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  • Updated federal flood maps can be viewed

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Middlesex County residents will have an opportunity to take a look at revised federal flood maps at an open house coordinated by county, state and federal agencies. Representatives from Middlesex County, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be available to…

  • 4-H members spend MLK Day baking and making for others

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer This text will be replaced 4-H members, from left, Kelly Rich, Nicole Sitarik, Jaimee Frock, Kylee Bosserman, Fiona Moore and Katie Rich make Valentine’s Day cards for children at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service project at the…

  • Spotswood school board swears in Louis, Chasan

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The Board of Education reconvened after the holiday break and welcomed Bertrand Louis and Mariellen Chasan as new members. Each was sworn in to a three-year term. Louis, who was re-elected to the board in November, and Chasan, who is beginning his first term, will serve alongside Board…

  • Feb. 20 gala to support Project Graduation in South River

    South River High School’s Project Graduation will hold a gala at 7 p.m. Feb. 20 at Ria-Mar restaurant, 25 Whitehead Ave., South River. Tickets are $50 and include food, beer, wine, sangria and music. The event is open to adults 21 and older. Proceeds will go toward keeping high school seniors safe in a substance-free…

  • County youth can apply for conservation corps

    Applications are being accepted for the Middlesex County Youth Conservation Corps, whose mission is to protect and preserve natural areas from misuse, polluters and the forces of nature. Conservation Corps crew members earn $8.50 per hour working Saturdays from March 28 through June 6, primarily at county open spaces in Old Bridge, Monroe, East Brunswick…

  • Tricky Tray to raise funds for high school

    Spotswood High School will host a Tricky Tray gift auction on Jan. 30 at 105 Summerhill Road, Spotswood. The snow date is Feb. 6. Doors open at 6 p.m. with calling to begin at 7:30 p.m. The event, open to adults only, will benefit the school’s Project Graduation 2015. Tickets are $10 and will include…

  • High school students invited to snow-tube

    The East Brunswick Department of Recreation & Parks will sponsor a Youth Council & Recreation snow-tubing trip to Mountain Creek in Vernon on Jan. 31. Students in eighth through 12th grade will be chaperoned by the Youth Council staff. The bus will leave the Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, at 9 a.m.…

  • JCP&L spent $250 million on upgrades last year

    Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) completed more than 160 infrastructure projects and other initiatives in 2014 to help enhance service reliability to its 1.1 million customers in northern and central New Jersey. Some of the key projects included the following:  Completing a $15 million expansion of a substation in Monmouth County, which included…

  • Baron recognized for efforts to aid pediatric cancer research

    Bert Baron The Hugs for Brady Foundation has named radio host and humanitarian Bert Baron the 2015 Ellen Gambatese Pediatric Cancer Volunteer of the Year. New Jersey born and raised, Baron is the host of “Jersey Central,” a weekday morning talk show on Greater Media’s 1450 WCTC-AM. “It’s obviously a great honor. I’m privileged to…