• Kick off a healthy new year with First Day hike

    Kick off a healthy new year with First Day hike

    In the hustle and bustle of the holidays, we often eat too much and exercise too little, but with a new year coming, it is a great time to get back on the road to fitness. If you resolved to start 2017 on the right foot, there is no better way than joining a First…

  • FTHS awarded model classroom grant

    FTHS awarded model classroom grant

    Freehold Township High School has been awarded a $10,000 Model Classroom Grant from the OceanFirst Foundation. The goal of the Model Classroom Grant program is to support bold and innovative schools that have the vision, creativity and desire to develop model classrooms for learning, according to a press release from the Freehold Regional High School…

  • Metuchen horse trough heads south for repair

    Metuchen horse trough heads south for repair

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — With a touch of a blow torch and hammer and a lift of a crane, the aging antique horse trough that has stood for 116 years along Middlesex Avenue, Route 27, is on its way to Alexander City, Alabama, for much needed restoration. Maintained by members of the…

  • World War II veteran creates replicas of landmark structures to combat PTSD

    World War II veteran creates replicas of landmark structures to combat PTSD

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — More than 70 years after the end of World War II, a local veteran is still finding ways to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Frank Maltese, who recently turned 96, served in World War II with his brothers John, Nicholas Jr., Philip and Joseph. Maltese enlisted…

  • Book clubs for reading, cooking lovers to meet at South Brunswick Library

    Book clubs for reading, cooking lovers to meet at South Brunswick Library

    The South Brunswick Library has several programs planned for book lovers for the New Year. The Monday Night Book Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 9 and on the first Monday of each month. For the list of books and schedule, visit www.sbpl.info/adults/book-discussion/ Coffee & Conversation will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 12…

  • Traveling exhibition to feature Bill of Rights

    Traveling exhibition to feature Bill of Rights

      The Monroe Township Public Library will hold the pop-up exhibition, “The Bill of Rights and You,” through Feb. 28. Made possible by the National Archives Traveling Exhibits Service, the exhibition commemorates the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the document that provides liberties for all Americans. The library is located at 4 Municipal Plaza,…

  • Business Brief

    Business Brief

    U-Haul Company of New Jersey, Inc. has announced that Blue Star Cars has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer. Owner Naif Tiryaki of Blue Star Cars, 56 Lincoln Ave., Jamesburg, will offer U-Haul trucks and support rental items. Hours of operation for U-Haul rentals are 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. After-hours drop-off is available for…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    Kyle Gora of Old Bridge has graduated from York College of Pennsylvania on Dec. 21. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Recreation and Leisure Administration.

  • Annual Young Men’s Conference scheduled in New Brunswick

    Annual Young Men’s Conference scheduled in New Brunswick

    Young men in grades 9-12 in Middlesex County will have an opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and identify resources to share with their peers at the fifth annual Young Men’s Conference, to be held on Jan. 13 at the DCF Training Center, 30 Van Dyke Ave., New Brunswick. Under the theme “Man Up: Empowering My…

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