• N.J. counseling program for veterans in funding limbo

    CODA GREG BEAN I am writing this column on Friday, May 3, and it should be published in this week’s editions of Greater Media Newspapers, which will be online Wednesday, May 8. In that five-day period, if averages hold, five active duty military members (one a day) and 110 veterans of various wars (22 a…

  • Zimmerli to offer free admission on May 18

    The Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton St., New Brunswick, will offer free admission on May 18 as part of the Association of Art Museum Directors’ Art Museum Day, coinciding with International Museum Day.

  • Do-gooders in North Bruns. support local food banks

    Virtual food drive through YouGiveGoods collected food, money for the hungry BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Carlos Reyes, a fourth-grader at Parsons Elementary School in North Brunswick, made a poster asking for donations to a recent food drive held within all North Brunswick’s schools. KATHY CHANG NORTH BRUNSWICK — The students of the North Brunswick…

  • Wacky Wings set for Wednesdays at VFW

    Clark-Moetz Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2319 hosts a Wacky Wings Night 5-8 p.m. every Wednesday at the post home, 45 Broad St., Milltown. Guests are invited to try the post’s sauces or to bring their own. Wings cost 50 cents each. Poppers, breaded zucchini, potato pancakes and corn fritters also will be available.…

  • ‘Star Trek’ fan events set for No. Brunswick

    The USS Avenger science fiction fan association will join forces with the Regal Commerce Center 18 Theater, 2399 Route 1 south, North Brunswick, to celebrate the release of the new “Star Trek” feature film, “Star Trek Into Darkness,” which will open nationwide on May 17. Throughout the film’s opening weekend, USS Avenger members will man…

  • Islamic Circle of North America holds sporting day in So. Bruns.

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A volleyball game was held during the Islamic Circle of New Jersey’s sports day, held April 27 at Crossroads Middle Schools in South Brunswick. KATHY CHANG SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Members of the Muslim community took to the sporting fields at the Crossroads Middle Schools for a day of fun and…

  • Twilight 5K, Family Fun Run is a job ‘Wells’ done

    Hugs for Brady Foundation holds walk/run to help fight childhood cancer BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Ramya Sudhakar (l-r), Tanya Krishnakumar and Vidisha Banerjee help organize dozens of balloons for display at the third annual Hugs for Brady Twilight 5K & Family Fun Run, held at South Brunswick High School in Monmouth Junction on April…

  • Middlesex Co. prosecutor to serve as assistant attorney general

    Bruce J. Kaplan will serve as counsel to the Division of Criminal Justice BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Former Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan was sworn in on May 6 as an assistant attorney general for the state Office of the Attorney General. He will serve as counsel to the office’s Division of Criminal…

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