The Community of East Brunswick

One of the fastest growing suburban areas in Central New Jersey, East Brunswick Township is situated midway between the cultural beacons of New York City and Philadelphia. Its location makes for an ideal metropolitan area living and commuting experience for its 46,756 residents, as of the 2000 census.

East Brunswick’s public schools are annually touted among the best of the nation, with several schools winning the coveted Blue Ribbon for excellence. Easily accessible by the New Jersey Turnpike, the township also boasts an award-winning public library that is consistently the single busiest municipal library in the state, well-kept homes with ever-rising property values, and amenities galore including numerous quality shopping plazas along its main commercial thoroughfare, Route 18.

Links to Local Information

East Brunswick

East Brunswick Township The township's home page.
East Brunswick School District
East Brunswick High School Preschool Applications -- for 2008-2009 school year -- for East Brunswick children who are aged 3 years old as of October 31, 2008 and no older than 4 years 8 months.
East Brunswick Public Schools - Adult and Community Education Programs. The Adult School Fall 2007 Course Catalog includes a printable mail-in registration form.
East Brunswick Police Department
East Brunswick Recreation Department Summer Day Camp brochures arrive in The Library every spring. Check at the Information Desk for further information! OR download the registration form and the brochure here (Adobe Reader required) when it becomes available:
2008 Summer Day Camp Brochure
2008 Summer Day Camp Registration Forms
One packet per child is required for registration. Early registration begins Feb 4th through the mail only.
East Brunswick Recreation Department: Recreation, Parks, & Community Services Magazine
East Brunswick Nature Notes Affiliated with the Environmental Commission, this site contains information about the area's "nature, science, and environment."
History of East Brunswick Published by the East Brunswick Historical Society on the Township's Web site.
Our Community is Fair -- A cultural festival celebrating the diversity of East Brunswick held every September at the Municipal complex.

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Local Clubs and Organizations
EB International Community
Quick Facts:
--Geography Facts:
--Climate Facts
Government Structure
Historical Facts:
--Former Mayors/Chairmen
--Population Figures
--East Brunswick Soldiers KIA

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Local News

East Brunswick Sentinel
Home News Tribune
Local Weather
WCTC 1450 AM
WRSU 88.7 FM
EBTV
NJN New Jersey Public Television

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Local Clubs & Organizations

Local Clubs and Organizations is a database of local area clubs and organizations which is maintained and updated by the library. If you belong to an organization which is located in Central New Jersey and is a non profit organization, and would like to help people find out about it, please fill out and submit the Clubs and Organizations form here.

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EB Recreation Department

Recreation, Parks, & Community Services Magazine

Middlesex County

New Jersey

East Brunswick International Community

On any given block in East Brunswick, chances are you can hear a variety of languages spoken by your neighbors. That’s because people from all over the world have found the award-winning township to be a comfortable, nurturing place in which to make a home for their families.

Check the East Brunswick International Community page for information and links to services and organizations that strive to meet the needs of virtually every ethnic group represented in the East Brunswick area. Resources include English as a Second Language classes and tutors, literacy training, immigration assistance, practice US citizenship exam tests, web sites for ethnocentric news and cultural activities, multilingual computing at the library, and so much more.

Quick Facts About East Brunswick

Geography Facts

Latitude 40 degrees 24.273 min North
Longitude 74 degrees 25.516 min West
Elevation varies from 10 -150 ft above sea level and averages 124.521 ft. above sea level.
Miles from the equator - 2,760
Area - 21.5 square miles
East Brunswick lies within the inner coastal plain.

Climate Facts

Average Temperature - 52.9 degrees F.
Average rainfall - 45.5 inches

Elected Officials (current)

Government Structure

The township is managed under a Mayor-Council form of government. The Mayor is the chief executive of the community who is elected for a four year term at the regular Presidential election in November and serves part-time. While the Mayor does not preside over, nor have a vote on the Council, he or she may vote in case of a tie on the question of filling a Council vacancy. The Mayor also has veto power over ordinances, but his vetoes can be overridden by a vote of two-thirds of the Council. Check the East Brunswick Township web site for additional information about the local government.

Historical Facts

Former Mayors/Chairmen

East Brunswick Township was incorporated in 1860. The head of East Brunswick government was the Chairman of the Township Committee from 1860 -1964. From 1954 on, he was called the mayor, but the office was not directly elected until 1964.

Population Figures

East Brunswick Soldiers Killed in Action