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  • East Brunswick Hadassah announces leadership for 2019

    East Brunswick Hadassah announces leadership for 2019

    PHOTOS COURTESY OF CHRISTINE SULLIVAN East Brunswick Hadassah announced its new co-presidents for 2019, Elaine Silver, left, and Liz Salston, during its Tu B’Shevat seder and Installation of Officers on Jan. 16.

  • Chabad of South Brunswick to present six-session course on Crime and Consequence

    Chabad of South Brunswick to present six-session course on Crime and Consequence

    Rabbi Levi Azimov of the Chabad Jewish Center will offer Crime and Consequence, a new six-session course by the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI), exploring 3000 years of Jewish perspective on conviction, sentencing and criminal rehabilitation. Beginning 7:45-9:15 p.m. on Feb. 5, participants will ponder the implications of ancient Talmudic wisdom for complex modern cases, and get…

  • American Red Cross to hold blood drive at Metuchen Library Jan. 30

    American Red Cross to hold blood drive at Metuchen Library Jan. 30

    The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 2-7 p.m. on Jan. 30 at the Metuchen Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. To make an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org, download the free American Red Cross Blood Donor app, or call 1-800-RED-CROSS.

  • Students to present ‘Lion King Jr.’ at Marlboro Middle School

    Students to present ‘Lion King Jr.’ at Marlboro Middle School

    MARLBORO – The students of Marlboro Middle School will present “The Lion King Jr.” on Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 9 at noon and 4 p.m. in the Vincent A. Parinni Auditorium at Marlboro Middle School, Route 520, Marlboro. The community is welcome to attend the performances. Tickets are $10 for reserved seating…

  • What do you think of ‘The Ranch’ on Netflix?

    What do you think of ‘The Ranch’ on Netflix?

    Question: Thanks as always for talking to TV fans. Why no love for Netflix’s The Ranch? I am amazed at how good this show is. Ashton Kutcher and Sam Elliot are killing it as a real father/son relationship. This isn’t something that smacks of perfect father/son on other shows (I’m looking at you, This Is…

  • Crocodiles visit the New Jersey State Museum in ‘Jersey Crocs Rule!’

    Crocodiles visit the New Jersey State Museum in ‘Jersey Crocs Rule!’

    Hyposaurus skull, Inversand Quarry, Sewell, NJ, Paleocene. The New Jersey State Museum, 205 W. State St., Trenton, announces the opening of “Jersey Crocs Rule!” on March 2. The exhibition, in the East Gallery on the museum’s first floor, will allow visitors to explore the existence of crocodiles in New Jersey throughout their evolution. The diversity…

  • Middlesex County College student-athletes excel academically during fall term

    Middlesex County College student-athletes excel academically during fall term

    Forty student-athletes at Middlesex County College (MCC) finished their fall semester with a grade point average of at least 3.0 or higher. Of the 133 Blue Colt student-athletes, 40 had GPAs of 3.0 or above. Seventeen of those had 3.50 GPAs or higher. Two had perfect 4.0 GPAs. “Our primary mission at MCC is for…

  • Old Bridge student-athlete excels academically at Middlesex County College during fall term

    Old Bridge student-athlete excels academically at Middlesex County College during fall term

    Forty student-athletes at Middlesex County College (MCC) finished their fall semester with a grade point average of at least 3.0 or higher. Of the 133 Blue Colt student-athletes, 40 had GPAs of 3.0 or above. Seventeen of those had 3.50 GPAs or higher. Two had perfect 4.0 GPAs. Wrestler Michael Botte of Old Bridge is…

  • YMCA’s Metuchen branch names Director of Operations

    YMCA’s Metuchen branch names Director of Operations

    The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge & South Amboy (MEWSA) appointed Christine Tolley as the new Director of Operations at the Metuchen YMCA branch. The director is responsible for the successful overall operation of the branch, including membership and programs and fostering a climate of innovation to develop member and community-focused programs which support the…