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East Brunswick, New Jersey

October 20, 2023

This article is about the township in New Jersey. For the suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, see Brunswick East, Victoria.

East Brunswick is a township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The suburban bedroom community is part of the New York City metropolitan area and is located on the southern shore of the Raritan River, directly adjacent to the city of New Brunswick and located roughly 29 miles (47 km) away from New York City.[18][19][20] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 49,715,[8][9] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,203 (+4.6%) from the 2010 census count of 47,512,[21][22] which in turn reflected an increase of 756 (+1.6%) from the 46,756 counted in the 2000 census.[23]

East Brunswick, New Jersey
Township
Busy Route 18 in East Brunswick, the geographical center of population of the U.S. state of New Jersey
Seal
Location of East Brunswick in Middlesex County highlighted in pink
Census Bureau map of East Brunswick, New Jersey
Interactive map of East Brunswick Township, New Jersey
East Brunswick
Location in Middlesex County
East Brunswick
Location in New Jersey
East Brunswick
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°25′34″N 74°25′06″W / 40.426249°N 74.418244°W / 40.426249; -74.418244[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
IncorporatedFebruary 28, 1860
Government
[6]
 • TypeFaulkner Act (mayor–council)
 • BodyTownship Council
 • MayorBrad J. Cohen (D, term ends December 31, 2024)[3][4]
 • AdministratorJoseph Criscuolo[3]
 • Municipal clerkTamar Lawful[5]
Area
[1]
 • Total22.36 sq mi (57.91 km2)
 • Land21.78 sq mi (56.42 km2)
 • Water0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2)  2.56%
 • Rank123rd of 565 in state
6th of 25 in county[1]
Elevation
[7]
131 ft (40 m)
Population
 (2020)[8][9]
 • Total49,715
 • Estimate 
(2022)[8][10]
49,339
 • Rank38th of 565 in state
7th of 25 in county[11]
 • Density2,282.2/sq mi (881.2/km2)
  • Rank273rd of 565 in state
20th of 25 in county[11]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08816[12][13]
Area code(s)732[14]
FIPS code3402319000[1][15][16]
GNIS feature ID0882163[1][17]
Websitewww.eastbrunswick.org

East Brunswick was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28, 1860, from portions of both Monroe Township and North Brunswick Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Washington town within the township (February 23, 1870; became independent as South River on February 28, 1898), Helmetta (March 20, 1888), Milltown (January 29, 1889) and Spotswood (April 15, 1908).[24]

As of the 2010 Census, the United States Census Bureau calculated that New Jersey's center of population was located a few hundred feet east of Nenninger Lane, near the New Jersey Turnpike.[25] Based on the results of the 2000 Census, the state's center of population was located on Milltown Road in East Brunswick.[26]

History Edit

 
The L.J. Smith Farmhouse, now the headquarters for the East Brunswick Historical Society

The general area of central New Jersey was originally occupied by the Lenape Native Americans. According to a 1677 bill of sale now in the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton, New Jersey, Thomas Lawrence, a New York baker, purchased thousands of acres of land from local Native Americans named Querameck, Kesyacs, Isarick, Metapis, Peckawan, and Turantecas.

In this document, the area is called Piscopeek, which later become known as Lawrence Brook, after its purchaser. Around the late 17th century, settlers began arriving in the northern part of East Brunswick, and by the mid-19th century, a small settlement had formed in the southeastern part, known as the Old Bridge section of the town, an area that was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, the Old Bridge Historic District.[27][28]

The area today known as East Brunswick was incorporated in 1860 from parts of North Brunswick and Monroe townships, including the community of Old Bridge.[24] Originally a farming community, suburban settlement started in the 1930s with improved road access. Large scale housing and road construction, especially after World War II, transformed East Brunswick into a more suburban community. The extension of the New Jersey Turnpike to East Brunswick in 1952 led to a sharp spike in population growth, with the 1950 Census population of 5,699 more than tripling to 19,965 as of the 1960 enumeration.[28]

In the early 1970s, a citizens group called Concerned Citizens of East Brunswick sued the New Jersey Turnpike Authority over a proposed major widening project. The citizens group effectively won the case, gaining concessions in turnpike design, scale and mitigation measures for noise and air quality. The citizens group presented technical data from their own experts and prevailed in what was one of the earliest technical confrontations regarding urban highway design related to environmental factors in U.S. history.[29]

East Brunswick was also the site of the gunfight at Turnpike exit 9 shortly after midnight on May 2, 1973, in which a car being driven by Zayd Malik Shakur (born James F. Costan), with Assata Shakur (formerly JoAnne Chesimard) and Sundiata Acoli (born Clark Squire) as passengers, was stopped on the New Jersey Turnpike State Trooper James Harper, backed up by Trooper Werner Foerster in a second patrol vehicle. After Zayd Shakur was asked to step out of the car to address a discrepancy in his identification, a shootout ensued in which Trooper Foerster was shot twice in the head with his own gun and killed, Zayd Shakur was killed, and both Assata Shakur and Trooper Harper were wounded.[30]

Geography Edit

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 22.36 square miles (57.91 km2), including 21.78 square miles (56.42 km2) of land and 0.57 square miles (1.48 km2) of water (2.56%).[1][2]

The township lies on exit 9 of the New Jersey Turnpike. Its Municipal Building, named for 1970s Mayor Jean Walling, is located 31 miles (50 km) southwest of New York City's Times Square and 49 miles (79 km) northeast of Center City, Philadelphia. It takes approximately 45–60 minutes to reach Midtown Manhattan in New York City or Center City, Philadelphia, depending on traffic and destination.[31] Route 18 runs through the eastern part of the township, as it serves as a vital route in Central Jersey for access to the Jersey Shore and interior parts of the state. East Brunswick's pristine suburbs and its convenience to major highways for leisure and for work, have contributed to it being a popular place for New York City commuters.[20]

 
Westons Mill Pond, with Rutgers University on the opposite side

East Brunswick is located in the heart of the Raritan Valley region, as the township is located right on the southern shore of the Raritan River. The Lawrence Brook, a major tributary of the Raritan River, runs along the western border of the township. Farrington Lake[32] and Westons Mill Pond are sections of the Lawrence Brook that have been widened by the presence of man-made dames. The South River, another major tributary of the Raritan River, runs along the eastern border of the township near the historic village of Old Bridge. The Manalapan Brook's watershed (a tributary of the South River) encompasses much of the southern half of the township near Spotswood and Monroe, whereas the aforementioned Lawrence Brook's watershed encompasses much of the northern half of the township near Milltown and the other Brunswicks.[33][34]

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Brookview,[citation needed] Dunhams Corner, Fairview Knolls,[citation needed] Farrington Lake Heights, Gillilandtown,[citation needed] Halls Corner, Herberts,[citation needed] Herberts Corner, Herbertsville, Jamesburg Park,[citation needed], Lawrence Brook, Lawrence Brook Manor,[citation needed] Newton Heights,[citation needed] Old Bridge, Orchard Heights,[citation needed] Patricks Corner, Paulas Corner,[citation needed] Tanners Corner, Washington Heights[citation needed] and Westons Mills.,[35] Country Lane

The township borders the Middlesex County municipalities of Edison, Helmetta, Milltown, Monroe Township, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, Old Bridge Township, Sayreville, South River, South Brunswick and Spotswood.[36][37][38]

Climate Edit

East Brunswick sits at the border between a humid continental climate according to the 0-degree-Celsius isotherm and a humid subtropical climate.

Climate data for East Brunswick, 1981–2010
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 71
(22) 		75
(24) 		88
(31) 		95
(35) 		97
(36) 		100
(38) 		103
(39) 		102
(39) 		101
(38) 		94
(34) 		82
(28) 		76
(24) 		103
(39)
Average high °F (°C) 38
(3) 		41
(5) 		50
(10) 		61
(16) 		72
(22) 		80
(27) 		85
(29) 		84
(29) 		77
(25) 		65
(18) 		54
(12) 		43
(6) 		63
(17)
Daily mean °F (°C) 30
(−1) 		32
(0) 		41
(5) 		50
(10) 		61
(16) 		70
(21) 		75
(24) 		73
(23) 		66
(19) 		54
(12) 		45
(7) 		35
(2) 		53
(12)
Average low °F (°C) 21
(−6) 		23
(−5) 		31
(−1) 		40
(4) 		50
(10) 		59
(15) 		64
(18) 		63
(17) 		55
(13) 		43
(6) 		35
(2) 		27
(−3) 		43
(6)
Record low °F (°C) −13
(−25) 		−7
(−22) 		6
(−14) 		16
(−9) 		30
(−1) 		40
(4) 		45
(7) 		40
(4) 		35
(2) 		25
(−4) 		13
(−11) 		−7
(−22) 		−13
(−25)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 4.10
(104) 		2.98
(76) 		4.11
(104) 		4.08
(104) 		4.57
(116) 		3.86
(98) 		4.97
(126) 		4.46
(113) 		4.38
(111) 		3.39
(86) 		3.95
(100) 		3.93
(100) 		48.78
(1,238)
[citation needed]

Demographics Edit

 
Illuminated sign entering into East Brunswick on Route 18
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18602,436—
18702,86117.4%
18803,27214.4%
18902,642*−19.3%
19002,423*−8.3%
19101,602*−33.9%
19201,85715.9%
19302,71146.0%
19403,70636.7%
19505,69953.8%
196019,965250.3%
197034,16671.1%
198037,71110.4%
199043,54815.5%
200046,7567.4%
201047,5121.6%
202049,7154.6%
2022 (est.)49,339[8][10]−0.8%
Population sources: 1860–1920[39]
1860–1870[40] 1870[41] 1880–1890[42]
1890–1910[43] 1910–1930[44] 1940–2000[45]
2000[46][47] 2010[21][22] 2020[8][9]
* = Lost territory in previous decade.[24]

2010 census Edit

The 2010 United States census counted 47,512 people, 16,810 households, and 13,179 families in the township. The population density was 2,189.6 per square mile (845.4/km2). There were 17,367 housing units at an average density of 800.4 per square mile (309.0/km2). The racial makeup was 69.36% (32,954) White, 3.98% (1,890) Black or African American, 0.10% (48) Native American, 22.80% (10,835) Asian, 0.01% (6) Pacific Islander, 1.68% (798) from other races, and 2.06% (981) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.70% (3,184) of the population.[21]

Of the 16,810 households, 37.2% had children under the age of 18; 65.8% were married couples living together; 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 21.6% were non-families. Of all households, 19.0% were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.23.[21]

24.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 32.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 90.4 males.[21]

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $100,655 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,929) and the median family income was $110,948 (+/− $3,838). Males had a median income of $80,527 (+/− $3,109) versus $54,162 (+/− $2,066) for females. The per capita income for the township was $41,518 (+/− $1,366). About 3.0% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.[48]

2000 census Edit

As of the 2000 United States census, there were 46,756 people, 16,372 households, and 13,081 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,129.7/mi2 (822.4/km2). There were 16,640 housing units at an average density of 758.0/mi2 (292.7/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 77.56% White, 2.83% African American, 0.09% Native American, 16.27% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.12% from other races, and 2.12% from two or more races. 4.19% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[46][47]

Of the 16,372 households, 40.5% included children under the age of 18, 68.6% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.23.[46][47]

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.[46][47]

The median income for a household in the township was $75,956, and the median income for a family was $86,863. Males had a median income of $60,790 versus $38,534 for females. The per capita income for the township was $33,286. 2.8% of the population and 2.1% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 3.1% of those under the age of 18 and 5.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.[46][47]

Ancestries included Italian (15.0%), Irish (13.8%), Polish (11.5%), German (10.6%), Russian (7.8%), United States (4.2%).[49]

Economy Edit

With easy access to major highways like Route 18 and the New Jersey Turnpike, East Brunswick's proximity to cities such as New Brunswick, New York, Newark, and Philadelphia has contributed in the township being a longtime premier economic center in the Central New Jersey region.[50][51][52]

Corporate, commerce, and hospitality Edit

Opened in 1970, Brunswick Square Mall is a single-story regional shopping mall, located on the corner of Route 18 and Rues Lane. The mall is currently anchored by Macy's and JCPenney and it has a gross leasable area (GLA) of 769,041 sq ft (71,446.2 m2).[53][54][55] Outside of Brunswick Square, the township itself has many other shopping malls and plazas, mostly dotted on Route 18. There are some other notable shopping destinations near East Brunswick, including the Menlo Park Mall in Edison, Woodbridge Center in Woodbridge, the Freehold Raceway Mall in Freehold, and The Shoppes in Old Bridge.

