Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Donated stuffed animals will be redistributed to children in need

    The North Brunswick Township High School Teen Outreach Program is collecting new and gently used teddy bears and stuffed animals through Feb. 26 at the high school, 98 Raider Road; the municipal building, 710 Hermann Road; and the township library, 880 Hermann Road. The donations will be given to the Stuffed Animals for Emergencies program,…

  • Class of 2018 to hold Gift Basket Auction on March 11

    The North Brunswick Township High School Class of 2018 will hold a Gift Basket Auction on March 11 (snow date March 18) at the school, 98 Raider Road, North Brunswick. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $10 cash only and includes (1) Tier One and (1) Tier Two sheets. Calling begins at 7:30 p.m.…

  • Pre-sale for gift basket auction ends Feb. 26

    The North Brunswick Township High School Class of 2018 will hold a Gift Basket Auction on March 11 (snow date March 18) at the school, 98 Raider Road, North Brunswick. Pre-sale package includes early admission at 6 p.m. and a mixture of tiered tickets. Pre-sale deadline is Feb. 26. Contact Lynn at [email protected] or Maria…

  • Australian professor will discuss Jewish authors on March 9

    Dr. Leah Garrett of Monash University in Australia will discuss her new book “Young Lions: How Jewish Authors Reinvented the American War Novel” at 7:30 p.m. on March 9 at the Douglass Campus Center of Rutgers University, 100 George St., New Brunswick. The discussion will focus on American war novels between 1948 and 1961, which were…

  • Manager vows RollerMagic will return from roof collapse

    Manager vows RollerMagic will return from roof collapse

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Whether or not to reopen South Amboy RollerMagic following a roof collapse isn’t a question for manager Sherry Sullivan. The only question is how long it will take. The domed roof collapsed onto the roller skating rink floor on Jan. 26 after a massive storm that dumped two…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    Khamisi Glover of North Brunswick has been named to the dean’s list at Elmira College, Elmira, New York, for Term I 2015. Students who earn a 3.6 or greater GPA on a 4.0 scale for the academic term are recognized for academic excellence.

  • Somerset Eye Care changes location with help of small business loan

    Somerset Eye Care changes location with help of small business loan

    Somerset Eye Care has moved to a new location at 2090 Route 27, North Brunswick, with the support of a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan from Unity Bank of Clinton. Drs. Bethany and Jonathan Fishbein of South Brunswick opened the practice in 2001 and previously provided services at locations in Somerset and New Brunswick. The new…

  • Woodbridge girls capture GMC bowling championship

    Woodbridge girls capture GMC bowling championship

    By Jeff Appelblatt Woodbridge High School bowling coach Amanda Small was kind of disappointed to have her girls team ranked No. 3 in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) while South Plainfield High School was No. 2. “I don’t fully agree with it,” the second-year coach said. “I expected a 2-seed.” In the long run, it…

  • Woodbridge recognizes Feb. 7-14 as Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week

    Woodbridge recognizes Feb. 7-14 as Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Port Reading resident Liz Paonessa found out when she was 17 weeks pregnant that her son Anthony was going to be born with half a heart that actually works. “It is scary because you don’t know if he’ll need a heart transplant and you don’t know what the…