• Teen Media Contest calls for entries

    The Department of Human Services’ Division of Family Development will hold its 18th annual Teen Media Contest, which reinforces the department’s mission of instilling an understanding of parental responsibility in teens. The statewide contest is open to all New Jersey middle- and high-school students. This year’s challenge to tweens and teens is to illustrate the…

  • Nicolo Scire-Cirneco

    Mr. Scire-Cirneco, 83, died on March 18, 2013, at his home in North Brunswick. Born in Italy, he moved to the United States in 1972 and had been a resident of North Brunswick for the last 39 years. He worked for Rutgers University for 10 years. Mr. Scire-Cirneco was predeceased by his wife, Rosa Scire-Cirneco.…

  • Pauline M. Zirch

    Mrs. Zirch, 82, formerly of East Brunswick, Milltown and the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, died March 10, 2013, in The Elms of Cranbury. Prior to her retirement in 1985, she was employed with Johns Manville, North Brunswick, where she worked for many years. She was predeceased by a granddaughter, Tammy Zirch. Surviving are…

  • Elizabeth “Betty” Skoudris

    Ms. Skoudris, 84, of North Brunswick, died March 1, 2013, in CareOne at East Brunswick. She was employed for many years as a plant worker at Revlon, Edison. She was predeceased by two brothers, Marcus Skoudris and John Skoudris, and by two nephews, Henry Veiga Jr. and Jimmy Skoudris. Surviving are a sister, Mary Veiga…

  • Marguerite O’Brien Steigerwald

    Mrs. Steigerwald, 74, of North Brunswick, formerly of East Brunswick, died March 1, 2013, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement in 2003, she was employed as head of housekeeping for Red Roof Inn, Edison, where she worked for 15 years. She was predeceased by two brothers, Arthur and Robert…

  • Movie, driving course set for senior center

    The South Brunswick Senior Center, located in the municipal complex, Route 522, will show the movie “Flight” at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23. Denzel Washington stars as Whip Whitaker, a seasoned airline pilot who miraculously lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe. After the crash, Whip is hailed as a hero, but as more…

  • Zimmerli Dodge Collection now available on ARTstor

    More than 250 images from the Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection at Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, are now available on ARTstor. The collection of nonconformist art from the Soviet Union can be viewed through the ARTstor Digital Library at www.artstor.org. Among the artists included in this collection are Grisha Bruskin, Eric…

  • Granny’s Cellar craft show set for March 23

    The Church of the Immaculate Conception, 23 Manalapan Road, Spotswood, will host its Granny’s Cellar Spring Craft Show 9 a.m.-4 p.m. March 23. The event will feature approximately 65 crafters displaying and selling handcrafted merchandise. A country kitchen will serve breakfast and lunch. Baked goods will be available for purchase. Admission is $2 for adults;…

  • Scholarships available through N.J. Heroes

    First lady Mary Pat Christie has launched a new continuing-education scholarship through her New Jersey Heroes initiative. The $5,000 Spirit of a Hero Scholarship, which builds upon an earlier program for military veterans, is now available to students graduating from high school. To be considered for the scholarship, candidates must meet several criteria: show a…

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