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  • Auction to benefit art therapy program

    Auction to benefit art therapy program

    LITTLE SILVER — Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) will host a student art auction from 6:30-8 p.m. Feb. 26 at 101 Ridge Road. All proceeds will benefit Amanda’s Easel, an art therapy program operated by 180 Turning Lives Around. Professional auctioneer Peter Constanzo will conduct the event, which will feature photography and artwork in…

  • Food bank drive continues in O.B.

    The Route 516 Animal Hospital, 2117 Route 516, Old Bridge, will conduct its Easter Food Drive through March 22 to benefit the Old Bridge Food Bank. Donations may be dropped off at the hospital during regular business hours, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. The most needed and requested food items include cereal, creamed corn,…

  • Mental health counselor charged with child sex assault

    Mental health counselor charged with child sex assault

    OLD BRIDGE – A youth counselor from Rutgers University has been charged with improperly touching a boy under the age of 16 on multiple occasions. Irving Acevedo, 42, of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge, was charged on Feb. 25 with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, according to a statement prepared…

  • Tax prep, activities slated at senior center

    A variety of upcoming programs will be offered at the Old Bridge Senior Center, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. AARP tax aides will provide free, individual tax preparation for low- to moderate-income taxpayers, especially those ages 50 and older, on Monday and Thursday mornings, by appointment only. For more information or to make an appointment,…

  • Fundraiser to feature comedy, tricky tray

    Fundraiser to feature comedy, tricky tray

    The Walter M. Schirra Elementary School PTA, Old Bridge, will host its Comedy Night/Tricky Tray March 18 at the Cheesequake First Aid Banquet Hall, 123 Route 34, Old Bridge. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the students at Schirra Elementary. The show will feature comedian Robin Fox. Dinner will be catered by…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

      Amanda Crossen of Kendall Park has been named to the president’s list at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, for the fall 2015 semester. Rhea Gopal of Monmouth Junction has been named to the president’s list at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, for the fall 2015 semester. Christina Rianne Castro of Monmouth Junction has been named to…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    The following local students were named to the dean’s list at Loyola University, Baltimore, Maryland, for the fall 2015 semester: Kelly O’Loughlin, of Kendall Park, Class of 2016; Anna Rose Waniak, of Kendall Park, Class of 2018; Christina Napoli, of Monmouth Junction, Class of 2019; and Amanda Stankiewicz, of North Brunswick, Class of 2019. In order to…

  • Driver charged for role in commuter bus crash in South Brunswick

    Driver charged for role in commuter bus crash in South Brunswick

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Police have charged the bus driver from a commuter bus crash on Feb. 25 that seriously injured two people with assault by auto. Jamal L Penten, 30 of, Lakewood, surrendered at South Brunswick Police Headquarters on Feb. 29, according to Chief Raymond Hayducka. The South Brunswick Police Traffic Safety Bureau determined Penten was driving…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    The following local students have been named to the dean’s list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, for the fall 2015 semester. Farid Kazi and Avinash Singh of Kendall Park, and Devan Naik and Miriam Shao of Monmouth Junction. The dean’s list recognizes full-time students who maintain GPA of a minimum of 3.50 out of a possible…