• Simons says: Courtyard project has been rewarding

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Lindsey Simons (second from right) received a Teacher of the Year award from the Celebrate North Brunswick Committee on June 3. Pictured (l-r) are John Albert of the Celebrate North Brunswick Committee; Patricia Puleio, director of elementary instruction at John Adams Elementary School; John Adams Principal Frederick Johnson; Simons; and…

  • Township employee named head of School Transportation Supervisors

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — Ray Kuehner, supervisor of transportation for the township’s Board of Education, was recently elected president of the School Transportation Supervisors of New Jersey (NJSTS). Kuehner has worked in various capacities in school transportation for 25 years. “I am looking forward to working with all the members of the association in continuing to…

  • SWMHS class of ’73 to mark 40th reunion

    The class of 1973 at Sayreville War Memorial High School will hold its 40th reunion Oct. 11 at the SWMHS homecoming football game and Oct. 12 with a dinner at The Palms Plaza, 343 Route 34, Matawan. A brunch may be scheduled for Oct. 13. Classmates are sought. Contact information should be emailed to Debbie…

  • American Legion to hold fluke tournament

    South Brunswick American Legion Post 401 will hold its annual fluke tournament and fishing trip on the Misty Morn, Old Spye Marina, Morgan, at 7 a.m. July 14. The cost is $55 per person. RSVP and payments are due by July 5. To reserve, call 732-329-9861.

  • Submissions needed for wordsmith competition

    The Unlimited Potential Theatre Co., a project of Very Special Arts (VSA) New Jersey, is seeking poems, essays, short stories and plays by New Jersey residents who are 18 years or older for its 20th annual Joyce Indik New Jersey Wordsmith Competition. The contest is open to all writers, and submissions by writers with disabilities…

  • Artists sought for senior citizen contest

    The Middlesex County Office of Aging and Disabled Services’ annual juried Senior Citizen Art Contest and Exhibition is scheduled for July 22-Aug. 16 at the Studio Art Gallery at the Middlesex County College Performing Arts Center in Edison. Any visual artist who is age 60 or older and resides in Middlesex County may submit one…

  • Local transplant recipient to compete in world games

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Muran Veniszee, a transplant recipient who founded the Hearts N Hand nonprofit organization, will compete in the World Transplant Games next month in South Africa. NORTH BRUNSWICK — Muran Veniszee will remember March 25, 2010, for the rest of his life. That is the day he received a new heart…

  • Cicadas singing across Middlesex County

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Periodical or 17-year cicadas are in full force in some parts of the county, filling the air with their pervasive songs. DAN MOZGAI I t’s almost like the life of a rock star who lives dangerously — singing loudly, mating and dying young. But these wild and short-lived beings are…

  • Softball is all about the play

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Players run through their pregame routines before a Sunday morning softball game at Veterans Park in Old Bridge. FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI When Jack Donahue co-founded the Woodpeckers men’s softball team in 1976, he did not imagine that he would one day play alongside his sons and son-in-law. “I’ve stopped playing now,…

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