 
Grand Hilton Hotel at The Tower Center complex

The Tower Center complex includes two 23-story office towers, a 12-story Hilton Hotel, located near the intersection of the New Jersey Turnpike and Route 18. The two towers are among the tallest structures in Central Jersey, and can be seen for several miles.[56] In March 2023, Bengaluru-based technology services and consulting company Wipro opened its American international headquarters in the Tower Center.[57]

Giamarese Farm & Orchards is a family-owned business covering 35 acres (14 ha) and dating to 1941. It is a popular seasonal attraction for East Brunswick residents, located on Fresh Ponds Road in the southern section of the township.[58]

Arts and culture Edit

East Brunswick is home of Playhouse 22, a volunteer-run community theater, housed at the Elliott Taubenslag Theater at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center.[59]

Founded in 2019, the East Brunswick Arts Coalition supports arts and cultural organizations such as the East Brunswick Museum, East Brunswick Arts Commission, Playhouse 22, the East Brunswick Historical Society and the East Brunswick Human Relations Council.[60] Harvest Fest is an annual outdoor festival hosted by the East Brunswick Arts Coalition and located in the township's beautiful historic district. The festival typically showcases food vendors, art and craft vendors, a beer garden, live music, and more.[61]

Musical groups from East Brunswick include ska punk group Catch 22,[62] heavy metal quintet God Forbid[63] and ska punk band Streetlight Manifesto.[64]

In July 2021, the film Shiv Shastri Balboa starring Anupam Kher and Neena Gupta was filmed in East Brunswick.[65]

Parks and Recreation Edit

 
Watertower-like sign near the entrance of Heavenly Farms

While there are no major county or state parks within East Brunswick's borders, there is still a nice assortment of recreational activities in the township.

On the border of East Brunswick and South Brunswick is the Ireland Brook Conservation area, a 22,651,200 sq ft (2,104,370 m2) nature preserve of forests, fields, nature trails, and wetlands, near the Ireland Brook (a tributary of the Lawrence Brook within the much larger Raritan Valley region).[66]

Heavenly Farms is the largest park operated by the township's division of recreation. It features baseball and softball fields, bike trails, a disc golf course, a dog park, football fields, lacrosse fields, and lighted soccer fields.

 
Youth of East Brunswick playing soccer

Crystal Springs Family Waterpark is an aquatic center that hosts 5 various size pools, a splash park, water slides, a lazy river, and more recreational activities.[67] The park opened in 1994[68] and was the first municipal waterpark in New Jersey.[69] The park was built on the site of parts of Dallenbach Lake.[70]

Smaller parks in the township include the township's Community Park, along with Bicentennial Park, Country Lane Park, Crandall Play Area, Dideriksen Park, Frost Woods, Great Oak Park, Keystone Park, Lenape Park, Pine Ridge Park, Riva Avenue Park, Sadowski Play Area, Tices Lane Park, Volunteer and Veterans Park, Washington Heights Park, and Welsh Park.[71]

Law and government Edit

Local government Edit

The Township of East Brunswick was established in 1860. Since January 1, 1965, the Township has operated within the Faulkner Act under the Mayor-Council Plan E form of municipal government,[6][72][73] which is used in 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide.[74] The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the five-member Township Council, with all members elected at-large as part of the November general election in even-numbered years. The mayor and two council seats are up for vote together during Presidential election years, with the other seats up for vote two years later. Serving on a part-time basis as the chief executive of the community, the Mayor votes only in the case of a tie on a vote by the Township Council and can veto ordinances, but vetoes can be overridden by a two-thirds vote of the council. The Township Council adopts ordinances; adopts a budget after review and revisions; makes appropriations; sets taxes and bond issues; creates and abolishes jobs via ordinance; sets salaries and establishes municipal policy. The council has the authority to initiate hearings for the purposes of gathering information for ordinance making, airing public problems and supervising the spending of its appropriations.[75]

As of 2023, the mayor of East Brunswick is Democrat Brad J. Cohen, whose term of office ends December 31, 2024.[3] Members of the Township Council are Council President Kevin McEvoy (D, 2026), Council Vice President Dana Zimbicki (D, 2024; elected to serve an unexpired term), Dinesh Behal (D, 2024), James Wendell (D, 2026) and Dana Winston (D, 2026).[76][77][78][79][80]

Dana Zimbicki was appointed in February 2022 to fill the seat expiring in December 2024 that was vacated the previous month by Michael Spadafino.[81] Zimbicki served on an interim basis until the November 2022 election, when voters chose her to serve the remainder of the term of office.[78]

In February 2021, the Township Council appointed Dinesh Behal from a list of three candidates submitted by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2024 that had been held by Sterley Stanley until he resigned from office the previous month to take office in the New Jersey General Assembly; Behal served on an interim basis until the November 2021 general election, when he was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.[82][79]

Elected as a Republican, James Wendell announced in July 2017 that he was switching parties, giving Democrats control of the Township Council.[83]

In February 2014, the Township Council appointed Michael Spadafino to fill the seat expiring in December 2016 that had been held by Nancy Pinkin, until she stepped down the previous month to take office in the New Jersey General Assembly.[84] In the November 2014 general election, Spadafino was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.[85]

David Stahl served as mayor from his election in 2012 until his resignation on January 14, 2016, when he left office to take on a judge position in nearby Woodbridge Township.[86] The Township Council appointed Kevin McEvoy, a former history teacher at East Brunswick High School and trustee of the East Brunswick Public Schools, to serve the balance of Stahl's term as mayor that expired in December 2016; McEvoy stated that he would not run to serve a full term as mayor.[87]

Republicans took control of the Township Council for the first time in 14 years in 2010, as Camille Ferraro, Mike Hughes and James Wendell swept the three seats that were up for election, with voter sentiment focused on controversy over a redevelopment plan for a parcel of land known as the "Golden Triangle".[88] Hughes, the youngest council member ever elected, said the stalled project was keeping property taxes disproportionately high on residents and called for revitalization of business.[89]

Federal, state and county representation Edit

East Brunswick Township is located in the 12th Congressional District[90] and is part of New Jersey's 18th state legislative district.[91][92][93]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's Twelfth Congressional District is represented by Bonnie Watson Coleman (D, Ewing Township).[94][95] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[96] and Bob Menendez (Englewood Cliffs, term ends 2025).[97][98]

For the 2022–2023 session, the 18th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Patrick J. Diegnan (D, South Plainfield) and in the General Assembly by Robert Karabinchak (D, Edison) and Sterley Stanley (D, East Brunswick).[99]

Middlesex County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners, whose seven members are elected at-large on a partisan basis to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election. At an annual reorganization meeting held in January, the board selects from among its members a commissioner director and deputy director.[100] As of 2023, Middlesex County's Commissioners (with party affiliation, term-end year, and residence listed in parentheses) are Commissioner Director Ronald G. Rios (D, Carteret, term as commissioner ends December 31, 2024; term as commissioner director ends 2023),[101] Commissioner Deputy Director Shanti Narra (D, North Brunswick, term as commissioner ends 2024; term as deputy director ends 2023),[102] Claribel A. "Clary" Azcona-Barber (D, New Brunswick, 2025),[103] Charles Kenny (D, Woodbridge Township, 2025),[104] Leslie Koppel (D, Monroe Township, 2023),[105] Chanelle Scott McCullum (D, Piscataway, 2024)[106] and Charles E. Tomaro (D, Edison, 2023).[107][108]

Constitutional officers are: County Clerk Nancy Pinkin (D, 2025, East Brunswick),[109][110] Sheriff Mildred S. Scott (D, 2025, Piscataway)[111][112] and Surrogate Claribel Cortes (D, 2026; North Brunswick).[113][114][115]

Politics Edit

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 31,297 registered voters in East Brunswick Township, of which 9,957 (31.8%) were registered as Democrats, 5,298 (16.9%) were registered as Republicans and 16,024 (51.2%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 18 voters registered to other parties.[116]

Presidential Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2020[117] 39.9% 10,713 58.6% 15,713 1.4% 377
2016[118] 41.0% 9,255 55.6% 12,545 3.5% 779
2012[119] 42.8% 9,064 55.9% 11,848 1.3% 275
2008[120] 43.0% 9,967 55.3% 12,817 1.0% 238
2004[121] 45.1% 10,069 53.8% 12,016 0.5% 163

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 55.9% of the vote (11,848 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 42.8% (9,064 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (275 votes), among the 21,332 ballots cast by the township's 31,870 registered voters (145 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 66.9%.[122][123] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 55.3% of the vote (12,817 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 43.0% (9,967 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (238 votes), among the 23,187 ballots cast by the township's 32,144 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.1%.[120] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 53.8% of the vote (12,016 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 45.1% (10,069 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (163 votes), among the 22,348 ballots cast by the township's 30,364 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 73.6.[121]

Gubernatorial election results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2017[124] 42.8% 5,137 54.4% 6,532 2.8% 341
2013[125] 62.3% 7,849 36.4% 4,589 1.6% 164
2009[126] 52.7% 7,805 39.1% 5,799 7.7% 1,135
2005[127] 43.3% 5,958 51.7% 7,109 3.9% 535

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 62.3% of the vote (7,849 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 36.4% (4,589 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (164 votes), among the 12,731 ballots cast by the township's 31,870 registered voters (129 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 39.9%.[128] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 52.7% of the vote (7,805 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 39.1% (5,799 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 6.8% (1,007 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (128 votes), among the 14,824 ballots cast by the township's 31,116 registered voters, yielding a 47.6% turnout.[129]

Education Edit

Main article: East Brunswick Public Schools

The East Brunswick Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.[130] As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of 11 schools, had an enrollment of 8,260 students and 687.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.[131] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[132]) are Bowne-Munro Elementary School[133] (with 220 students; in grades K–4), Central Elementary School[134] (415; Pre-K–4), Murray A. Chittick Elementary School[135] (498; K–4), Robert Frost Elementary School[136] (472; Pre-K–4), Irwin Elementary School[137] (473; K–4), Lawrence Brook Elementary School[138] (454; Pre-K–4), Memorial Elementary School[139] (568; Pre-K–4), Warnsdorfer Elementary School[140] (450; K–5), Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School[141] (1,279; 5-6), Churchill Junior High School[142] (1,282; 7–9) and East Brunswick High School[143] (2,095; 10–12).[144][145] In the 2012 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post, the district's high school was ranked 45th in New Jersey, after being ranked 48th statewide in 2011.[146]

Eighth grade students from all of Middlesex County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools, a county-wide vocational school district that offers full-time career and technical education at Middlesex County Academy in Edison, the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge Township and at its East Brunswick, Perth Amboy and Piscataway technical high schools, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.[147][148]

Hatikvah International Academy Charter School, a Hebrew language charter school that offers an International Baccalaureate program opened in September 2010 for grades K–7, with plans to add a new grade each year until an eighth grade is offered. A lottery is held each year, with separate draws for residents of East Brunswick Township and non-residents, to allocate the limited number of positions available for each class.[149] The school plans to build a permanent structure as part of the Campus for Jewish Life (formerly known as the YM-YWHA of Raritan Valley) to replace its current facility the school has rented located near Trinity Presbyterian Church.[150] Concerns have been raised regarding the funding for the school, which will come from the East Brunswick Board of Education budget, including $1.34 million for the 2010–2011 school year, and that the district will not be able to reduce expenses by the amount that will be paid to the charter school. Hatikvah school officials emphasize that charter schools can often educate students at a lower cost than traditional public schools and that "taxpayers do not pay an extra penny for having a charter school in town, period".[151] The school received $75,000 in grants from foundations to cover the costs of applying for a charter and for getting the school operational.[152] Hatikvah budgeted $11,033 per student for the 2010–2011 school year,[153] while the East Brunswick Public Schools budgeted $12,782 per pupil for that same year.[154] As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 573 students and 44.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1.[155]

Solomon Schechter Day School of Raritan Valley, a Conservative Jewish day school, closed its doors before the start of the 2013–2014 school year in the wake of sharply lower enrollment and financial difficulties.[156] During the 2009–2010 school year, the school was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.[157]

Saint Bartholomew's School is a Catholic elementary school serving 372 students in Pre-K through eighth grade as of the 2019–2020 school year.[158] The school operates under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen.[159]

Historic district Edit

The Old Bridge Village Historic District is a 108-acre (44 ha) historic district located along the South River in the southern portion of the township. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 29, 1977 for its significance in art, education, and industry. The district includes 78 contributing buildings.[160]

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    Old Bridge Baptist Church

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    Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church

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    General Obadiah Herbert House

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    Alice Appleby Devoe Memorial Library

Transportation Edit

Roads and highways Edit

 
View south along the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) just south of Exit 9 in East Brunswick

As of May 2010, the township had a total of 205.94 miles (331.43 km) of roadways, of which 176.11 miles (283.42 km) were maintained by the municipality, 19.65 miles (31.62 km) by Middlesex County, 5.48 miles (8.82 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 4.70 miles (7.56 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.[161] The township is served by several major roads and highways.[162]

The New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) passes through East Brunswick.[163] The Turnpike's Joyce Kilmer service area is located between interchanges 8A and 9 northbound at milepost 78.7.[164] New Jersey Route 18 connects with the turnpike in East Brunswick and provides connections to New Brunswick, U.S. Route 1 and the Jersey Shore.[165] Major county roads that pass through include CR 527[166] and CR 535.[167] Other limited access roads are accessible outside the township, such as the Garden State Parkway in neighboring Sayreville and Old Bridge, and Interstate 287 in neighboring Edison.

