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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Home News Tribune to Close East Brunswick Office

Staff will be relocated to the company's Somerville office. Tell us what you think!

After years as one of East Brunswick’s most well-known businesses, the offices of the Home News Tribune on Kennedy Boulevard will close. In an announcement made in the paper and online, the newspaper, owned by the Gannett Company, announced that it’s East Brunswick location will close and move to Somerville. Paul C. Grzella, general manager and editor, said the move would not change the way the paper covers local issues. Here is the statement released today: The Home News Tribune offices will move to a new location later this month. Local advertising and newsroom personnel will share offices with the Home News Tribune’s sister paper the Courier News in Somerville. “This is simply a change in how we utilize available space,” said Paul C. …

Mel Jenkins

12:46 pm on Monday, July 23, 2012

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Bringing 'Mega' Fun to the Movie Experience

Join Patch at the Mega Movies between 6 and 7 p.m. Thursday, March 15, for Patch Night at the Movies and get $4.50 off of “Dr. Seuss: The Lorax,” “Act of Valor” and “A Thousand Words,” when you sign up for a newsletter that night.

Howard Grant has seen a lot of change in the movie industry during his time in the business. The owner of Mega Movies in the East Brunswick Square Mall, Grant opened his first theater in 1971, Movies 1 and 2 in Red Bank. After that he was the person running Movie City 5 in East Brunswick, which he did with longtime manager John DeNicola (who is still with him today). “That was a five screen theater. Back then, that was the most amount of screens anyone had,” said Grant. “People quickly surpassed that, but that was a big deal to have five. We figured that if you’re going to have movies, you don’t need ten, have the best five, but then we began to cater to everyone and people went from eight to 10 to more screens.” The 13 screen theater in …

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John Saccenti

3:35 pm on Thursday, March 15, 2012

Come to the Mega Movies tonight and get $4.50 selected movies when you sign up for a Patch newsletter. Pick from the Lorax, One Thousand Words, and Acts of Valor! Also, PRIZES!   more ›

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

VIDEO: Gov. Christie Cuts Ribbon on New Coca-Cola Distribution Center in South Brunswick

The 226,000-square foot facility on Deans Rhode Hall Road will employ 500 to 600 workers.

Gov. Chris Christie joined with officials from the Coca-Cola Company, and South Brunswick Township Council members, for a ribbon cutting on a new 226,000-square foot facility in South Brunswick on Tuesday. The shipping and distribution center, located on Deans Rhode Hall Road, will employ 500 to 600 workers. The South Brunswick facility consolidates the company's operations from Asbury Park, North Brunswick and Parsippany.  The LEED certified facility boasts numerous energy efficient features and uses 20 percent less energy than the standard for new buildings, according to a company press release. The building has insulated walls, lighting that operates on a motion sensor, water efficient plumbing and drought tolerant landscaping and …

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