• Teens, parents to discuss substance abuse, crime prevention

    Teens, parents to discuss substance abuse, crime prevention

    The East Brunswick Municipal Alliance will present its Town Talks, an open dialogue with teens, parents and community leaders about substance abuse and crime prevention, 7-8:30 p.m. Dec. 14 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. The event, which is sponsored by the East Brunswick Education Association, will feature guest speakers, a…

  • Chanukah event set for Dec. 29

    Chanukah event set for Dec. 29

    Come celebrate at the Edison Township Menorah Lighting and Chanukah Celebration  at 7 p.m. Dec. 29 at the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Rd., Edison. Dignitaries, JCC staff and community members will come together for the menorah lighting, followed by musical entertainment, crafts and light Chanukah refreshments for all. This event…

  • Candlelight ‘Messiah’ will return to St. Mary’s

    Candlelight ‘Messiah’ will return to St. Mary’s

    The St. Mary Chamber Orchestra and Choral Society will present its annual candlelight Handel’s “Messiah” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 17 at St. Mary Church, 256 Augusta St., South Amboy. The concert, set in the church’s Victorian-Gothic architectural surroundings, will be performed under the direction of Maestro Christopher M.C. Deibert. A portion of the work will be…

  • Workshops to address stress, Alzheimer’s, dementia

    Workshops to address stress, Alzheimer’s, dementia

    The Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, will sponsor two upcoming health-and-wellness programs. “Stress Management for Successful Living” is scheduled for 7 p.m. Dec. 8. Dr. Ken Freedman, founder of Freedman Chiropractic Center, East Brunswick, will discuss the three general types of stress and provide tips on how individuals can…

  • Fire closed down road in Metuchen this past weekend

    Fire closed down road in Metuchen this past weekend

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — A fire that was contained to a basement at a Middlesex Avenue home closed down Middlesex Avenue from Grove Avenue to Jesmond Road for an hour and half over the weekend, according to officials. At approximately 8:20 p.m., on Dec. 4, the Metuchen Fire Department was dispatched to…

  • Office on Aging sets holiday singalong, sweater contest

    Office on Aging sets holiday singalong, sweater contest

    The Spotswood Office on Aging, 1 Arlington Avenue, Suite 401, will present its Holiday Singalong With Barbara Cottrell and Ugly Sweater Contest 1 p.m. Dec. 15. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 732-251-3432 or email [email protected].

  • Hirschman sweeps Turkey Derby Modified races at Wall Stadium

    Hirschman sweeps Turkey Derby Modified races at Wall Stadium

    Throughout the 2016 season, Matt Hirschman lived up to his nickname “Big Money Matt” by winning many of the high-paying races he entered. The Northampton, Pennsylvania, resident did it again on Nov. 26 at Wall Stadium Speedway by winning both the Tour Type Modified and Wall Modified feature races during Turkey Derby XLIII. These two…

  • Holocaust rescue mission to be topic at Dec. 14 meeting

    Holocaust rescue mission to be topic at Dec. 14 meeting

    The Brandeis National Committee, Middlesex Chapter, will present a program titled “Paul Beller and the Rescue Mission of 1939” 1 p.m. Dec. 14 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Beller will be on hand to tell the story of his escape from the Holocaust. In 1939, as the Nazi takeover threatened…

  • Former New York Yankee  hero delivers donated Hess trucks to young patients

    Former New York Yankee hero delivers donated Hess trucks to young patients

    By JESSICA HARDING Staff Writer A popular New York Yankee from the past helped spread the holiday cheer recently  at The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center. As part of the Hess Toy Truck tradition, Hess donated trucks to young patients at the hospital in Long Branch on Dec. 5. Hess visits hospitals annually…

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