The Turnpike's "dual-dual" configuration (car-only and truck lanes) was extended from exit 10 in Edison Township to just south of exit 9 in 1973, then to exit 8A in 1990, and finally to exit 6 in 2014.[168][169]

Public transportation Edit

NJ Transit bus service is provided on the 138 route to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, on the 68 to Jersey City, and on the 811, 815 and 818 local routes.[170][171]

The MCAT shuttle system provides local service on the M2 route serving Brunswick Square, Monroe Township and Jamesburg[172][173] the M3 route, which operates between Brunswick Square and Old Bridge Township[174] and the M7 route between Brunswick Square Mall and South Amboy.[175]

Suburban Transit operates bus routes to New York City every 10–15 minutes from both the Transportation Center and Tower Center; it takes about 30–50 minutes depending on traffic. Service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal is available on Line 100 from Princeton and on Line 400 from the Transportation Center, to 59th Street and Madison Avenue on Line 300, to the United Nations on Line 500, and to Wall Street on Line 600.[176]

Dating back to 1888, the Raritan River Railroad is a shortline railroad that stretched 12.6 miles (20.3 km) through Middlesex County. Passenger service ended in 1938 and the line, now much-reduced in length and part of Conrail, provides freight service through the township, where two businesses still receive weekly freight shipments of plastic.[177] There have been proposals to turn the line into a light rail corridor.[178]

Old Bridge Airport in Old Bridge Township supply short-distance flights to surrounding areas and are the closest air transportation services. The closest major airport is Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark / Elizabeth, via the New Jersey Turnpike, which is 24 miles (39 km) (about 37 minutes drive) from the center of East Brunswick.[179] John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens is roughly 36 miles (58 km) away, traveling via the Belt Parkway after crossing through Staten Island.[180] LaGuardia Airport is roughly 37 miles (60 km) away.[181]

Points of interest Edit

  • Playhouse 22, East Brunswick's Community Theatre and Performing Arts Center, resides in the multi-purpose Community Arts Center at Heavenly Farms Park. Recognized in 2000 as Community Theatre of the Year in New Jersey, Playhouse 22 has staged many hit musicals, dramas, comedies and original works.[182]
  • Farrington Lake and Westons Mill Pond, two segments of Lawrence Brook, are available to canoeists, kayakers and nature lovers.
  • The township has Tamarack Golf Course, a public golf course operated by the Middlesex County Improvement Authority.[183]
  • The Middlesex County Fair Grounds is the site of the week-long Middlesex County Fair held every August, providing festivities and food for families throughout Central Jersey and surrounding regions. First held in 1938, the Fair moved to its current site located on Cranbury Road (County Route 535) in 1965.[184]
  • The East Brunswick Museum, formerly the Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church, in the community of Old Bridge features the works of local artist James Crawford Thom.[185]

Notable people Edit

See also: Category:People from East Brunswick, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with East Brunswick include:

