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  • Local students gain honor roll at St. Peter’s Prep

    Local students gain honor roll at St. Peter’s Prep

    James C. DeAngelo, ’85, Principal of Saint Peter’s Prep in Jersey City, has announced that the following local residents earned honor roll status and other academic awards for the third marking period of 2016-2017: Edison:  Kieran Scanlon, ’19 earned Second Honors. Metuchen:  Luke Morrison, ’20 earned Second Honors. Woodbridge:  Justin Scocco, ’19 earned an Honorable…

  • Monmouth County Genealogy Society slates workshop

    Monmouth County Genealogy Society slates workshop

    COLTS NECK — The Monmouth County Genealogy Society will hold the workshop, “How Did I Get Here? DNA, Migration Patterns and Lineage Societies,” from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on March 25 at the Colts Neck Reformed Church, 139 Route 537, Colts Neck. Sessions will include “DNA — Are You Who You Think You Are?” by Nancy Bunn…

  • Residence uninhabitable due to stove fire, construction issues

    Residence uninhabitable due to stove fire, construction issues

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – A fire that began on the stove at a Grissom Avenue residence has left the home uninhabitable. The North Brunswick Police Department and the North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to 961 Grissom Ave. around 6:07 p.m. on March 16, according to a statement prepared by the police department. Upon arrival of…

  • Suspect reportedly attacks hotel employees, guests, police officers

    Suspect reportedly attacks hotel employees, guests, police officers

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Two South Brunswick police officers who were investigating a robbery were attacked by the suspect who allegedly refused commands to surrender. The suspect had allegedly robbed the front desk manager and assaulted people in the lobby of Hotel Vincenza on Route 1 on March 18 prior to fleeing to a hotel room, according to…

  • Rabies clinics scheduled for the spring

    Rabies clinics scheduled for the spring

    Middlesex County will hold the following rabies clinics for both dogs and cats. 6-9 p.m. April 11, Mechanicsville Firehouse, 400 Raritan St., South Amboy; 9 a.m. to noon April 15, Independence Firehouse, 127-129 N. Broadway, South Amboy; 9 a.m. to noon May 6, Sayreville Public Works Garage, 167 Main St., Sayreville. Residents should confirm dates and…

  • Kiddie Academy to hold summer camp preview

    Kiddie Academy to hold summer camp preview

    Kiddie Academy of North Brunswick, 2400 Route 27, will hold the inaugural CampVentures event for any families seeking summer camp programs for children ages 2-12 years old. From 10 a.m. to noon April 1, participants will be able to experience firsthand a summer’s worth of camp programs, concepts and education, and will have an opportunity to…

  • Library’s next technology session is March 28

    Library’s next technology session is March 28

    The Long Branch Free Public Library encourages patrons to bring their tablets, smartphones and computers to the Technology Center at the Main Library from 3:30-4:30 p.m. on March 28 at 328 Broadway, Long Branch, to learn how to download free eBooks and audiobooks into the devices. Devices should be charged and ready to use, but…

  • ‘Twelfth Night’ with Cuban flair coming to MCVTS stage

    ‘Twelfth Night’ with Cuban flair coming to MCVTS stage

    Shakespeare’s classic comedy “Twelfth Night,” with a twist, will be presented at 7 p.m. March 30, 31 and April 2 on the East Brunswick campus of Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools (MCVTS), 112 Rues Lane. The play, which has been moved from the Illyria of classic antiquity to 1950s Cuba before the revolution, will…

  • Health Summit and Screening set for April 29

    Health Summit and Screening set for April 29

    The Sisters Network of Central NJ Inc. (SNCNJ) will host its 17th annual Health Summit and Screening from 8-11 a.m. April 29 at the DoubleTree Hotel, 200 Atrium Drive, Somerset. Health screenings will begin 7:30 a.m. The event will feature a breakfast buffet; free health screenings for blood pressure, sugar, cholesterol and more; information about mammograms and breast health;…