East Brunswick council approves resolution supporting $1.75M library renovation project
The Library Board of Trustees proposed improvements and renovations within the library facility, according to the council.
The key elements of the improvements and renovations to the library include:
Replacement of the end-of-life HVAC system;
ADA-compliant children’s restrooms;
Mechanized security window shades.
Although the total cost of the expansion and renovation plan is approximately $1.75 million, the trustees are filing a grant application with the state for 50% of construction costs, or approximately $875,000, according to the council.
The council approved the concept plan, anticipating a contribution of $875,000 in township capital funds towards the 50% match required for the state grant, according to the council.
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The day begins at 6 a.m. with a fishing derby at the rescue squad.
The Fun Run starts at 7:30 a.m., followed by the 5K at 8 a.m.
At 12:30 p.m., the duck race will be held at the Main Street bridge.
Mr. Ray will perform at 6 p.m. on the stage between Parkview and the Senior Center.
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The lecture is part of the library s Holocaust Remembrance Program series. (Alex Mirchuk/Patch)
EAST BRUNSWICK East Brunswick Public Library is continuing with its Holocaust Remembrance Program series with an online lecture on May 25.
Glenn Dynner, Professor of Religion at Sarah Lawrence College, will deliver the lecture Jewish Responses to the Shoah: Insights from Personal Memoirs, at 7 p.m.
The talk will focus on Holocaust memoirs by Primo Levi Elie Wiesel, and others.
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It will delve into people s lives, to bring home the realities of trauma, heroism, and moments of impossible humanity during the holocaust.
The program includes a discussion of The Remnant, written by Michael Kesler, an East Brunswick resident.
Community Bulletin Board: the Sentinel (for May 5)
The Lost Souls Public Memorial Project will unveil the future home of the memorial with a bronze plaque during an event open to the public at 4 p.m. May 23 at the Community Arts Center, 720 Cranbury Lane, East Brunswick.
The event will include the fourth annual recitation of the names of those stolen in 1818 by a slave ring led by a Middlesex County judge whose residence was in what is now East Brunswick.
This event will be held outdoors and socially distant, with masks required.
It will be livestreamed on Facebook and the group’s YouTube channel.