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This article is about the township in New Jersey For the suburb in Melbourne Victoria see Brunswick East Victoria East Brunswick is a township in Middlesex County in the U S state of New Jersey The suburban bedroom community is part of the New York City metropolitan area and is located on the southern shore of the Raritan River directly adjacent to the city of New Brunswick and located roughly 29 miles 47 km away from New York City 18 19 20 As of the 2020 United States census the township s population was 49 715 8 9 its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2 203 4 6 from the 2010 census count of 47 512 21 22 which in turn reflected an increase of 756 1 6 from the 46 756 counted in the 2000 census 23 East Brunswick New JerseyTownshipBusy Route 18 in East Brunswick the geographical center of population of the U S state of New JerseySealLocation of East Brunswick in Middlesex County highlighted in pinkCensus Bureau map of East Brunswick New Jersey Interactive map of East Brunswick Township New JerseyEast BrunswickLocation in Middlesex CountyShow map of Middlesex County New JerseyEast BrunswickLocation in New JerseyShow map of New JerseyEast BrunswickLocation in the United StatesShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 40 25 34 N 74 25 06 W 40 426249 N 74 418244 W 40 426249 74 418244 1 2 Country United StatesState New JerseyCountyMiddlesexIncorporatedFebruary 28 1860Government 6 TypeFaulkner Act mayor council BodyTownship Council MayorBrad J Cohen D term ends December 31 2024 3 4 AdministratorJoseph Criscuolo 3 Municipal clerkTamar Lawful 5 Area 1 Total22 36 sq mi 57 91 km2 Land21 78 sq mi 56 42 km2 Water0 57 sq mi 1 48 km2 2 56 Rank123rd of 565 in state6th of 25 in county 1 Elevation 7 131 ft 40 m Population 2020 8 9 Total49 715 Estimate 2022 8 10 49 339 Rank38th of 565 in state7th of 25 in county 11 Density2 282 2 sq mi 881 2 km2 Rank273rd of 565 in state20th of 25 in county 11 Time zoneUTC 05 00 EST Summer DST UTC 04 00 Eastern EDT ZIP Code08816 12 13 Area code s 732 14 FIPS code3402319000 1 15 16 GNIS feature ID0882163 1 17 Websitewww wbr eastbrunswick wbr orgEast Brunswick was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28 1860 from portions of both Monroe Township and North Brunswick Township Portions of the township were taken to form Washington town within the township February 23 1870 became independent as South River on February 28 1898 Helmetta March 20 1888 Milltown January 29 1889 and Spotswood April 15 1908 24 As of the 2010 Census the United States Census Bureau calculated that New Jersey s center of population was located a few hundred feet east of Nenninger Lane near the New Jersey Turnpike 25 Based on the results of the 2000 Census the state s center of population was located on Milltown Road in East Brunswick 26 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Climate 4 Demographics 4 1 2010 census 4 2 2000 census 5 Economy 5 1 Corporate commerce and hospitality 6 Arts and culture 7 Parks and Recreation 8 Law and government 8 1 Local government 8 2 Federal state and county representation 8 3 Politics 9 Education 10 Historic district 11 Transportation 11 1 Roads and highways 11 2 Public transportation 12 Points of interest 13 Notable people 14 References 15 External linksHistory Edit nbsp The L J Smith Farmhouse now the headquarters for the East Brunswick Historical SocietyThe general area of central New Jersey was originally occupied by the Lenape Native Americans According to a 1677 bill of sale now in the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton New Jersey Thomas Lawrence a New York baker purchased thousands of acres of land from local Native Americans named Querameck Kesyacs Isarick Metapis Peckawan and Turantecas In this document the area is called Piscopeek which later become known as Lawrence Brook after its purchaser Around the late 17th century settlers began arriving in the northern part of East Brunswick and by the mid 19th century a small settlement had formed in the southeastern part known as the Old Bridge section of the town an area that was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 the Old Bridge Historic District 27 28 The area today known as East Brunswick was incorporated in 1860 from parts of North Brunswick and Monroe townships including the community of Old Bridge 24 Originally a farming community suburban settlement started in the 1930s with improved road access Large scale housing and road construction especially after World War II transformed East Brunswick into a more suburban community The extension of the New Jersey Turnpike to East Brunswick in 1952 led to a sharp spike in population growth with the 1950 Census population of 5 699 more than tripling to 19 965 as of the 1960 enumeration 28 In the early 1970s a citizens group called Concerned Citizens of East Brunswick sued the New Jersey Turnpike Authority over a proposed major widening project The citizens group effectively won the case gaining concessions in turnpike design scale and mitigation measures for noise and air quality The citizens group presented technical data from their own experts and prevailed in what was one of the earliest technical confrontations regarding urban highway design related to environmental factors in U S history 29 East Brunswick was also the site of the gunfight at Turnpike exit 9 shortly after midnight on May 2 1973 in which a car being driven by Zayd Malik Shakur born James F Costan with Assata Shakur formerly JoAnne Chesimard and Sundiata Acoli born Clark Squire as passengers was stopped on the New Jersey Turnpike State Trooper James Harper backed up by Trooper Werner Foerster in a second patrol vehicle After Zayd Shakur was asked to step out of the car to address a discrepancy in his identification a shootout ensued in which Trooper Foerster was shot twice in the head with his own gun and killed Zayd Shakur was killed and both Assata Shakur and Trooper Harper were wounded 30 Geography EditAccording to the United States Census Bureau the township had a total area of 22 36 square miles 57 91 km2 including 21 78 square miles 56 42 km2 of land and 0 57 square miles 1 48 km2 of water 2 56 1 2 The township lies on exit 9 of the New Jersey Turnpike Its Municipal Building named for 1970s Mayor Jean Walling is located 31 miles 50 km southwest of New York City s Times Square and 49 miles 79 km northeast of Center City Philadelphia It takes approximately 45 60 minutes to reach Midtown Manhattan in New York City or Center City Philadelphia depending on traffic and destination 31 Route 18 runs through the eastern part of the township as it serves as a vital route in Central Jersey for access to the Jersey Shore and interior parts of the state East Brunswick s pristine suburbs and its convenience to major highways for leisure and for work have contributed to it being a popular place for New York City commuters 20 nbsp Westons Mill Pond with Rutgers University on the opposite sideEast Brunswick is located in the heart of the Raritan Valley region as the township is located right on the southern shore of the Raritan River The Lawrence Brook a major tributary of the Raritan River runs along the western border of the township Farrington Lake 32 and Westons Mill Pond are sections of the Lawrence Brook that have been widened by the presence of man made dames The South River another major tributary of the Raritan River runs along the eastern border of the township near the historic village of Old Bridge The Manalapan Brook s watershed a tributary of the South River encompasses much of the southern half of the township near Spotswood and Monroe whereas the aforementioned Lawrence Brook s watershed encompasses much of the northern half of the township near Milltown and the other Brunswicks 33 34 Unincorporated communities localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Brookview citation needed Dunhams Corner Fairview Knolls citation needed Farrington Lake Heights Gillilandtown citation needed Halls Corner Herberts citation needed Herberts Corner Herbertsville Jamesburg Park citation needed Lawrence Brook Lawrence Brook Manor citation needed Newton Heights citation needed Old Bridge Orchard Heights citation needed Patricks Corner Paulas Corner citation needed Tanners Corner Washington Heights citation needed and Westons Mills 35 Country LaneThe township borders the Middlesex County municipalities of Edison Helmetta Milltown Monroe Township New Brunswick North Brunswick Old Bridge Township Sayreville South River South Brunswick and Spotswood 36 37 38 Climate EditEast Brunswick sits at the border between a humid continental climate according to the 0 degree Celsius isotherm and a humid subtropical climate Climate data for East Brunswick 1981 2010Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high F C 71 22 75 24 88 31 95 35 97 36 100 38 103 39 102 39 101 38 94 34 82 28 76 24 103 39 Average high F C 38 3 41 5 50 10 61 16 72 22 80 27 85 29 84 29 77 25 65 18 54 12 43 6 63 17 Daily mean F C 30 1 32 0 41 5 50 10 61 16 70 21 75 24 73 23 66 19 54 12 45 7 35 2 53 12 Average low F C 21 6 23 5 31 1 40 4 50 10 59 15 64 18 63 17 55 13 43 6 35 2 27 3 43 6 Record low F C 13 25 7 22 6 14 16 9 30 1 40 4 45 7 40 4 35 2 25 4 13 11 7 22 13 25 Average precipitation inches mm 4 10 104 2 98 76 4 11 104 4 08 104 4 57 116 3 86 98 4 97 126 4 46 113 4 38 111 3 39 86 3 95 100 3 93 100 48 78 1 238 citation needed Demographics Edit nbsp Illuminated sign entering into East Brunswick on Route 18Historical population CensusPop Note 18602 436 18702 86117 4 18803 27214 4 18902 642 19 3 19002 423 8 3 19101 602 33 9 19201 85715 9 19302 71146 0 19403 70636 7 19505 69953 8 196019 965250 3 197034 16671 1 198037 71110 4 199043 54815 5 200046 7567 4 201047 5121 6 202049 7154 6 2022 est 49 339 8 10 0 8 Population sources 1860 1920 39 1860 1870 40 1870 41 1880 1890 42 1890 1910 43 1910 1930 44 1940 2000 45 2000 46 47 2010 21 22 2020 8 9 Lost territory in previous decade 24 2010 census Edit The 2010 United States census counted 47 512 people 16 810 households and 13 179 families in the township The population density was 2 189 6 per square mile 845 4 km2 There were 17 367 housing units at an average density of 800 4 per square mile 309 0 km2 The racial makeup was 69 36 32 954 White 3 98 1 890 Black or African American 0 10 48 Native American 22 80 10 835 Asian 0 01 6 Pacific Islander 1 68 798 from other races and 2 06 981 from two or more races Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6 70 3 184 of the population 21 Of the 16 810 households 37 2 had children under the age of 18 65 8 were married couples living together 9 5 had a female householder with no husband present and 21 6 were non families Of all households 19 0 were made up of individuals and 8 5 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2 81 and the average family size was 3 23 21 24 1 of the population were under the age of 18 7 3 from 18 to 24 23 0 from 25 to 44 32 1 from 45 to 64 and 13 5 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 42 5 years For every 100 females the population had 93 6 males For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 90 4 males 21 The Census Bureau s 2006 2010 American Community Survey showed that in 2010 inflation adjusted dollars median household income was 100 655 with a margin of error of 3 929 and the median family income was 110 948 3 838 Males had a median income of 80 527 3 109 versus 54 162 2 066 for females The per capita income for the township was 41 518 1 366 About 3 0 of families and 3 4 of the population were below the poverty line including 4 4 of those under age 18 and 6 4 of those age 65 or over 48 2000 census Edit As of the 2000 United States census there were 46 756 people 16 372 households and 13 081 families residing in the township The population density was 2 129 7 mi2 822 4 km2 There were 16 640 housing units at an average density of 758 0 mi2 292 7 km2 The racial makeup of the township was 77 56 White 2 83 African American 0 09 Native American 16 27 Asian 0 01 Pacific Islander 1 12 from other races and 2 12 from two or more races 4 19 of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race 46 47 Of the 16 372 households 40 5 included children under the age of 18 68 6 were married couples living together 8 5 had a female householder with no husband present and 20 1 were non families 17 2 of all households were made up of individuals and 7 0 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2 84 and the average family size was 3 23 46 47 In the township the population was spread out with 26 0 under the age of 18 6 2 from 18 to 24 29 3 from 25 to 44 26 9 from 45 to 64 and 11 6 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 39 years For every 100 females there were 94 3 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90 1 males 46 47 The median income for a household in the township was 75 956 and the median income for a family was 86 863 Males had a median income of 60 790 versus 38 534 for females The per capita income for the township was 33 286 2 8 of the population and 2 1 of families were below the poverty line Out of the total population 3 1 of those under the age of 18 and 5 4 of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line 46 47 Ancestries included Italian 15 0 Irish 13 8 Polish 11 5 German 10 6 Russian 7 8 United States 4 2 49 Economy EditWith easy access to major highways like Route 18 and the New Jersey Turnpike East Brunswick s proximity to cities such as New Brunswick New York Newark and Philadelphia has contributed in the township being a longtime premier economic center in the Central New Jersey region 50 51 52 Corporate commerce and hospitality Edit Opened in 1970 Brunswick Square Mall is a single story regional shopping mall located on the corner of Route 18 and Rues Lane The mall is currently anchored by Macy s and JCPenney and it has a gross leasable area GLA of 769 041 sq ft 71 446 2 m2 53 54 55 Outside of Brunswick Square the township itself has many other shopping malls and plazas mostly dotted on Route 18 There are some other notable shopping destinations near East Brunswick including the Menlo Park Mall in Edison Woodbridge Center in Woodbridge the Freehold Raceway Mall in Freehold and The Shoppes in Old Bridge nbsp Grand Hilton Hotel at The Tower Center complex The Tower Center complex includes two 23 story office towers a 12 story Hilton Hotel located near the intersection of the New Jersey Turnpike and Route 18 The two towers are among the tallest structures in Central Jersey and can be seen for several miles 56 In March 2023 Bengaluru based technology services and consulting company Wipro opened its American international headquarters in the Tower Center 57 Giamarese Farm amp Orchards is a family owned business covering 35 acres 14 ha and dating to 1941 It is a popular seasonal attraction for East Brunswick residents located on Fresh Ponds Road in the southern section of the township 58 Arts and culture EditEast Brunswick is home of Playhouse 22 a volunteer run community theater housed at the Elliott Taubenslag Theater at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center 59 Founded in 2019 the East Brunswick Arts Coalition supports arts and cultural organizations such as the East Brunswick Museum East Brunswick Arts Commission Playhouse 22 the East Brunswick Historical Society and the East Brunswick Human Relations Council 60 Harvest Fest is an annual outdoor festival hosted by the East Brunswick Arts Coalition and located in the township s beautiful historic district The festival typically showcases food vendors art and craft vendors a beer garden live music and more 61 Musical groups from East Brunswick include ska punk group Catch 22 62 heavy metal quintet God Forbid 63 and ska punk band Streetlight Manifesto 64 In July 2021 the film Shiv Shastri Balboa starring Anupam Kher and Neena Gupta was filmed in East Brunswick 65 Parks and Recreation Edit nbsp Watertower like sign near the entrance of Heavenly FarmsWhile there are no major county or state parks within East Brunswick s borders there is still a nice assortment of recreational activities in the township On the border of East Brunswick and South Brunswick is the Ireland Brook Conservation area a 22 651 200 sq ft 2 104 370 m2 nature preserve of forests fields nature trails and wetlands near the Ireland Brook a tributary of the Lawrence Brook within the much larger Raritan Valley region 66 Heavenly Farms is the largest park operated by the township s division of recreation It features baseball and softball fields