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  • 20th annual Open Juried Show at Guild

    “Escher,” photography by Kristopher Schoenleber One hundred and thirty works were selected for the Guild of Creative Art’s 20th annual Open Juried Show in the Main Gallery. The show runs through Oct. 31 at the guild, located at 620 Broad St. in Shrewsbury. In the sculpture category, Timothy Dybus took 1st Place for “…Out of…

  • Jewish Film Festival to run Oct. 30 to Nov. 11

    The 13th annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival will be held from Oct. 30 to Nov. 11 at the Regal Cinema Commerce Center, 2399 Route 1 South, North Brunswick. Opening night will feature the New Jersey premiere of “Orchestra of Exiles,” an American and Israeli documentary that tells the story of Bronislaw Huberman, the acclaimed Polish…

  • This week’s photo assignment: U.S. veterans – then and now

    Gianna Rose and Lulu, the cocker spaniel, spend lots of time cuddling. Greater Media Newspapers readers may submit photos via email to [email protected]. READER-SUBMITTED PHOTO BY GERI LEANDRO via StringFly@GMNews A s the nation gets set to mark Veterans Day on Nov. 11, Greater Media Newspapers is asking readers to submit photographs of their family…

  • Young woman goes from near tragedy to a new life

    But now, Stephanie Halmo needs help paying medical bills BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A young woman with ties to North Brunswick has made a miraculous medical recovery in just days. However, now she has financial burdens to face, instead. Stephanie Halmo, who grew up in North Brunswick, had her first seizure…

  • The wheel deal

    Markus Talay, of North Brunswick, cleans the rims of a 2006 Chevrolet Corvette on display during a Cruise Night held in the Home Depot parking lot in Edison on Sept. 27. The weekly classic car show was held by the Edison Light Cruisers. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Traffic changes made along Route 1 near So. Brunswick

    Dept. of Transportation amends re-rerouting of vehicles during improvement project BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A controversial trial program along Route 1 in West Windsor has been terminated, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). The trial program, which ran short of its 12-week run, prohibited left-hand turns onto Washington…

  • Trick-or-treating event will aid 4-year-old boy

    Skull Riders to raise money on Halloween night BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Ray Fantel is a “very special boy.” The 4-year-old is wheelchair bound, needs round-the-clock assistance and has already beaten the odds. Diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) at 5 months old, Ray was not expected to live past the…

  • Walk for Diane gives hope, support to those with breast cancer

    Oct. 21 event will provide funds for mammograms BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Diane Goodwin was told in 1993 that she had Stage IV breast cancer, the final and most advanced stage of the disease. Despite the odds, Diane lived for 16 years with cancer, and when she passed away in August…

  • Kendall Park man charged with murder

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan and New Brunswick Police Department Director Anthony Caputo announced Oct. 9 that they charged a Kendall Park resident in a Sept. 27 murder. Zaid Joseph, 20, was charged with felony murder in the shooting of Joshua Zhou, 19, of New Brunswick. He is one of five suspects…