Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Edison Rotary Club announces 2016 Sweetheart Dance

    Edison Rotary Club announces 2016 Sweetheart Dance

    The Edison Rotary Club will sponsor its annual Sweetheart Dance from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. on Feb. 5 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 71 Council Place, Edison. The dance is open to mother and sons, fathers and daughters, grandparents and grandchildren, etc. The cost is $60 per couple and $25 for each additional guest. The…

  • North Brunswick award recipient’s hobbies include the flute, basketball, volunteering

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Keyara Hill has been named the Scholar Athlete Artist for the month of January. The freshman at North Brunswick Township High School is on the honor roll; is a member of PUSH (Prevention Using Students Help) and is the class representative for her homeroom. She plays the flute as a member of…

  • ‘The Jewish Course of Why’ begins Feb. 9

    The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) will present “The Jewish Course of Why,” the institute’s new six-session winter 2016 course beginning Feb. 9. Rabbi Levi Azimov of Chabad Jewish Center of South Brunswick will conduct the course7:45-9:15 p.m. Tuesday evenings at 1 Riva Ave., North Brunswick. Some of the course’s 50 questions include: Why are there so many Jews in Hollywood? Why do Jews eat gefilte fish and cholent and wish each other mazaltov and l’chaim? Why does the…

  • North Brunswick schools celebrate counselors in February

    By Jennifer Amato NORTH BRUNSWICK – The North Brunswick School District will celebrate the work of its school counselors during National School Counseling Week. Sponsored by the American School Counselor Association, the week of Feb. 1-5 will honor school counselors who “implement comprehensive school counseling programs, a vital part of the educational process for all students as…

  • On campus

    On campus

    Asa Dozier of North Brunswick has been named to the dean’s list at the University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut, for the fall 2015 semester. Phillip Fisherman of North Brunswick has been named to the dean’s list at the University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut, for the fall 2015 semester.

  • Colts Neck wrestling team ready to make its move

    Colts Neck wrestling team ready to make its move

    By Tim Morris A quick glance at the Colts Neck High School wrestling team’s starting lineup can be deceiving. Seeing the preponderance of sophomores and juniors would lead one to believe that the Cougars were still a work in progress and probably a year away from making some noise. However, the Cougars are ready to…

  • On campus

    On campus

      The following local students have been named to the dean’s list at the University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, for the fall 2015 semester. From North Brunswick: Dana Brooks, Jordan Gonzalez, Breanna Nicholson, Tyler Nolley, Nicholas Reinson and Shannon Vercammen. From Monmouth Junction: Rachana Balakumar, Samantha Bell and Olivia Kaczowski.   From Kendall Park: Jamie Dellapa, Nicole Hudak,…

  • On campus

    On campus

    Rebecca D. Hoffman of Monmouth Junction has received a Bachelor of Arts in sociology/family from Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pennsylvania.

  • Police seek suspects in burglaries

    Police seek suspects in burglaries

    MANALAPAN — Police are seeking the individuals who committed burglaries on Dec. 30 and Jan. 5 at two locations in Manalapan. Police said that on Dec. 30, officers responded to a commercial building on Tennent Road for a reported burglary. Police said unknown individuals forcibly entered the building and once inside they accessed individual offices.…