• Jackson’s Van de Zilver takes gold in vault at state meet

    Jackson’s Van de Zilver takes gold in vault at state meet

    By Wayne Witkowski Jacie Van de Zilver, a junior on Jackson Memorial High School’s gymnastics team, took a daring gamble when she decided to add a twisting move at the end of her vault that helped her secure a gold medal in that event in the NJSIAA individual championships in Montgomery last month. Her final…

  • Superintendent urges residents to vote for referendum

    Superintendent urges residents to vote for referendum

    I am writing to remind the citizens of North Brunswick to please cast a vote on the school district’s referendum question that will be on the election ballot on Dec. 13. Due to the significant increase in the township population since our most recent school was built in 1973, schools’ facilities are overcrowded and costly temporary…

  • Clean up candy from streets to keep dogs safe

    We are fortunate that our dedicated firefighters take time out of their schedules to bring Santa to our neighborhoods on their fire trucks, throwing candy to our children. However, once Santa leaves, there is candy all over the streets. This candy can include chocolate, which is deadly to the dogs that are walked in the…

  • Old Bridge sailor reflects on being stationed in Pearl Harbor during 75th anniversary

    Old Bridge sailor reflects on being stationed in Pearl Harbor during 75th anniversary

    The 75th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor has special meaning for an Old Bridge native who is serving in the U.S. Navy in the very location that drew the United States into World War II. Petty Officer 2nd Class Ricardo Nazaire, a 2006 Old Bridge High School graduate, is assigned to the Navy’s U.S.…

  • Speaker Series and events planned

    Speaker Series and events planned

    The Metuchen Democratic Organization is looking to further engage its membership with Speaker Series and events. The first of these events will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 7 at Cai’s, 420 Main St., Metuchen, with Julie Roginsky, a liberal news pundit who frequently appears on the Fox News Network. The event is entitled,…

  • Middlesex County legion members support efforts to end veteran homelessness

    Middlesex County legion members support efforts to end veteran homelessness

    ISELIN – Iselin American Legion Post 471 played as the host to State Commander Roger Gengaro’s official visit to Middlesex County, where he explained the elements of his state project to aid homeless veterans. During the meeting on Nov. 30, Gengaro and Jack Dunne, state project chair, accepted a $1,000 donation from Gary Cooper, Middlesex County commander, from the county organization…

  • Vocal band to perform Hanukkah concert Dec. 25

    Vocal band to perform Hanukkah concert Dec. 25

    Six13, a New York-based six-man vocal band, will perform a Hanukkah concert at 7 p.m. on Dec. 25 at Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple, 222 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Tickets for the concert are $36 for adults or $18 for students. There will be a Hanukkah candle lighting and dinner beginning at 5 p.m. at a cost of…

  • ‘Sinatra and His Friends’ on tap for Dec. 10 at library

    ‘Sinatra and His Friends’ on tap for Dec. 10 at library

    Joe Gilligan and Donnie Farraro will present their “Sinatra and His Friends” show 2:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Old Bridge Public Library, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The performance, which is part of the library’s free Second Saturday Concert Series, will be narrated by Gilligan and sung by Farraro as they entertain with stories…

  • Lecture to focus on oral history of WWII experience

    Lecture to focus on oral history of WWII experience

    The East Brunswick Public Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center, will host a lecture titled “An Oral History of the American Experience in World War II” 12:30 p.m. Dec. 13. Shaun Illingworth, director of the Rutgers Oral History Archives (ROHA) will discuss the archives’ work in documenting the WWII generation and how oral history can…

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