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  • Jamesburg seeks to ‘sprout’ a love of reading during the summer

    Jamesburg seeks to ‘sprout’ a love of reading during the summer

    JAMESBURG – Select students in the Jamesburg school district are enhancing their grade level reading skills over the summer. “Research tells us that early intervention can make a lifetime of difference by helping students to succeed in school,” said Gloria Aftanski, president of United Way of Central Jersey. “By focusing investments in ways that make…

  • Senior group plans Christmas at the Beach

    Senior group plans Christmas at the Beach

    Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Seniors, Sayreville, will sponsor a Christmas at the Beach bus trip to Virginia Beach, Va., Nov. 30-Dec. 2. Cost is $425; price includes two nights’ lodging; two breakfasts and dinners; a USO show; visits to IMAX, Virginia Air and Space, Holiday Lights at the Beach and more; bus transportation; bus-driver…

  • Altar Rosary Society to sponsor Peach Fest

    Altar Rosary Society to sponsor Peach Fest

    The Holy Trinity Altar Rosary Society will host its annual Peach Festival and White Elephant Sale 1-5 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Holy Trinity Parish Center, 100 Main St., Helmetta. Music will be provided by Hap Ortutay. Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 10 and under.

  • Service announced for Aug. 6 in Metuchen

    Service announced for Aug. 6 in Metuchen

    Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, will hold Multiple Minyan on Aug. 6. In addition to the traditional service, which will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the sanctuary, a Yoga Minyan will be held in the ballroom beginning at 10:15 a.m. This program will combine yoga postures, readings, prayers and relaxation. Join the congregation in…

  • County has plan to improve Tennent Road in Manalapan

    County has plan to improve Tennent Road in Manalapan

    MANALAPAN – A contract for the construction of the first phase of planned improvements on Tennent Road in Manalapan could be awarded in the spring of 2018. A press release posted on Manalapan’s municipal website details Monmouth County’s plan to improve one of the township’s most heavily traveled roads. Tennent Road is designated as county…

  • Young students invited to attend summer program at EARTH center

    Young students invited to attend summer program at EARTH center

    Middlesex County students entering grades 4-7 are invited to attend a fun summer program that focuses on the environment. “Eco-Adventures at the EARTH Center” is scheduled for 9 a.m.-2 p.m. from Aug. 22-26 at the EARTH Center, in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. The events will have a different theme each day and will…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    Heather Bianco of Metuchen was named to the Spring 2016 Dean’s list at the University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware. She Is majoring in Exercise Science and pursuing a Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree. She is a graduate of Metuchen High School.

  • In the service

    In the service

    U.S. Air Force Airman Brystal C. Paey graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four…

  • Talk on journalists, media personalities set for Aug. 9

    Talk on journalists, media personalities set for Aug. 9

    The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, has announced Paul White will present “Journalists and Media Greats Who Have Helped ‘Message’ Our World” at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 9. The cost is $8 for center members and $11 for non-members. For more information, contact Sue Horwitz, director of Senior Adult…