• Health summit in Monroe provides tips for seniors

    Barry Shandler (third from left) and Matilda Baker (fourth from left), both 98, attend the “Healthy Elder Summit” sponsored by Stop & Shop of Monroe July 11. They were joined by Mary Galvin Demarco (l-r), Bonnie Leibowitz, Arlene Putterman and Diane Riley. PHOTO COURTESY OF STOP & SHOP MONROE — Senior residents were recently treated…

  • Mets tickets will go to blood donors

    Nativity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 552 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, will host a blood drive 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. July 21. The event is sponsored by New Jersey/New York Blood Services. Each donor will receive a pair of tickets to a Mets baseball game. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, call Kathleen at 732-580- 2089.

  • Hours added at food, clothing ministry

    St. George’s New Life Food Pantry and Clothing Ministry, 56 Main St., Helmetta, recently extended its hours of operation. The facility is now open 10 a.m.-noon Tuesdays and 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays. All are welcome. The Clothing Ministry is accepting donations of gently used, clean clothes for distribution to individuals in need. Nonperishable food items or…

  • Christmas in July coming to Old Bridge

    The Madison Township Historical Society will hold a Christmas in July Sale from noon to 4 p.m. July 26, 27 and 28 in the Thomas Warne Museum, Route 516, Old Bridge, across from Old Bridge High School. Proceeds will benefit the historical society. The sale will feature handmade crafts created by the organization’s members. Museum…

  • Community invited to Coffee With a Cop

    The East Brunswick Police Department will host Coffee With a Cop from 9-11 a.m. July 25 at the Seville Diner, 1035 Route 18, East Brunswick. The program will offer an opportunity for residents to meet local officers, discuss community issues in an informal space and drink coffee. The event is designed to break down barriers…

  • Warped Tour

    Oliver Sykes of Bring Me the Horizon from Yorkshire, England, gets up close and personal with the crowd during the Vans Warped Tour’s July 7 stop at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel. THOMAS CASTLES/STAFF

  • For young-adult novelist, summer goes ‘up in flames’ and sales

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Author Jennifer Salvato Doktorski of East Brunswick reads from her young-adult novel, “How My Summer Went Up in Flames” at the To Be Continued… bookstore in Metuchen. METUCHEN — The Brainy Borough has long been home to celebrated authors, so it made sense that Jennifer Salvato Doktorski paid a visit…

  • ON CAMPUS

    Justin Bravman of East Brunswick was named to the dean’s list at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Mich., for the fall 2012 and spring 2013 semesters. Bravman’s GPA was 3.6 as a freshman. The East Brunswick High School graduate is studying aviation in order to become an air traffic controller.

  • Graduates receive awards from Friends of the Library

    EAST BRUNSWICK — The Friends of the East Brunswick Public Library awarded two $500 scholarships to local graduates Ameema Zubairi and Neil Bhide during a recent ceremony at East Brunswick High School. Friends President Anita Varshney said this year’s selection process was one of the most difficult in years, and the outstanding candidates forced the…

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