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  • Book clubs for reading, cooking lovers to meet at South Brunswick Library

    Book clubs for reading, cooking lovers to meet at South Brunswick Library

    The South Brunswick Library has several programs planned for book lovers for the New Year. The Monday Night Book Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 9 and on the first Monday of each month. For the list of books and schedule, visit www.sbpl.info/adults/book-discussion/ Coffee & Conversation will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 12…

  • Traveling exhibition to feature Bill of Rights

    Traveling exhibition to feature Bill of Rights

      The Monroe Township Public Library will hold the pop-up exhibition, “The Bill of Rights and You,” through Feb. 28. Made possible by the National Archives Traveling Exhibits Service, the exhibition commemorates the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the document that provides liberties for all Americans. The library is located at 4 Municipal Plaza,…

  • Business Brief

    Business Brief

    U-Haul Company of New Jersey, Inc. has announced that Blue Star Cars has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer. Owner Naif Tiryaki of Blue Star Cars, 56 Lincoln Ave., Jamesburg, will offer U-Haul trucks and support rental items. Hours of operation for U-Haul rentals are 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. After-hours drop-off is available for…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    Kyle Gora of Old Bridge has graduated from York College of Pennsylvania on Dec. 21. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Recreation and Leisure Administration.

  • Annual Young Men’s Conference scheduled in New Brunswick

    Annual Young Men’s Conference scheduled in New Brunswick

    Young men in grades 9-12 in Middlesex County will have an opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and identify resources to share with their peers at the fifth annual Young Men’s Conference, to be held on Jan. 13 at the DCF Training Center, 30 Van Dyke Ave., New Brunswick. Under the theme “Man Up: Empowering My…

  • Harlem Wizards to play charity game in Old Bridge

    Harlem Wizards to play charity game in Old Bridge

    The Old Bridge Dream Team, a group of teachers and principals from the Old Bridge School District, will take on the Harlem Wizards in a friendly, competitive basketball game from 7-9 p.m. on Jan. 12 at the  Carl Sandburg Middle School, 3439 Route 516, Old Bridge. Doors open at 6 p.m. All children must be…

  • Charles John Arliss

    Charles John Arliss

        Charles John Arliss, 90, of Locust, died peacefully at home Dec. 17, 2016. He was predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Mary Kay. Charlie was born in Newark to the late Charles and Elizabeth (O’Connor) Arliss. After graduating from Barringer High School, he served his country during World War II, in the…

  • Community watch night service set for Dec. 31

    Community watch night service set for Dec. 31

    Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank, 172 Shrewsbury Ave., will hold a Traditional Watch Night Service on Dec. 31. The evening will begin at 9:30 p.m. with a Community Prosperity Pot-Luck Meal (greens, corn bread, black eye peas, etc.). At 10:15 p.m. there will be a Praise and Thanksgiving Testimonial Period which will be followed…

  • Great Adventure solar energy facility trial delayed

    Great Adventure solar energy facility trial delayed

    A state Superior Court judge in Ocean County has delayed the trial date on a case that may decide whether Six Flags Great Adventure can clearcut more than 18,000 trees in order to create a solar energy facility off Reed Road in Jackson. According to a press release from the New Jersey Sierra Club, the…