anything for each other, including giving up one of their organs. “Of course I was willing to donate one of my kidneys to my wife to improve her quality of life and ultimately save it,” said Dave, who was luckily ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Police Department is currently accepting applications for the 17th Annual Youth Police Academy. The Academy will begin on July 8, 2024 and conclude on July 12, 2024. Classes will be held between the hours of 9:00a.m. and 3:00 p.m. at The East Brunswick High ...
Make some room in your garden or containers for the new All-America Selections 2024 National award-winning plants. These winning varieties are tested in trial gardens across the United States and Canada. Volunteer judges rate entries based on their improved performance, flavor, disease resistance, ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - A new two-year contract for garbage collection in Hoboken is costing the City over $7.5 million, a 73 percent increase from the previous contract. Despite the price hike, services provided by Cali Carting will remain the same. According to officials, Hoboken, where garbage is ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - A tweener on Eclipse Day? Yeah, that's what happened at East Brunswick High School this afternoon as 2,100 students made their way onto Jay Doyle field. All teachers and staff were "evacuated" a little after 2:00 today so that they could see the first phase of the 2024 ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Assembyman Sterley Stanley (D-18) has announced that the New Jersey Motor Vehicles Commission (NJMVC) Mobile Unit will be in East Brunswick at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center located at 721 Cranbury Rd, East Brunswick, NJ 08816 on Thursday, April 18th from 9AM Until ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A 20-something in a hoodie is be-bop-bopping to the music, his head gently nodding to the bounce of the drums. A few tables over, a gray-haired gentleman polishing off his Pabst Blue Ribbon can’t take his eyes off the band. Nearby, a woman gives a hearty “Whoa!” at the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - This June, Youth Flag Rugby will arrive in East Brunswick! This 7-week program, starting on June 4, is perfect for introducing your child to a new sport (or a sport you already love and haven’t had the chance to get them involved with yet!) This is a strictly no-contact version ...
Essex County’s Branch Brook Park boasts 5,300 cherry blossom trees - more than the nation’s capital - and starting Saturday, April 6, it will celebrate with its 48th annual Cherry Blossom Festival. For the record, East Potomac Park, in Washington, D.C., has just 3,800 trees, according to the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - At this solar eclipse party, expect to be handed eclipse glasses, folding chairs, books, a microphone – and apples. On Monday, April 8, as the moon hurtles through its orbit on a path that will inevitably lead it between the Earth and the sun, members of the Rutgers-New ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ -- Annabella Stagliano pitched a perfect game as the East Brunswick softball team defeated East Brunswick Magnet School, 2-0, on Saturday. Stagliano, a junior, struck out 16 of the 21 batters she faced, and, at the plate, she went 2-for-3 with a double. East Brunswick (1-0) ...
TRENTON — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), and the New Jersey State Police announced that eight people have been arrested and charged after law enforcement executed search warrants at a Cumberland County compound and two other locations related to a ...
CENTRAL NEW JERSEY — Try not to miss Monday’s total solar eclipse. Why? Our next chance to see this celestial sensation is two decades away. If our weather cooperates on Monday, April 8th, we should get a heavenly show. Only one Central Jersey town – the Borough of Carteret – plans to host ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Science Department, staff, and students are feeling the growing excitement in anticipation of Monday's Partial Eclipse event. "Thank you to the East Brunswick Education Foundation (EBEF) who generously supplied all students with ISO-12312-2 glasses, ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ -- South Brunswick completed a home-and-away sweep of East Brunswick with a 5-1 baseball victory on Friday. Anthony Servedio and John Koch combined on a two-hitter for the Vikings (2-0). Servedio pitched 5 1/3 shutout innings, struck out eight and walked one. Koch went 1 2/3 ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials today announced that Route 18 is scheduled to be closed and detoured in both directions tonight Friday, April 5; tomorrow, Saturday, April 6; and Monday night, April 8 as a pavement project advances in East Brunswick, ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – As if Friday morning’s 4.8 earthquake didn’t shake things up enough in New Brunswick and the surrounding area, Rutgers experts warn there’s a chance for aftershocks. These aftershocks, however, should register far lower on the Richter scale. Kenneth Miller, a Distinguished ...
Ten families comprising 25 adults and three children in Newark were displaced due to structural damage resulting from the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that was felt across the region on Friday morning, the public safety director said. Firefighters responded to 313, 315, 317 7th Avenue on a call of ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Ahead of the highly anticipated solar eclipse on April 8th, 2024, members of the East Brunswick community are gearing up to make the most of this celestial event, but what exactly is a solar eclipse? A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, casting ...
CARTERET, NJ — A 22-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a March 12th fatal shooting near the Roosevelt Village apartment complex, Borough resident Javon S. Robinson was arrested without incident early Thursday, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Around 10:24 this morning, Friday, April 5, East Brunswick experienced an earthquake that rattled buildings and roadways throughout the township. The earthquake's epicenter was Lebanon, New Jersey (near Whitehouse Station/Bridgewater) and registered 4.8 on the Richter scale ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ -- After East Brunswick had rallied from a six-run deficit, South Brunswick scored a tiebreaking run in the bottom of the seventh inning for an 11-10 baseball victory over the Bears in the opener for both teams on Thursday. Colin Perna went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Police officers here are stepping up efforts to curb drivers who text or talk on cellphones while behind the wheel of their vehicles. Until April 30th, East Brunswick police officers – like those from many New Jersey law enforcement agencies – are participating in the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - As Bruce Springsteen sang, "Cover me!" A partial eclipse of the sun will occur over East Brunswick, New Jersey on Monday, April 8, 2024. Partial solar eclipses happen when the Moon comes between the Sun and Earth, but the Moon only partially covers the Sun. The East ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — A GoFundMe page for the family of slain 9-year-old Christian Naszier Rivera has raised more than $57,000 as of today, with over 950 people and organizations pledging donations, according to the online website. The crowdfunding page, called The Christian Naszier Rivera Memorial ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - A community yard sale will be hosted by Trinity Presbyterian Church, 367 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, on Saturday, April 20 from 9 AM to 2 PM. "It's a great location with lots of traffic, so clean out those closets, basements and garages," say program ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - As New Jersey aims to procure half of its energy needs from renewable resources by 2030, a team of researchers at Rutgers’ Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL) is playing an important role in developing and advancing the science that informs decision-making around a ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — New Jersey’s third-largest shopping mall – Woodbridge Center – sold for $70.4 million in February. A Manhattan bond-rating agency now says its investors lost a whopping $155 million in that discount deal. Woodbridge Center’s new, yet-to-be identified, buyer took ownership on ...
SAYREVILLE - As part of ongoing efforts to educate state lawmakers about the many issues facing community child care centers in New Jersey, the non-profit Early Childhood Education Advocates (ECEA) is inviting members of the state Legislature to visit centers during the national “Week of the Young ...
METUCHEN, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy, Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin, and other officials visited the historic Forum Theatre to promote a state Economic Development Authority funding program that supports arts initiatives. Mayor Jonathan Busch proudly gave officials a 20-minute tour on Tuesday, ...