bike trails a disc golf course a dog park football fields lacrosse fields and lighted soccer fields nbsp Youth of East Brunswick playing soccerCrystal Springs Family Waterpark is an aquatic center that hosts 5 various size pools a splash park water slides a lazy river and more recreational activities 67 The park opened in 1994 68 and was the first municipal waterpark in New Jersey 69 The park was built on the site of parts of Dallenbach Lake 70 Smaller parks in the township include the township s Community Park along with Bicentennial Park Country Lane Park Crandall Play Area Dideriksen Park Frost Woods Great Oak Park Keystone Park Lenape Park Pine Ridge Park Riva Avenue Park Sadowski Play Area Tices Lane Park Volunteer and Veterans Park Washington Heights Park and Welsh Park 71 Law and government EditLocal government Edit The Township of East Brunswick was established in 1860 Since January 1 1965 the Township has operated within the Faulkner Act under the Mayor Council Plan E form of municipal government 6 72 73 which is used in 71 municipalities of the 564 statewide 74 The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the five member Township Council with all members elected at large as part of the November general election in even numbered years The mayor and two council seats are up for vote together during Presidential election years with the other seats up for vote two years later Serving on a part time basis as the chief executive of the community the Mayor votes only in the case of a tie on a vote by the Township Council and can veto ordinances but vetoes can be overridden by a two thirds vote of the council The Township Council adopts ordinances adopts a budget after review and revisions makes appropriations sets taxes and bond issues creates and abolishes jobs via ordinance sets salaries and establishes municipal policy The council has the authority to initiate hearings for the purposes of gathering information for ordinance making airing public problems and supervising the spending of its appropriations 75 As of 2023 update the mayor of East Brunswick is Democrat Brad J Cohen whose term of office ends December 31 2024 3 Members of the Township Council are Council President Kevin McEvoy D 2026 Council Vice President Dana Zimbicki D 2024 elected to serve an unexpired term Dinesh Behal D 2024 James Wendell D 2026 and Dana Winston D 2026 76 77 78 79 80 Dana Zimbicki was appointed in February 2022 to fill the seat expiring in December 2024 that was vacated the previous month by Michael Spadafino 81 Zimbicki served on an interim basis until the November 2022 election when voters chose her to serve the remainder of the term of office 78 In February 2021 the Township Council appointed Dinesh Behal from a list of three candidates submitted by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2024 that had been held by Sterley Stanley until he resigned from office the previous month to take office in the New Jersey General Assembly Behal served on an interim basis until the November 2021 general election when he was elected to serve the balance of the term of office 82 79 Elected as a Republican James Wendell announced in July 2017 that he was switching parties giving Democrats control of the Township Council 83 In February 2014 the Township Council appointed Michael Spadafino to fill the seat expiring in December 2016 that had been held by Nancy Pinkin until she stepped down the previous month to take office in the New Jersey General Assembly 84 In the November 2014 general election Spadafino was elected to serve the balance of the term of office 85 David Stahl served as mayor from his election in 2012 until his resignation on January 14 2016 when he left office to take on a judge position in nearby Woodbridge Township 86 The Township Council appointed Kevin McEvoy a former history teacher at East Brunswick High School and trustee of the East Brunswick Public Schools to serve the balance of Stahl s term as mayor that expired in December 2016 McEvoy stated that he would not run to serve a full term as mayor 87 Republicans took control of the Township Council for the first time in 14 years in 2010 as Camille Ferraro Mike Hughes and James Wendell swept the three seats that were up for election with voter sentiment focused on controversy over a redevelopment plan for a parcel of land known as the Golden Triangle 88 Hughes the youngest council member ever elected said the stalled project was keeping property taxes disproportionately high on residents and called for revitalization of business 89 Federal state and county representation Edit East Brunswick Township is located in the 12th Congressional District 90 and is part of New Jersey s 18th state legislative district 91 92 93 For the 118th United States Congress New Jersey s Twelfth Congressional District is represented by Bonnie Watson Coleman D Ewing Township 94 95 New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker Newark term ends 2027 96 and Bob Menendez Englewood Cliffs term ends 2025 97 98 For the 2022 2023 session the 18th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Patrick J Diegnan D South Plainfield and in the General Assembly by Robert Karabinchak D Edison and Sterley Stanley D East Brunswick 99 Middlesex County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners whose seven members are elected at large on a partisan basis to serve three year terms of office on a staggered basis with either two or three seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election At an annual reorganization meeting held in January the board selects from among its members a commissioner director and deputy director 100 As of 2023 update Middlesex County s Commissioners with party affiliation term end year and residence listed in parentheses are Commissioner Director Ronald G Rios D Carteret term as commissioner ends December 31 2024 term as commissioner director ends 2023 101 Commissioner Deputy Director Shanti Narra D North Brunswick term as commissioner ends 2024 term as deputy director ends 2023 102 Claribel A Clary Azcona Barber D New Brunswick 2025 103 Charles Kenny D Woodbridge Township 2025 104 Leslie Koppel D Monroe Township 2023 105 Chanelle Scott McCullum D Piscataway 2024 106 and Charles E Tomaro D Edison 2023 107 108 Constitutional officers are County Clerk Nancy Pinkin D 2025 East Brunswick 109 110 Sheriff Mildred S Scott D 2025 Piscataway 111 112 and Surrogate Claribel Cortes D 2026 North Brunswick 113 114 115 Politics Edit As of March 23 2011 there were a total of 31 297 registered voters in East Brunswick Township of which 9 957 31 8 were registered as Democrats 5 298 16 9 were registered as Republicans and 16 024 51 2 were registered as Unaffiliated There were 18 voters registered to other parties 116 Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties2020 117 39 9 10 713 58 6 15 713 1 4 3772016 118 41 0 9 255 55 6 12 545 3 5 7792012 119 42 8 9 064 55 9 11 848 1 3 2752008 120 43 0 9 967 55 3 12 817 1 0 2382004 121 45 1 10 069 53 8 12 016 0 5 163In the 2012 presidential election Democrat Barack Obama received 55 9 of the vote 11 848 cast ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 42 8 9 064 votes and other candidates with 1 3 275 votes among the 21 332 ballots cast by the township s 31 870 registered voters 145 ballots were spoiled for a turnout of 66 9 122 123 In the 2008 presidential election Democrat Barack Obama received 55 3 of the vote 12 817 cast ahead of Republican John McCain with 43 0 9 967 votes and other candidates with 1 0 238 votes among the 23 187 ballots cast by the township s 32 144 registered voters for a turnout of 72 1 120 In the 2004 presidential election Democrat John Kerry received 53 8 of the vote 12 016 ballots cast outpolling Republican George W Bush with 45 1 10 069 votes and other candidates with 0 5 163 votes among the 22 348 ballots cast by the township s 30 364 registered voters for a turnout percentage of 73 6 121 Gubernatorial election results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties2017 124 42 8 5 137 54 4 6 532 2 8 3412013 125 62 3 7 849 36 4 4 589 1 6 1642009 126 52 7 7 805 39 1 5 799 7 7 1 1352005 127 43 3 5 958 51 7 7 109 3 9 535In the 2013 gubernatorial election Republican Chris Christie received 62 3 of the vote 7 849 cast ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 36 4 4 589 votes and other candidates with 1 3 164 votes among the 12 731 ballots cast by the township s 31 870 registered voters 129 ballots were spoiled for a turnout of 39 9 128 In the 2009 gubernatorial election Republican Chris Christie received 52 7 of the vote 7 805 ballots cast ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 39 1 5 799 votes Independent Chris Daggett with 6 8 1 007 votes and other candidates with 0 9 128 votes among the 14 824 ballots cast by the township s 31 116 registered voters yielding a 47 6 turnout 129 Education EditMain article East Brunswick Public Schools The East Brunswick Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade 130 As of the 2018 19 school year the district comprised of 11 schools had an enrollment of 8 260 students and 687 0 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a student teacher ratio of 12 0 1 131 Schools in the district with 2018 19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics 132 are Bowne Munro Elementary School 133 with 220 students in grades K 4 Central Elementary School 134 415 Pre K 4 Murray A Chittick Elementary School 135 498 K 4 Robert Frost Elementary School 136 472 Pre K 4 Irwin Elementary School 137 473 K 4 Lawrence Brook Elementary School 138 454 Pre K 4 Memorial Elementary School 139 568 Pre K 4 Warnsdorfer Elementary School 140 450 K 5 Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School 141 1 279 5 6 Churchill Junior High School 142 1 282 7 9 and East Brunswick High School 143 2 095 10 12 144 145 In the 2012 Ranking America s High Schools issue by The Washington Post the district s high school was ranked 45th in New Jersey after being ranked 48th statewide in 2011 146 Eighth grade students from all of Middlesex County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools a county wide vocational school district that offers full time career and technical education at Middlesex County Academy in Edison the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge Township and at its East Brunswick Perth Amboy and Piscataway technical high schools with no tuition charged to students for attendance 147 148 Hatikvah International Academy Charter School a Hebrew language charter school that offers an International Baccalaureate program opened in September 2010 for grades K 7 with plans to add a new grade each year until an eighth grade is offered A lottery is held each year with separate draws for residents of East Brunswick Township and non residents to allocate the limited number of positions available for each class 149 The school plans to build a permanent structure as part of the Campus for Jewish Life formerly known as the YM YWHA of Raritan Valley to replace its current facility the school has rented located near Trinity Presbyterian Church 150 Concerns have been raised regarding the funding for the school which will come from the East Brunswick Board of Education budget including 1 34 million for the 2010 2011 school year and that the district will not be able to reduce expenses by the amount that will be paid to the charter school Hatikvah school officials emphasize that charter schools can often educate students at a lower cost than traditional public schools and that taxpayers do not pay an extra penny for having a charter school in town period 151 The school received 75 000 in grants from foundations to cover the costs of applying for a charter and for getting the school operational 152 Hatikvah budgeted 11 033 per student for the 2010 2011 school year 153 while the East Brunswick Public Schools budgeted 12 782 per pupil for that same year 154 As of the 2021 22 school year the school had an enrollment of 573 students and 44 2 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a student teacher ratio of 13 0 1 155 Solomon Schechter Day School of Raritan Valley a Conservative Jewish day school closed its doors before the start of the 2013 2014 school year in the wake of sharply lower enrollment and financial difficulties 156 During the 2009 2010 school year the school was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education the highest award an American school can receive 157 Saint Bartholomew s School is a Catholic elementary school serving 372 students in Pre K through eighth grade as of the 2019 2020 school year 158 The school operates under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen 159 Historic district EditThe Old Bridge Village Historic District is a 108 acre 44 ha historic district located along the South River in the southern portion of the township It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 29 1977 for its significance in art education and industry The district includes 78 contributing buildings 160 nbsp Old Bridge Baptist Church nbsp Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church nbsp General Obadiah Herbert House nbsp Alice Appleby Devoe Memorial LibraryTransportation EditRoads and highways Edit nbsp View south along the New Jersey Turnpike I 95 just south of Exit 9 in East BrunswickAs of May 2010 update the township had a total of 205 94 miles 331 43 km of roadways of which 176 11 miles 283 42 km were maintained by the municipality 19 65 miles 31 62 km by Middlesex County 5 48 miles 8 82 km by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 4 70 miles 7 56 km by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority 161 The township is served by several major roads and highways 162 The New Jersey Turnpike Interstate 95 passes through East Brunswick 163 The Turnpike s Joyce Kilmer service area is located between interchanges 8A and 9 northbound at milepost 78 7 164 New Jersey Route 18 connects with the turnpike in East Brunswick and provides connections to New Brunswick U S Route 1 and the Jersey Shore 165 Major county roads that pass through include CR 527 166 and CR 535 167 Other limited access roads are accessible outside the township such as the Garden State Parkway in neighboring Sayreville and Old Bridge and Interstate 287 in neighboring Edison The Turnpike s dual dual configuration car only and truck lanes was extended from exit 10 in Edison Township to just south of exit 9 in 1973 then to exit 8A in 1990 and finally to exit 6 in 2014 168 169 Public transportation Edit NJ Transit bus service is provided on the 138 route to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 68 to Jersey City and on the 811 815 and 818 local routes 170 171 The MCAT shuttle system provides local service on the M2 route serving Brunswick Square Monroe Township and Jamesburg 172 173 the M3 route which operates between Brunswick Square and Old Bridge Township 174 and the M7 route between Brunswick Square Mall and South Amboy 175 Suburban Transit operates bus routes to New York City every 10 15 minutes from both the Transportation Center and Tower Center it takes about 30 50 minutes depending on traffic Service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal is available on Line 100 from Princeton and on Line 400 from the Transportation Center to 59th Street and Madison Avenue on Line 300 to the United Nations on Line 500 and to Wall Street on Line 600 176 Dating back to 1888 the Raritan River Railroad is a shortline railroad that stretched 12 6 miles 20 3 km through Middlesex County Passenger service ended in 1938 and the line now much reduced in length and part of Conrail provides freight service through the township where two businesses still receive weekly freight shipments of plastic 177 There have been proposals to turn the line into a light rail corridor 178 Old Bridge Airport in Old Bridge Township supply short distance flights to surrounding areas and are the closest air transportation services The closest major airport is Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark Elizabeth via the New Jersey Turnpike which is 24 miles 39 km about 37 minutes drive from the center of East Brunswick 179 John F Kennedy International Airport in Queens is roughly 36 miles 58 km away traveling via the Belt Parkway after crossing through Staten Island 180 LaGuardia Airport is roughly 37 miles 60 km away 181 Points of interest EditPlayhouse 22 East Brunswick s Community Theatre and Performing Arts Center resides in the multi purpose Community Arts Center at Heavenly Farms