Spotswood Children and parents fromSpotswood look on as John Clemente from the Freecycle Bicycle Stunt Team performs during the police-sponsored Bike Festival at the Immaculate Conception School parking lot. A community steeped in history and civic-mindedness, Spotswood is a 2.3-square-mile borough located between East Brunswick and Old Bridge. This small, friendly community, with its Colonial-era churches and downtown areas, has evolved from a rural town to a bustling, well-balanced community. The borough - home to historical properties such as St. Peter's Episcopal Church, which is on the National Register of Historic Places - is known for its Blue Ribbon schools, its active civic, religious and veterans' organizations, its efficient local government and the volunteer fire department and first aid squad. Population: 7,880 Area: 2.3 square miles Municipal Building: 77 Summerhill Road 251-0700 Mayor: Barry H. Zagnit 251-0700, ext. 821 Borough Council: Judy Ruffo, president James Shearn Howard Keenan Kevin Meade Curt Stollen Council Meetings: First and third Mondays at 8 p.m. Borough Clerk: Pat DiStefano 251-0700 2002 Tax Rate: $6.44 per $100 at 45.02% ratio Emergencies: 911 First aid: 251-2121 Fire: 251-2121 Police: 251-2121 Business Administrator: Jacqueline Ascione 251-0700, ext. 823 Public Library: 548 Main St. 251-1515 Office on Aging: 251-3432 Recreation Department: 251-7370 Post Office: 08884 Main Street  251-3668 Board of Education meetings: First and third Tuesdays at 8 p.m. Board of Education: 723-2236 Superintendent of Schools: Anthony Vaz 723-2236 SCHOOLS Grades K-5 Schoenly School 723-2220 Appleby School 723-2213 Grades 6-8 Memorial School 723-2227 Grades 9-12 Spotswood High School 723-2204 Recycling: newspapers, aluminum, twice a month