• Rotary Club donates dictionaries to local schools

    Rotary Club donates dictionaries to local schools

    Each year the Rotary Club of New Brunswick participates in the Dictionary Project. The Rotary Club orders a student dictionary for all third grade students in 13 elementary schools in Highland Park, New Brunswick and North Brunswick. On a pre-arranged date and time, volunteers from the Rotary Club go to a school and meet with all…

  • Edison man charged with October shooting in Newark

    Edison man charged with October shooting in Newark

    An Edison teenager has been charged with partaking in a shooting in Newark in October. Keyon Coleman, 19, was being sought by detectives after he was identified as a suspect in the shooting, and a $100,000 warrant was issued for his arrest, according to a statement prepared by Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose. Shortly before…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

      The following local residents have been named to the dean’s list at The University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania, for the 2016 fall semester: Alyssa Talarick of Kendall Park is a junior communication major in the university’s College of Arts and Sciences; Meghan Foley of Kendall Park is a freshman nursing major in the university’s Panuska…

  • Hazlet Land-Use Board to re-evaluate Master Plan

    Hazlet Land-Use Board to re-evaluate Master Plan

    By KATHARINE FRIEDMAN Correspondent The Hazlet Land-Use Board met Jan. 19 to consider two cases on the agenda and plan for updating the Master Plan for 2018. The first case involved residents who want to construct an 8-by-25-foot two-story addition to their home, a 4-by-8-foot front covered porch and an 11-by-27-foot level above the garage. The residents also sought variances for…

  • Mock trial on climate change to be held in Red Bank

    Mock trial on climate change to be held in Red Bank

      RED BANK — The Monmouth County Climate Coalition (MCCC) will present, “Mother Earth v. World’s People: A Mock Trial on Climate Change,” at 7 p.m. on Jan. 30 at the Marion Huber Theater, 21 Bridge Ave. The 40-minute mock trial intends to explain different ideas about climate change and will ultimately ask the audience…

  • On campus

    On campus

    The following students have been named to the dean’s list at the University of Connecticut for the Fall 2016 semester: Xiao Li of Edison and Ayushi Sanjay Pathak of Edison.  

  • Youth flag football league this winter in Aberdeen

    Youth flag football league this winter in Aberdeen

    The Winter Youth Flag Football League will be held at Tab Ramos Sports Center, 17 Blair Rd., Aberdeen. Winter II play will begin Feb. 5. The games are played Sunday mornings, while teams are determined by age for boys and girls ages 5-13 years old. The league runs seven weeks and uses NFL flag football…

  • Veterans will be forever memorialized with paver program

    Veterans will be forever memorialized with paver program

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK– To honor the men and women who served in the Armed Forces, the Department of Recreation, Parks & Community Services relaunched a program giving “set in stone” a whole new meaning. The department has brought back its Paver Tribute Program, which gives residents the chance to purchase a paver to commemorate a family…

  • ‘Leadership Day’ slated Feb. 3

    ‘Leadership Day’ slated Feb. 3

    St. Thomas the Apostle School, 333 State Route 18 South, Old Bridge, announces “Leadership Day” will be held on Feb. 3. Come and celebrate our community of leaders as the students share their talents, skills, experiences and insight as to how to be effective leaders in the world today. The event begins with coffee at…

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