Park Recognized in 2000 as Community Theatre of the Year in New Jersey Playhouse 22 has staged many hit musicals dramas comedies and original works 182 Farrington Lake and Westons Mill Pond two segments of Lawrence Brook are available to canoeists kayakers and nature lovers The township has Tamarack Golf Course a public golf course operated by the Middlesex County Improvement Authority 183 The Middlesex County Fair Grounds is the site of the week long Middlesex County Fair held every August providing festivities and food for families throughout Central Jersey and surrounding regions First held in 1938 the Fair moved to its current site located on Cranbury Road County Route 535 in 1965 184 The East Brunswick Museum formerly the Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church in the community of Old Bridge features the works of local artist James Crawford Thom 185 Notable people EditSee also Category People from East Brunswick New Jersey People who were born in residents of or otherwise closely associated with East Brunswick include T Frank Appleby 1864 1924 represented New Jersey s 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1921 to 1923 186 Robert Asaro Angelo labor leader and Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development 187 Michael Barkann born 1960 sports host anchor and reporter for NBC Sports Philadelphia 188 Amir Bell born 1996 basketball player for Hapoel Be er Sheva B C of the Israel Basketball Premier League 189 James Bornheimer 1933 1993 politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1972 to 1982 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1982 to 1984 190 George Brasno 1911 1982 and Olive Brasno 1917 1998 vaudevillian performers known for their roles in the Our Gang comedies and Charlie Chan movie series who turned down an offer to appear as Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz 191 Jeanie Bryson born 1958 singer 192 Chris Cimino born 1969 WNBC weatherman 193 Wally Dallenbach Sr born 1936 professional car racer 194 Steve Dildarian born 1969 creator writer producer and the voice of HBO s The Life amp Times of Tim 195 Marc Ecko born 1972 clothing designer 196 Hallie Eisenberg born 1992 actress sister of Jesse Eisenberg 197 Jesse Eisenberg born 1983 actor who has starred in The Squid and the Whale Zombieland Adventureland The Social Network and Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice 198 Bryan Fortay born 1971 former football quarterback who played for the Frankfurt Galaxy and the Miami Hooters 199 Skott Freedman born 1979 award winning independent singer songwriter 200 Irving Freese born 1903 mayor of Norwalk Connecticut and the third Socialist mayor elected in the United States 201 Margaret Kemble Gage 1734 1824 who allegedly spied on her husband General Thomas Gage in order to supply military intelligence to the American Revolutionary Army 202 Scott Gottlieb born 1972 physician and investor who served as the 23rd commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration FDA from 2017 until April 2019 203 Peter I Haskell broadcaster on WCBS 880 radio 204 Dule Hill born 1975 actor who has appeared on The West Wing and the USA Network series Psych 205 Sabah Homasi born 1988 mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division 206 Ghilene Joseph born 1997 footballer who plays as a midfielder forward for the Guyana women s national team 207 Tomas Kalnoky born 1980 singer and guitarist of Streetlight Manifesto and formerly Catch 22 208 Mindy Kleinberg one of the Jersey Widows who were vocal in demanding an official investigation into the intelligence failures which led to the September 11 terrorist attacks 209 Mr Lawrence born 1969 voice actor and comedian best known for voicing the SpongeBob SquarePants character Plankton 210 Sam Mattis born 1994 track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw 211 Coleman Mellett 1974 2009 jazz guitarist 212 Anne Milgram New Jersey Attorney General from June 2007 to January 2010 213 Josh Miller born 1970 NFL Super Bowl winning punter 214 215 Jackie Miskanic Jax born 1996 singer who finished third on the 14th season of American Idol 216 Adam Mitzner born 1964 attorney and writer of legal thrillers 217 Ari Ne eman born 1987 autism rights activist 218 219 Heather O Reilly born 1985 three time Olympic games gold medalist as a member of the United States women s national soccer team 220 Jack Petruzzelli guitarist and singer with The Fab Faux a Beatles tribute band 221 Nancy Pinkin politician who has served as County Clerk of Middlesex County since 2021 before which she served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2014 to 2020 where she represented the 18th Legislative District 222 Matt Pinfield born 1962 MTV VJ and writer for Rolling Stone 223 Badal Roy born 1945 tabla player 224 April Saul born 1955 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for a series of articles written for The Philadelphia Inquirer 225 Michael Seibel born 1982 managing director at Y Combinator 226 Brian Selznick born 1966 author and illustrator of children s literature 227 Rafael L Silva Brazilian American actor Jack Sinagra born 1950 former mayor of East Brunswick and New Jersey State Senator 228 Sterley Stanley born 1966 politician and businessman serving as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 18th district 229 Philip Streczyk 1918 1958 World War II hero 230 231 Greg T The Frat Boy radio personality on WKTU and formerly on Z100 232 J C Thom 1835 1898 artist 233 Cenk Uygur born 1970 far left activist and host of The Young Turks 234 Jim Vallely born 1954 Emmy Award winning writer from Arrested Development 235 Lorie Van Auken one of the Jersey Widows who were vocal in demanding an official investigation into the intelligence failures which led to the September 11 terrorist attacks 236 Lenny Veltman born 1967 contestant on The Apprentice 237 Stefan Weisman born 1970 composer 238 Dave Wohl born 1949 Assistant General Manager of the Boston Celtics 239 Henrietta Christian Wright 1854 1899 children s author 240 Aaron Yoo born 1979 actor who starred in the film 21 241 References Edit a b c d e f 2019 Census Gazetteer Files New Jersey Places United States Census Bureau Accessed July 1 2020 a b US Gazetteer files 2010 2000 and 1990 United States Census Bureau Accessed September 4 2014 a b c Mayor amp Administrator Township of East Brunswick Accessed April 1 2023 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory New Jersey Department of Community Affairs updated February 8 2023 Accessed February 10 2023 Township Clerk Township of East Brunswick Accessed April 1 2023 a b 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book Rutgers University Edward J Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy March 2013 p 84 U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Township of East Brunswick Geographic Names Information System Accessed March 5 2013 a b c d e QuickFacts East Brunswick township Middlesex County New Jersey United States Census Bureau Accessed January 5 2023 a b c Total Population Census 2010 Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Accessed December 1 2022 a b Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey April 1 2020 to July 1 2022 United States Census Bureau released May 2023 Accessed May 18 2023 a b Population Density by County and Municipality New Jersey 2020 and 2021 New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Accessed March 1 2023 Look Up a ZIP Code for east Brunswick NJ United States Postal Service Accessed January 4 2012 Zip Codes State of New Jersey Accessed September 9 2013 Area Code Lookup NPA NXX for East Brunswick NJ Area Codes com Accessed September 9 2013 U S Census website United States Census Bureau Accessed September 4 2014 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey Missouri Census Data Center Accessed April 1 2022 US Board on Geographic Names United States Geological Survey Accessed September 4 2014 Raritan River Basin Sierra Club New Jersey Chapter Raritan Valley Group Accessed September 16 2017 The Raritan River proper forms at the confluence of the North Branch and the South Branch just west of Somerville It flows 16 miles before slowing in tidewater at New Brunswick 1 Distance between cities Accessed May 3 2022 a b Capuzzo Jill P Living In East Brunswick N J Community Gardens Parks and Highways New York Times May 13 2015 Accessed May 3 2022 a b c d e DP 1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics 2010 for East Brunswick township Middlesex County New Jersey Archived 2020 02 12 at archive today United States Census Bureau Accessed January 3 2012 a b Table DP 1 Profile of General Demographic Characteristics 2010 for East Brunswick township Middlesex County New Jersey Archived 2014 08 22 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Accessed January 3 2012 Table 7 Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey 1990 2000 and 2010 New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development February 2011 Accessed May 1 2023 a b c Snyder John P The Story of New Jersey s Civil Boundaries 1606 1968 Bureau of Geology and Topography Trenton New Jersey 1969 p 170 Accessed June 11 2012 Stirling Stephen U S Census shows East Brunswick as statistical center of N J The Star Ledger March 31 2011 Accessed July 14 2011 For any of you who have ever lain awake at night asking Where oh where is the statistical center of New Jersey there really is an answer Nenninger Lane East Brunswick A few hundred feet into the woods along tiny Nenninger a dead end road beside the New Jersey Turnpike sits the heart of the Garden State in terms of population according to the U S Census Bureau East Brunswick N J Represents State s Population Center The Star Ledger March 27 2001 Accessed September 17 2007 And the center of New Jersey according to 2000 census data is a litter strewn patch of woods on Milltown Road in East Brunswick Demographers call it the center of population the place that would require the least amount of travel if all the state s 8 4 million residents were to converge on one spot Cheslow Jerry If You re Thinking of Living in East Brunswick The New York Times December 2 1990 Accessed January 4 2012 The first settlers Dutch English Scots and Germans arrived in the 16th century according to the East Brunswick Historical Society One of them Thomas Lawrence bought several thousand acres from the Leni Lenape Indians to create a plantation in an area now known as Lawrence Brook which is within walking distance of the park and ride operation at the Tower Center The oldest homes are in a 126 acre 51 ha historic district called Old Bridge which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places Not to be confused with the nearby town of Old Bridge the district arose next to the first bridge across the South River which was used by early settlers to ship fruit and vegetables to New York City and Philadelphia a b History of East Brunswick East Brunswick Historical Society Township of East Brunswick Accessed January 4 2012 Ladeda James Compromise Setteles Suit Over Widening of Turnpike Archived 2016 05 27 at the Wayback Machine copy of article from The Star Ledger at the New Jersey Historical Society January 29 1972 Accessed January 4 2012 via Associated Press Man Arrested In Slaying of Trooper The Morning Record May 4 1973 Accessed January 4 2012 Cheslow Jerry If You re Thinking of Living in East Brunswick The New York Times December 2 1990 Accessed March 20 2017 Midway between New York City and Philadelphia East Brunswick is a classic commuter community The turnpike has 18 exits Mayor Sinagra noted and we re exit 9 That means we are situated 45 minutes from two major employment centers Hatala Greg Glimpse of History A day on the lake in North Brunswick NJ Advance Media for NJ com July 28 2014 updated March 29 2019 Accessed December 3 2019 Farrington Lake which today is bordered by both North Brunswick Township Park and Bicentennial Park was a popular spot for boating fishing swimming and camping at the time this photo was taken Actually a freshwater reservoir the body of water was created by a dam on the Lawrence Brook a tributary of the Raritan River according to eden rutgers edu WATERSHED PROTECTION AND RESTORATION PLAN FOR THE MANALAPAN BROOK WATERSHED New Jersey Water Supply Authority on behalf of the Manalapan Brook Watershed Restoration and Protection Plan Project Committee Watershed Protection Programs February 2011 Accessed December 8 2022 Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership LBWP Local watershed association Archived May 17 2008 Accessed December 8 2022 Locality Search State of New Jersey Accessed March 15 2015 Areas touching East Brunswick Township MapIt Accessed July 13 2016 Municipalities Archived February 1 2020 at the Wayback Machine Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed December 1 2019 New Jersey Municipal Boundaries New Jersey Department of Transportation Accessed November 15 2019 Compendium of censuses 1726 1905 together with the tabulated returns of 1905 New Jersey Department of State 1906 Accessed July 30 2013 Raum John O The History of New Jersey From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time Volume 1 p 246 J E Potter and company 1877 Accessed July 30 2013 East Brunswick was formed from Mercer and New Brunswick in 1860 at which time the population was 2 436 and in 1870 it was 2 861 Staff A compendium of the ninth census 1870 p 260 United States Census Bureau 1872 Accessed November 22 2012 Porter Robert Percival Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins Volume III 51 to 75 p 98 United States Census Bureau 1890 Accessed November 22 2012 a population of 4 438 is listed for 1890 which does not match data for 1890 shown in the 1910 Census Thirteenth Census of the United States 1910 Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions 1910 1900 1890 United States Census Bureau p 337 Accessed June 11 2012 Fifteenth Census of the United States 1930 Population Volume I United States Census Bureau p 718 Accessed January 23 2012 Table 6 New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality 1940 2000 Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network August 2001 Accessed May 1 2023 a b c d e Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic Social Economic Housing Characteristics for East Brunswick township Middlesex County New Jersey Archived 2014 08 10 at the Wayback Machine United States Census Bureau Accessed January 4 2012 a b c d e DP 1 Profile of General Demographic Characteristics 2000 Census 2000 Summary File 1 SF 1 100 Percent Data for East Brunswick township Middlesex County New Jersey Archived 2020 02 12 at archive today United States Census Bureau Accessed August 29 2012 DP03 Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006 2010 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates for East Brunswick township Middlesex County New Jersey Archived 2020 02 12 at archive today United States Census Bureau Accessed January 23 2012 City Data for East Brunswick New Jersey City Data Accessed January 1 2011 2 eastbrunswick org Economic Development Accessed May 14 2021 3 New York Times IF YOU RE THINKING OF LIVING IN EAST BRUNSWICK Written by Anthony DePalma September 9 1984 Accessed May 14 2021 4 New York Times East Brunswick N J Community Gardens Parks and Highways Written by Jill P Capuzzo May 13 2015 Accessed May 14 2021 The History of the Brunswick Square Mall and Its Future TAPinto January 2 2018 Archived from the original on January 6 2018 Retrieved May 14 2021 International Council of Shopping Centers Brunswick Square Archived 2007 09 30 at the Wayback Machine accessed December 31 2006 NJ Property Tax Records State of New Jersey NJ Department of Treasurey Archived from the original on January 13 2016 Retrieved May 14 2021 Tower Center Emporis Accessed November 24 2014 Brad Wardlow March 11 2023 East Brunswick welcomes international tech firm s Americas HQ to township mycentraljersey com Retrieved March 11 2023 About Us Giamarese Farm amp Orchards Accessed December 3 2019 The Giamarese Family has been farming for over seven decades Our farm is located on thirty five acres in East Brunswick New Jersey About Playhouse 22 Accessed January 16 2023 HomePage East Brunswick Arts Coalition Accessed January 16 2023 Harvest Fest East Brunswick Arts Coalition Retrieved September 27 2023 Jordan Chris Catching up with Catch 22 East Brunswick ska punk band puts on a new front Home News Tribune November 28 2003 Accessed December 4 2014 Neilstein Vince Ex God Forbid Guitarist Doc Coyle s New Band Vagus