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  • Summer-reading events underway at library

    Summer-reading events underway at library

    The theme for this year’s summer-reading program at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, is “On Your Mark, Get Set … Read!” Youngsters in kindergarten-fifth grade can earn the chance to win prizes for each day they read for at least 20 minutes. There will be drawings for larger prizes on July…

  • Frances K. Walerzak Lamb

    Frances K. Walerzak Lamb

    Frances K. Walerzak Lamb died June 18, 2016, at Laurelton Nursing Home in Brick. She was 96. Born in Sayreville, she resided in South Carolina and Spotswood before moving to Brick in 2013. She was predeceased by her husband, Daryl L. Lamb, in 2010. Surviving are her son, Daryl E. Lamb and his wife, Diane,…

  • Elks to sponsor Youth Sports Tourney

    Elks to sponsor Youth Sports Tourney

    The New Jersey State Elks Youth Sports Tournament is scheduled for June 27 at several locations. Boys and girls ages 13-18 are invited to compete in bowling, golf or tennis. Contestants will be placed in the junior division or senior division based upon their age. The individual sports, venues and directors are: bowling, Lanes at…

  • JFS will offer summer computer classes

    JFS will offer summer computer classes

    Jewish Family Services (JFS) of Middlesex County, 32 Ford Ave., second floor, Milltown, will begin its Summer 2016 Computer Training program July 11. Courses will be offered in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, QuickBooks 2015 and beginning computer training for individuals with little or no computer experience. Each session will meet for two or two and…

  • Youth Sports Festival continues in North Brunswick

    The 20th annual Youth Sports Festival will continue through June 26 near DeVry University on Route 1 north, North Brunswick. Hours are 6-11 p.m. weeknights, 6 p.m. to midnight Friday, 3 p.m., to midnight Saturday and 3-11 p.m. Sunday. Features include Eudora Farms Petting Zoo, Scott’s Future Magic Show, Pirates of the Columbian Caribbean, the…

  • Two dozen people charged in financial fraud network

    Two dozen people charged in financial fraud network

    Twenty-four people have been charged with participating in a large-scale international bank fraud ring that operated a million-dollar scheme to steal from banks and corporations. The individuals were charged on June 14 during an investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, U.S. Homeland Security Investigations-Newark Division, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey…

  • Symposium for food pantries, soup kitchens set for July 6

    Symposium for food pantries, soup kitchens set for July 6

    Middlesex County’s Office of Extension Services is presenting a new program designed to help feed the hungry in New Jersey. “Getting Healthy Food to Those in Need: A Symposium for Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens” is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. July 6 at the EARTH Center at Davidsons Mill Pond Park in South Brunswick. The conference…

  • New platform to be used for educational funding campaigns

    RED BANK — Edbacker, a new online platform designed to connect school districts with donors, is partnering with the New Jersey Education Foundation Partnership (NJEFP) to support 50 education foundations that fund educational programs for their respective school districts. NJEFP is the second state-level organization to use the Edbacker platform. Designed by technology entrepreneurs and…

  • Beck requests bus company resolve customer complaints

    Beck requests bus company resolve customer complaints

    Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth) sent a letter dated May 23 to Thomas Scullin, chief operating officer of Academy Bus Lines Inc., after her office was contacted numerous times in recent weeks about service issues, specifically regarding the Route 9/Wall Street line, according to a press release sent by her office. Reportedly, some of the most common problems…