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  • Police department seeking applicants for junior academy

    Police department seeking applicants for junior academy

    The South River Police Department will hold its 10th annual Junior Police Academy on weekdays from July 10-20 at South River Middle School, 3 Montgomery St. The academy is open to all residents of South River who will be in the sixth, seventh or eighth grade in the fall of 2017. This eight-day academy is taught by South…

  • Tickets available to Somerset Patriots game

    Tickets available to Somerset Patriots game

      The Holy Name Society of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Old Bridge, is sponsoring a picnic and baseball game for the Somerset Patriots at TD Bank Ballpark, Bridgewater. The Patriots will play the Bridgeport Bluefish at 6 p.m. on May 27. Picnic includes all-you-can-eat buffet, admission to the park and fireworks. For ticket information,…

  • PS22 Chorus to perform special concert

    PS22 Chorus to perform special concert

    The PS22 Chorus will perform a special concert that will be sponsored by the Daniel Pearl Education Center (DPEC) at 7 p.m. on June 1 at Temple B’nai Shalom, 15 Fern Road, East Brunswick. The chorus from Staten Island is comprised of more than 60 fifth-graders. There is no cost for the concert, but donations…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    The following local students were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society: From Kean University: Agnieszka Iftimoaie and Diana Colgan of East Brunswick, and Stephanie Antunes of Monroe. From the University of Bridgeport: Soumita Banerjee of Monroe. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination…

  • Neil Diamond tribute band to perform in Monroe

    Neil Diamond tribute band to perform in Monroe

    Real Diamond, a Neil Diamond tribute band, will perform at 7 p.m. on June 11 at the Monroe Township Senior Center, 12 Halsey Reed Road, Monroe. Tickets are $36 per person. Paid reservations are non-refundable. For more information, call the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County at 732-252-6990 or visit www.jhmomc.org.

  • Anshe Emeth to honor cantor with Crown of Torah

    Anshe Emeth to honor cantor with Crown of Torah

    Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple will host its annual Crown of Torah honoring the contributions of Cantor Anna Ott on May 21 at the temple, 222 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Crown of Torah is the highest honor the temple bestows to those who have gone above and beyond in service to the temple community. Ott is…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    Kassidy Utheim of Monroe has been named to the dean’s list at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, for the Spring 2017 semester. Utheim is a member of the Class of 2020, majoring in mechanical engineering.

  • Litter leads to arrest of vehicle’s occupants

    Litter leads to arrest of vehicle’s occupants

    JACKSON – An incident that began when police officers observed litter being thrown from a car ended with the arrest of three individuals in a convenience store parking lot in Jackson. According to police, at 11:35 p.m. on May 12, officers working a directed enforcement detail observed the occupants of a 2005 Dodge who were…

  • East Brunswick superintendent will give district address

    East Brunswick superintendent will give district address

    East Brunswick Public Schools Superintendent Victor Valeski will deliver the 2017 State of the District Address at 6:30 p.m. June 1 at the Jo Ann Magistro Performing Arts Center in Hammarskjold Middle School, 200 Rues Lane, East Brunswick. Valeski will report on the state of the district in relation to student learning, the district’s budget, facilities and the…