Nerve Releases Song Launches Kickstarter MetalSucks October 28 2015 Accessed December 20 2016 God Forbid guitarist Doc Coyle left the band he d started as a teenager in 2013 and soon after departed the cozy confines of East Brunswick New Jersey for the greener pastures of Los Angeles Jordan Chris East Brunswick s Streetlight Manifesto covers all the bases Home News Tribune October 3 2008 Accessed December 4 2014 Chowdry Rishita Roy Anupam Kher shares first look of his 519th film Shiv Shastri Balboa with Neena Gupta India Today July 27 2021 Accessed May 26 2022 The actor posted the pictures from East Brunswick New Jersey USA It seems the film s shooting will take place there 5 Middlesex County Park System Ireland Brook Conservation Area Updated April 1 2021 Accessed May 14 2021 Jersey Rachel J Weston For Inside June 23 2016 New Jersey s best lakes reservoirs amp swimming holes nj Retrieved September 30 2020 East Brunswick the History of Dallenbach Lake and Crystal Springs TAPinto Retrieved September 30 2020 Kristen May 16 2016 These 13 Epic Waterparks in New Jersey Will Take Your Summer To A Whole New Level OnlyInYourState Retrieved September 30 2020 Tatoris George East Brunswick s Crystal Springs surging in popularity MyCentralJersey com Retrieved September 30 2020 6 Township of East Brunswick Accessed May 14 2021 Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey p 10 Rutgers University Center for Government Studies Accessed June 1 2023 History of the Council East Brunswick Township Accessed December 3 2019 The Township of East Brunswick was established in 1860 Since January 1 1965 the Township has operated under the Mayor Council Plan E form of government pursuant to the Faulkner Act Chapter 69A of Title 40 of the New Jersey Statutes Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey Rutgers University Center for Government Studies July 1 2011 Accessed June 1 2023 History of the Council East Brunswick Township Accessed May 1 2020 The Township of East Brunswick was established in 1860 Since January 1 1965 the Township has operated under the Mayor Council Plan E form of government pursuant to the Faulkner Act Chapter 69A of Title 40 of the New Jersey Statutes The Mayor is the chief executive of the community who is chosen for a four year term at the regular Presidential election in November and serves part time The Township Council is the legislative body There are five members elected at large for staggered four year terms at the general election held in even numbered years Township Council Members East Brunswick Township Accessed January 16 2022 2022 Municipal Data Sheet East Brunswick Township Accessed May 5 2022 a b November 8 2022 General Election Official Results Middlesex County New Jersey updated November 22 2022 Accessed January 1 2023 a b General Election November 2 2021 Official Results Middlesex County New Jersey updated November 19 2021 Accessed April 13 2022 Election Results 2020 Middlesex County New Jersey as certified on November 20 2020 Accessed January 21 2021 Salvadore Sarah Dana Zimbicki Appointed To East Brunswick Council Zimbicki will fill the seat left vacant after Michael Spadafino resigned in January East Brunswick NJ Patch February 16 2022 Accessed May 5 2022 Dana Zimbicki was appointed to the East Brunswick Town Council on Monday She will fill the seat left vacant by Michael Spadafino Spadafino resigned from Council on Jan 10 and the East Brunswick Democratic Organization EBDO nominated three candidates to fill his position Verne Whitlock Jr Dana Winston and Zimbicki Russell Suzanne East Brunswick selects Behal as new council member Courier News February 23 2021 Accessed May 20 2021 Dinesh Behal has been selected as the township s newest council member Fellow council members expressed support in wanting to work with Behal who is filling the seat formerly held by Sterley Stanley a Democrat who won a special election in January for an 18th District Assembly seat and became the first South Asian to represent Middlesex County in the state Legislature Berzok Maureen East Brunswick Jim Wendell Joins the Democratic Party in Move that Overturns Town Council Majority TAP into East Brunswick July 11 2017 Accessed September 11 2017 Council Vice President James Wendell the 2016 Republican candidate for mayor and a lifelong member of the GOP announced today that he is joining the Democratic Party With Wendell s decision to switch parties Democrats will now control both the mayor s office and the majority on the township s council Rakossy Rob Michael Spadafino Elected To East Brunswick Township Council TapInto net February 11 2014 Accessed July 12 2016 After a contentious and rancorous meeting two weeks ago the East Brunswick Township Council reconvened Monday night to once again attempt to fill the vacancy created when former Councilwoman Nancy Pinkin moved on to her higher office in the New Jersey State Assembly While Council members Hughes Wendell and Contrino maintained their vote Council President Ferraro elected to make the switch voting this time for Spadafino thus avoiding Mayor Stahl s need to break the tie and electing Spadafino by a 3 1 margin over McEvoy Spadafino was then immediately sworn in to his new role November 4 2014 General Election Results Archived August 7 2016 at the Wayback Machine Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed July 12 2016 Russell Suzanne East Brunswick Mayor David Stahl resigns from office Courier News January 13 2016 Accessed July 12 2016 David Stahl mayor of East Brunswick for the past seven years resigned from office Wednesday to become a municipal judge in Woodbridge Township Amaral Brian Kevin McEvoy becomes new East Brunswick mayor NJ Advance Media for NJ com February 9 2016 Accessed July 12 2016 Democrat Kevin McEvoy was appointed by the town council Monday night to fill the 11 months left on outgoing mayor David Stahl s term McEvoy will not run for another term in November he said Lee Eunice Anger economy cited as voters put Republican majority on East Brunswick Council The Star Ledger November 4 2010 Accessed November 22 2012 After 14 years of Democratic control in East Brunswick the township council has swung to the Republicans Voters on Tuesday chose Republican challengers James Wendell a real estate developer former school board member Michael Hughes and re elected Republican Councilwoman Camille Ferraro Haydon Tom Youngest ever East Brunswick council member shows savvy beyond his 21 years The Star Ledger February 6 2011 Accessed November 22 2012 Councilman Michael Hughes 21 participates in a council meeting on Jan 25 in East Brunswick He became East Brunswick s youngest councilman ever when he took office on Jan 1 Plan Components Report New Jersey Redistricting Commission December 23 2011 Accessed February 1 2020 Municipalities Sorted by 2011 2020 Legislative District New Jersey Department of State Accessed February 1 2020 2019 New Jersey Citizen s Guide to 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Class II Menendez Robert D NJ Class I Legislative Roster New Jersey Legislature Accessed January 11 2022 Board of County Commissioners Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 The residents of Middlesex County s 25 municipalities elect seven persons to serve as members of the Board of County Commissioners The Commissioners are elected at large to staggered three year terms in the November general election In January of each year the Board reorganizes selecting one Commissioner to be County Commissioner Director and another to be County Commissioner Deputy Director Ronald G Rios Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 Shanti Narra Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 Claribel A Azcona Barber Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 Charles Kenny Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 Leslie Koppel Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 Chanelle Scott McCullum Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 Charles E Tomaro Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 2022 County Data Sheet Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 Nancy J Pinkin Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 Clerks Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey Accessed June 19 2022 Mildred S Scott Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 Sheriffs Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey Accessed June 19 2022 Claribel Cortes Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 Constitutional Officers Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed May 1 2022 Surrogates Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey Accessed June 19 2022 Voter Registration Summary Middlesex New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections March 23 2011 Accessed November 22 2012 Presidential General Election Results November 3 2020 Middlesex County PDF New Jersey Department of Elections Retrieved June 14 2021 Presidential General Election Results November 8 2016 Middlesex County PDF New Jersey Department of Elections Retrieved December 31 2017 Presidential General Election Results November 6 2012 Middlesex County PDF New Jersey Department of Elections March 15 2013 Retrieved December 23 2014 a b 2008 Presidential General Election Results Middlesex County New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections December 23 2008 Accessed November 22 2012 a b 2004 Presidential Election Middlesex County New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections December 13 2004 Accessed November 22 2012 Presidential General Election Results November 6 2012 Middlesex County PDF New Jersey Department of Elections March 15 2013 Retrieved December 24 2014 Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6 2012 General Election Results Middlesex County PDF New Jersey Department of Elections March 15 2013 Retrieved December 24 2014 Governor Middlesex County PDF New Jersey Department of Elections Archived from the original PDF on January 1 2018 Retrieved December 31 2017 Governor Middlesex County PDF New Jersey Department 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East Brunswick Public Schools Accessed December 10 2020 Central Elementary School East Brunswick Public Schools Accessed December 10 2020 Murray A Chittick Elementary School East Brunswick Public Schools Accessed December 10 2020 Robert Frost Elementary School East Brunswick Public Schools Accessed December 10 2020 Irwin Elementary School East Brunswick Public Schools Accessed December 10 2020 Lawrence Brook Elementary School East Brunswick Public Schools Accessed December 10 2020 Memorial Elementary School East Brunswick Public Schools Accessed December 10 2020 Warnsdorfer Elementary School East Brunswick Public Schools Accessed December 10 2020 Hammarskjold Middle School East Brunswick Public Schools Accessed December 10 2020 Churchill Junior High School East Brunswick Public Schools Accessed December 10 2020 East Brunswick High School East Brunswick Public Schools Accessed December 10 2020 School Locations East Brunswick Public Schools Accessed December 10 2020 New Jersey School Directory for the East Brunswick Public Schools New Jersey Department of Education Accessed December 29 2016 Mathews Jay The High School Challenge 2012 East Brunswick Regional High School The Washington Post Accessed January 15 2013 Heyboer Kelly How to get your kid a seat in one of N J s hardest to get into high schools NJ Advance Media for NJ com May 2017 Accessed November 18 2019 Middlesex County has two stand alone career academies for high achieving students the Academy for Science Math and Engineering Technology located on the campus of Middlesex County College in Edison and the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge How to apply Students must attend a mandatory information session and submit an application by November of their 8th grade year Locations Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools Accessed December 2 2019 FAQ Frequently Asked Questions Archived 2011 05 05 at the Wayback Machine Hatikvah International Academy Charter School Accessed March 25 2011 Staff Hatikvah charter school announces building plans Archived 2010 07 17 at the Wayback Machine East Brunswick Sentinel April 8 2010 Accessed March 25 2011 Racz Gene Debate swirls around fiscal impact of charter school in East Brunswick Home News Tribune July 25 2010 Rubin Debra Hakol b seder as Hatikvah notches its first semester New Jersey Jewish News December 29 2010 Accessed March 6 2012 Hatikvah has received 50 000 to cover application costs and another 25 000 grant to cover start up costs from the Hebrew Charter School Center of the Areivim Philanthropic Group Hatikvah International Charter School New Jersey Department of Education Taxpayers Guide to Education Spending May 2011 Accessed March 7 2012 East Brunswick Public Schools New Jersey Department of Education Taxpayers Guide to Education Spending May 2011 Accessed March 7 2012 District information for Hatikvah International Academy Charter School National Center for Education Statistics Accessed December 1 2022 Ferst Devra N J Schechter School Closes Three Weeks Before Start of Classes East Brunswick Parents Notified by Email Amid Scramble The Jewish Daily Forward August 18 2013 Accessed August 21 2013 The Solomon Schechter School of the Raritan Valley in East Brunswick N J will not re open its doors this school year 2009 Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private Schools United States Department of Education Accessed August 21 2013 St Bartholomew School National Center for Education Statistics Accessed December 1 2022 School Finder Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen Accessed May 25 2020 Karschner Terry July 1975 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Old Bridge Historic District National Park Service With accompanying 18 photos Middlesex County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction New Jersey Department of Transportation May 2010 Accessed July 18 2014 Middlesex County Road Map New Jersey Department of Transportation Accessed December 1 2019 Interstate 95 Straight Line Diagram New Jersey Department of Transportation updated August 2014 Accessed December 3 2019 New Jersey Turnpike Joyce Kilmer Service Area Archived August 1 2008 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 31 2006 Route 18 Straight Line Diagram New Jersey Department of Transportation updated May 2016 Accessed December 3 2019 County Route 527 Straight Line Diagram New Jersey Department of Transportation updated November 2012 Accessed December 3 2019 County Route 535 Straight Line Diagram New Jersey Department of Transportation updated October 2012 Accessed December 3 2019 New Jersey Turnpike Interchange 6 9 Widening Description of the Proposed Project New Jersey Turnpike Widening Project Accessed January 4 2012 By the early 1970s the dual dual concept had been extended south to Interchange 9 thereby providing a twelve lane facility three lanes on separate inner and outer roadways in each direction between Interchange 9 in East Brunswick and Interchange 14 The dual dual concept was extended further south when separate outer roadways accommodating both truck and automobile traffic were constructed and opened to traffic in 1990 between Interchange 8A in Monroe and Interchange 9 in East Brunswick Widening Program Overview New Jersey Turnpike Accessed July 25 2011 Middlesex County Bus Rail Connections NJ Transit backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22 2009 Accessed July 14 2011 Middlesex County Transit Guide Middlesex County Accessed April 1 2023 Middlesex County Area Transit MCAT Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed December 3 2019 M2 Brunswick Square Mall Monroe Jamesburg Shuttle Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed December 3 2019 M3 Brunswick Square Mall Old Bridge Shuttle Schedule Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed December 17 2019 M7 South Amboy to Brunswick Square Mall Schedule Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed December 17 2019 Services operating from East Brunswick NJ to New York NY permanent dead link Suburban Transit Accessed January 4 2012 Oliveto Gerald History Of The Raritan River Railroad Jersey Central Railway Historical Society May 1999 Accessed December 3 2019 The Raritan River Railroad RRRR began operating in 1888 and grew to the final size of 12 6 miles in 1917 The 12 6 mile mainline ran from South Amboy to New Brunswick The old RRRR mainline has since been cut back from New Brunswick to East