• Local employers nominated for efforts in supporting the military

    Guard and Reserve members select businesses for Employer Support Freedom Award Eighty-three New Jersey Guard and Reserve members nominated their employers for the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, according to the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense (DOD) operational committee. The local nominees are:  New…

  • Catholic Charities to receive $8.7 million

    Gov. Chris Christie’s administration announced that it will award up to $8.7 million to Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton, in a contract for disaster case-management services for New Jersey residents in need of post-Sandy assistance. The competitively bid contract will be effective April 1 through Oct. 30, 2014, according to a recent announcement. Catholic Charities,…

  • Tea time

    Prekindergarten students Christopher, Patrick and Jonathan Branz enjoy a Mother’s Day tea party with their mother, Kristen, at Our Lady of Lourdes School, Milltown, on May 8. Teacher Pat Coiro and her class of 4-year-olds hosted “Tea with Me” for the students and their mothers and grandmothers. The children met their special guests at the…

  • 4-H reschedules craft, vendor show

    The Middlesex County 4-H Spring Fling Craft and Vendor Show, originally planned for March 9, has been rescheduled for 8 a.m.-2 p.m. June 15 at the County 4- H Center, 645 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. The event will feature a variety of vendors selling new and used items, crafts to collectibles. Refreshments will be sold.…

  • Middlesex County residents can take a breath of fresh air

    American Lung Association report assigns ‘A’ rating for lack of soot in the air BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer The American Lung Association’s “State of the Air 2013” air-quality report revealed both good and bad news for Middlesex County. While it ranked among the top 20 counties in the nation for a lack of soot…

  • Change these bad beauty habits

    Looking good and feeling healthy are top priorities for many women. In addition to spending hours researching the latest beauty regimens and spending thousands on products that promise everything from turning back the hands of time to making hair thicker and more resilient, women could be engaging in a few habits that may be doing…

  • Pros and cons of antiwrinkle injections

    For many men and women, the fear of aging and the desire to look young as long as possible has driven scores of people to doctors’ offices around the country for antiwrinkle injections. Since Botox received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval back in April 2002, it and its successors have become the drugs of…

  • You, Only Better

    By Bev Bennett CTW Features Eat well or exercise hard — which is more effective? There’s a debate in the medical community about the path to faster, long-term weight loss. So … which is it? You hear advice all the time about the key to slimming down. Cutting calories is an obvious step. If you…

  • Pancake Breakfast on tap at legion post

    Sons of the American Legion, American Legion Post No. 25 will host an All-You- Can-Eat Pancake and Much More Breakfast 8 a.m. to noon May 19 at the post home, 4 JFK Blvd., Milltown. Donation is $8 for adults, or $4 for children under age 10. Youngsters under age 5 will be admitted free of…

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