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  • East Brunswick sisters win contest raising awareness of immunizations

    East Brunswick sisters win contest raising awareness of immunizations

      EAST BRUNSWICK – Two sisters from East Brunswick are finalists in the Protect Me With 3+ contest. Emily Phu of Churchill Middle School and Carmen Phu of East Brunswick High School participated in the fourth year of the poster and video contest, which is a collaboration between The Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New…

  • Business Brief

    Business Brief

    Joseph Xerri, a financial advisor with the East Brunswick branch of Wells Fargo Advisors, has been named first vice president-investment officer. Xerri has served with Wells Fargo Advisors for 21 years and has 29 years of experience in the financial services industry. Xerri holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Brooklyn College. He lives in Freehold…

  • Seniors over age 90 invited to Birthday Bash on May 12

    Seniors over age 90 invited to Birthday Bash on May 12

    The Middlesex County Department of Senior Services sponsors an annual Birthday Bash for all seniors in Middlesex County over the age of 90. The South Brunswick Senior Center will host seniors from South Brunswick, Cranbury, East Brunswick, Jamesburg, Milltown, Monroe, North Brunswick and Plainsboro from 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. on May 12 at the center,…

  • Hikers to explore magic of migration

    Hikers to explore magic of migration

    A Mysterious Migration Hike is set for 1 p.m. April 30 at Cheesequake State Park, Old Bridge. Participants, who should meet at the park’s Nature Center, will learn about the mysteries and magic of animal migration during the one-hour hike. The program is open to ages 8 and up. For more information, call 732-566-3208.  

  • Theatre Fest planned for May 6, 7

    Theatre Fest planned for May 6, 7

    Playhouse 22 will present its Theatre Fest 2016, a two-day festival featuring original one-act, experimental plays, 7-11 p.m. May 6 and 10 a.m.-11 p.m. May 7 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. The almost 20-hour festival also will include master classes in improvisational theater, music from the around the globe and…

  • Health care initiative is a great CATCH in Spotswood

    Health care initiative is a great CATCH in Spotswood

    SPOTSWOOD – A new health care initiative is catching on in Spotswood. According to the 2012 Community Health Needs Assessment conducted by Saint Peter’s University Hospital and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, increasing healthier behaviors in youth is a top priority in Middlesex County. To that end, the hospitals created the Community…

  • Church sets yard sale for April 30

    Church sets yard sale for April 30

    Lord of Hope Presbyterian Church, 445 Plainfield Rd., Edison, will hold a yard sale on the church parking lot from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. on April 30.

  • Middlesex County College presents dance concert

    Middlesex County College presents dance concert

    The Middlesex County College Dance Ensemble will present its 15th annual spring dance concert entitled Story Book at 7 p.m., April 30, and at 2 p.m., May 1. Both performances will be held in the Performing Arts Center on the college’s Edison campus and are free with a suggested donation of $5 per person. “The…

  • Three vo-tech schools ranked among top U.S. public high schools

    Three vo-tech schools ranked among top U.S. public high schools

      Three of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools (MCVTS) have once again been recognized by U.S. News and World Report in its ranking of the best public high schools in the United States. The Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies in Edison received a gold medal for the fourth consecutive…