Brunswick New Brunswick border with the current terminus being at the banks of Farrington Lake Preserving Rail Rights of Way in Middlesex County Archived October 16 2020 at the Wayback Machine Middlesex County New Jersey Accessed December 3 2019 On this basis the following rail lines may merit future investigation on their feasibility for accommodating a light rail and or busway type of passenger service Raritan River Railroad South Amboy Sayreville South River East Brunswick Milltown North Brunswick New Brunswick This corridor could address some of the east west travel needs in the central area of the County providing a transit way that would link the City of South Amboy and the City of New Brunswick This could also provide a viable commuter travel alternative to the heavily used Route 18 Corridor East Brunswick NJ to Newark NJ Distance between cities Accessed July 28 2022 East Brunswick NJ to JFK NY Distance between cities Accessed July 28 2022 East Brunswick NJ to Flushing NY Distance between cities Accessed July 28 2022 About Playhouse 22 Playhouse 22 Accessed January 4 2012 Tamarack Golf Course Middlesex County Improvement Authority Accessed January 4 2012 Tamarack features two 18 hole championship golf courses in East Brunswick which were designed by Hal Purdy History and Background 81 Years 1938 2019 Middlesex County Fair Accessed December 3 2019 The county fair was held at the East Brunswick Grange and the contiguous properties of the Dunhams Corner Union Chapel and the Township of East Brunswick Municipal Complex which then consisted of a town hall and garage that would eventually become Playhouse 22 In 1960 the trustees realized that the fair had outgrown the Dunhams Corner Road properties and decided to enter into negotiation for the purchase of the Scott Farm on Cranbury Road This paved the way for the development of the Middlesex County Fairgrounds as it is known today with closing on September 15 1961 It took nearly four years for approvals to be received from East Brunswick and the County for the use of the property as the fairgrounds and nearly a year to clear and prepare the property for parking and fair activity space Despite these hurdles the fair opened on its own property for the fair of 1965 Mission Statement East Brunswick Museum Theodore Frank Appleby Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed August 30 2007 Pizarro Max Murphy s Pick for Labor Asaro Angelo Former ED of NJ Democratic Party Who Went to Obama World Insider NJ January 9 2018 Accessed January 14 2018 Governor elect Phil Murphy today announced the nomination of New Jersey roots guy Robert Asaro Angelo of East Brunswick as Labor Commissioner Marks Jon Michael Barkann is Always on the Run Jewish Exponent February 3 2016 Accessed June 25 2019 Since returning to Philly where he started off with KYW television more than 30 years ago Barkann has covered the various local pro and college teams It s kind of ironic he d wind up here though considering he grew up in the heart of Giants territory in East Brunswick Middlesex County N J Amir Bell Princeton Tigers men s basketball Accessed November 13 2020 Hometown East Brunswick N J High School East Brunswick Saul Louise Tract Stirs Dispute In New Brunswick The New York Times May 26 1974 Accessed April 19 2020 Assemblyman James Bornheimer who lives in East Brunswick has introduced in the Legislature three bills aimed at saving the tract for open space Kemp Heather Wendt for Weird NJ Weird NJ The Brasnos Old Bridge s movie heroes Asbury Park Press April 23 2017 Accessed December 26 2017 Persons short in stature historically have found work in the entertainment industry The members of the Brasno family of Old Bridge were able to benefit from this trend They were a family of six four of whom were little people As proportional dwarfs or midgets as they were commonly known in the 1930s siblings Olive and George Brasno were offered Munchkin roles in The Wizard of Oz Not foreseeing that the movie would become a classic Olive and George declined MGM s offer choosing instead to continue with their own more lucrative vaudeville act Buster Shaver Olive and George Staff N J musicians among victims of Continental plane crash near Buffalo The Star Ledger February 13 2009 Accessed February 13 2011 Mellett lives in East Brunswick with his wife singer Jeanie Bryson Chris Cimino profile WNBC backed up by the Internet Archive as of October 9 2007 Accessed February 13 2011 He currently resides with his family in East Brunswick NJ via Associated Press Second Time Around St Petersburg Times May 24 1972 Accessed December 4 2014 Wally Dallenbach a 36 year old veteran driver from East Brunswick N J will get a chance to compete in the 56th running of the Indianapolis 500 mile race after all Gacser Ava East Brunswick native creates new animated comedy series Home News Tribune September 25 2008 Accessed December 4 2014 Video New York graffiti artist tags US presidential Air Force One Boeing 747 200B Flight International April 18 2006 Ecko who was born in Orange County California and moved to East Brunswick New Jersey to found Eckō Unltd in 1992 says he painted the aircraft to protest against laws against outdoor art in various cities including New York O Sullivan Eleanor A Runner up Beauty pageant tale is no crowning achievement Asbury Park Press September 29 2000 Accessed December 4 2014 The good news is that Hallie Kate Eisenberg of East Brunswick playing a spunky but vulnerable 8 year old gives the movie a real jolt of charm Jordan Chris East Brunswick native 26 stars in two new films Asbury Park Press May 23 2010 Accessed December 4 2014 In Eisenberg s short but productive career the East Brunswick native has taken on a variety of roles including a kid dealing with divorce in The Squid and the Whale an amusement park ride operator in Adventureland and a zombie killer in Zombieland Forrester Paul The Overachiever The Village Voice November 30 1999 Accessed June 25 2019 In 1989 Bryan Fortay a slickly packaged highly touted quarterback from East Brunswick New Jersey was the quarterback recruit for coach Jimmy Johnson at the University of Miami Flick Larry Continental Drift Billboard February 23 2002 Accessed June 25 2016 Blank Gerald Norwalk Didn t Vote For Marx PM April 16 1947 Accessed January 14 2013 He had been born on February 18 1908 one of five sons in East Brunswick Township N J Irving Freese had gone to a one room elementary school and had been graduated from the New Brunswick High School Allen Thomas B Tories Fighting for the King in America s First Civil War HarperCollins 2010 ISBN 0 06 124180 6 p 52 Accessed December 4 2014 Oliver was a nephew of General Gage s wife the former Margaret Kemble from East Brunswick New Jersey who adapted to British ways while clinging to her American identity With a resume that s both asset and liability Scott Gottlieb preps for FDA confirmation hearing Duke University SciPol April 5 2017 Accessed November 6 2019 Gottlieb grew up in East Brunswick N J the son of a psychiatrist and a teacher Peter Haskell Archived 2011 04 08 at the Wayback Machine WCBS Accessed February 13 2011 Dule Hill in Performing Arts Encyclopedia Library of Congress Accessed December 20 2016 Place of Birth East Brunswick Township New Jersey Feitl Steve UFC 218 fighter Sabah Homasi got athletic start in East Brunswick Asbury Park Press November 30 2017 Accessed January 22 2018 While Sabah Homasi only spent the first decade of his life in East Brunswick he has vivid memories of growing up in the Garden State He and his friends from the neighborhood turned the street he lived on Noel Lane into their own athletic field whether it was a baseball diamond soccer pitch or basketball court Ghil Joseph Arcadia University Accessed March 9 2021 Hometown East Brunswick N J High School East Brunswick Faust Michelle On the verge of stardom Catch 22 Quinnipiac Chronicle October 16 2003 Accessed July 6 2008 Alexander Andrea Sept 11 kin want answers Asbury Park Press November 20 2003 Accessed December 4 2014 It is extremely disappointing said Mindy Kleinberg of East Brunswick Her late husband Alan worked for Cantor Fitzgerald Bourbeau Mary Ann East Brunswick native voices SpongeBob Squarepants character Courier News November 15 2015 Accessed December 20 2016 Sheldon J Plankton the villainous character on SpongeBob Squarepants is in a never ending search for the secret formula in his nemesis Krabby Patty recipe Though Plankton continuously fails in this quest Douglas Lawrence Osowski who voices the tiny sea creature on Nickelodeon s animated series found the secret formula that led to his own success animation Sam Mattis Penn Quakers track and field Accessed June 25 2019 Hometown East Brunswick N J Stewart Zan Guitarist Mellett loves its versatility The Star Ledger May 15 2008 Accessed February 13 2011 Performing with Glen Ridge based Niewood especially in an intimate trio is a prime situation says Mellett who lives in East Brunswick with his wife singer Jeanie Bryson Corzine Nominates New Chief Justice and Attorney General Governor of New Jersey press release dated June 4 2007 backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 12 2008 Accessed June 11 2012 Josh Miller player profile Scout com Accessed March 28 2007 Staff Writers name 2 Cats All Americans Miller goes from depths to top honor Arizona Daily Star December 1 1992 Accessed December 4 2014 Josh Miller s telephone rang just after noon yesterday Miller a senior from East Brunswick NJ was studying for a communications test when Henry called Olivier Bobby N J American Idol singer Jax reveals she has cancer NJ Advance Media for NJ com August 8 2016 Accessed December 20 2016 Jax the bubbly 20 year old who finished third on American Idol in 2015 revealed Monday she has thyroid cancer In an interview with New Jersey 101 5 radio the East Brunswick resident discussed a difficult last few months which involved surgery to remove 12 cancerous tumors from her thyroid gland Cutler Jacqueline Adam Mitzner A Case of Redemption NJ Advance Media for NJ com June 9 2013 Accessed June 25 2019 Like Mitzner who s from East Brunswick Sorensen is a New York City lawyer so the descriptions of courtrooms the workload and the attitudes of judges have the ring of authenticity Harmon Amy Nominee to Disability Council Is Lightning Rod for Dispute on Views of Autism The New York Times March 27 2010 Accessed September 9 2013 Mr Ne eman who grew up in East Brunswick N J has said his condition caused him to be bullied in high school Marx Greg Another View on Autism Self advocates reject the term disease seek accommodations instead New Jersey Monthly June 26 2009 Accessed September 9 2013 Ne eman a graduate of East Brunswick High School can be sensitive about how he is portrayed and not without reason North Carolina s Heather O Reilly Captures Honda Soccer Award Archived 2007 05 04 at the Wayback Machine Atlantic Coast Conference press release dated December 20 2006 Accessed May 4 2007 The East Brunswick N J Native Is Also Automatically Nominated for Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year Award Rosen Amy Fab Faux bring Beatles tunes to New Brunswick East Brunswick native Jack Petruzzelli plays keyboards amp guitar Archived 2011 07 11 at the Wayback Machine Allentown Examiner October 1 2009 Accessed February 13 2011 Assemblywoman Nancy J Pinkin New Jersey Legislature Accessed August 23 2020 Public Party Service East Brunswick Township Council 2005 14 President 2006 08 East Brunswick Planning Board 2005 2008 09 Jordan Chris East Brunswick bred Matt Pinfield hosts Holiday Extravaganza Home News Tribune November 5 2008 Accessed December 4 2014 Play it again Badal Roy India Abroad September 10 2004 Accessed June 26 2008 But last week Roy an East Brunswick New Jersey based tabla player who has performed with the likes of Miles Davis Dizzy Gillespie and Yoko Ono was part of the tournament s opening night act The 1997 Pulitzer Prize Winners Explanatory Journalism Michael Vitez Ron Cortes and April Saul The Pulitzer Prizes Accessed February 13 2011 April Saul was born on May 27 1955 in New York City and grew up in East Brunswick New Jersey Michael Seibel All American Speakers Accessed April 3 2022 Michael Seibel was born in Brooklyn NY and lived there for his first nine years His family then moved to East Brunswick NJ where he graduated from East Brunswick High School in 2000 Rich Motoko Reads Like a Book Looks Like a Film The New York Times January 26 2008 Accessed February 13 2011 Mr Selznick whose grandfather was a cousin of the legendary Hollywood producer David O Selznick grew up in East Brunswick N J the oldest of three children Jack Sinagra New Jersey Legislature backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 25 1998 Accessed May 30 2010 Sterley Stanley Gains District 18 Assembly Seat Formerly Held by East Brunswick s Nancy Pinkin TAP into East Brunswick January 13 2021 Accessed May 5 2021 History was made tonight when two term East Brunswick Councilman Sterley Stanley overwhelmingly defeated Edison Councilman Joe Coyle to become the first South Asian to represent Middlesex County in the New Jersey State Legislature No Place Like Old United States Much Decorated Sergeant Says Archived 2007 08 19 at the Wayback Machine Accessed October 2 2007 Before the war he lived near East Brunswick N J the home of his sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Peter Semchemko Pogue Forrest C Pogue s War Diaries of a WWII Combat Historian University Press of Kentucky 2006 ISBN 0 8131 9160 2 p 64 Accessed December 4 2014 I was leader of the first section of Company E 16th Infantry 1st Division and we were scheduled to go in on the first wave My assistant section leader was Technical Sergeant Philip Streczyk East Brunswick New Jersey Jordan Chris New band delivers a statement about intensity Home News Tribune December 7 2010 Accessed February 13 2011 Prepare to get Phowned It s the name of a new show on Spike TV featuring East Brunswick native Greg T and the rest of the Z100 Elvis Duran and The Morning Show crew Staff Historic Trolley Treks planned for March 11 Archived 2011 07 11 at the Wayback Machine Old Bridge Suburban March 8 2007 Accessed February 13 2011 The East Brunswick Museum is housed in the former Simpson Methodist Church built in 1862 in the heart of the township s historic district The museum has a large collection of local artifacts including antique kitchen equipment sewing and clothing pieces farm implements photographs former New Jersey Gov Harold Hoffman s elephant collection and several paintings by local artist James Crawford Thom Uygur Cenk Column Historical Fact or Falsehood Archived 2012 08 01 at the Wayback Machine The Daily Pennsylvanian November 20 1991 Accessed January 4 2012 Cenk Uygur is a senior Management major from East Brunswick New Jersey Dunphy John E B native wins Emmy for best comedy writing EBHS alumnus among writers producers Archived 2011 07 11 at the Wayback Machine East Brunswick Sentinel September 29 2005 Accessed February 13 2011 Harper Tim Widows back Kerry after Bush rebuffs 9 11 probe President stalled inquiry they say Jersey Girls condemn Iraq war Toronto Star September 15 2004 Accessed December 4 2014 Lorie Van Auken of East Brunswick N J said the Bush administration took its eye off the ball by invading Iraq before its work was done in Afghanistan and Al Qaeda training camps were still operating Gacser Ava East Brunswick s Lenny Veltman liked being in Trump s boardroom Home News Tribune April 16 2006 Accessed December 4 2014 Staff Breaking Big 21 Jersey Artists making their mark beyond Main Street Stefan Weisman Composer East Brunswick Archived 2012 04 07 at the Wayback Machine Inside Jersey January 2012 Accessed January 4 2012 via Associated Press Nets hire Dave Wohl The Lewiston Journal August 10 1985 Accessed December 4 2014 Wohl a native of East brunswick N J anda former player with the Nets has yet to officially sign a contract Micale Jennifer A walk around the block History echoes down the streets of this old town within a town Home News Tribune January 23 2003 Accessed September 16 2007 Built in 1844 the Old Bridge Baptist Church rears its white steeple on Kossman Street not far from the home of Henrietta Christian Wright a children s author in the mid 1800s whose mother Rachel was brutally murdered there in 1906 Jordan Chris Keep an eye on this guy Home News Tribune April 13 2007 Accessed December 4 2014 Disturbia costar and East Brunswick native Aaron Yoo External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 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