• Baked treats needed for fundraiser

    The Byron Foundation will hold a bake sale fundraiser at the North Brunswick Township Municipal Building, 710 Hermann Road, 3:30-7 p.m. on March 27. Anyone wishing to bake must contact Peter Kenny at 732-570-8208 by March 21. Contributions must include six cookies per bag, or four brownies per bag. Cakes and slices of cake will…

  • Rutgers football stars will say farewell to fans in Sayreville

    SAYREVILLE — Future NFL draft picks and former Rutgers University football stars Jawan Jamison and Khaseem Greene will meet football fans at RedZone on Route 9 on Thursday, March 14. Greene, a linebacker from Elizabeth, was named Big East Defensive Player of the Year in each of the last two consecutive seasons. A dominant defensive…

  • Book Club to meet on April 1 in So. Brunswick

    The Monday Night Book Club at the South Brunswick Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, will discuss “The Language of Flowers” by Vanessa Diffenbaugh, on April 1 in the Local History Room.

  • SBHS collecting prom dresses, accessories

    South Brunswick High School (SHBS) will hold its second annual Viking Closet Prom Dress Drive, dubbed “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Prom Dresses.” Formal and semi-formal dresses of any shape, size or length can be dropped off by March 22 in the main lobby of the high school, 750 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction. Any SBHS…

  • on campus 

    Erik Axelsen, of North Brunswick, has been named to the dean’s list at Seton Hall University, South Orange, for the fall semester. Axelsen was also nominated for induction to the Seton Hall University chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Gian Galiano, of North Brunswick, was named to the dean’s list for the fall…

  • Local academic teams shine in competition

    South Brunswick competes in Jeopardy-style game for middle school students BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The question: What were the two countries that took part in the 1980 men’s ice hockey game, dubbed the “Miracle on Ice,” during the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y.? Woodbridge Middle School students answered first, naming the United…

  • American Legion hosts karaoke night

    American Legion Post 401, 148 Major Road, South Brunswick, will host a karaoke dance on March 15, beginning at 8:30 p.m. Karaoke is free and open to the public.

  • Storytelling and preschool events at Zimmerli

    The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University has announced a free storytelling session and preschool educators’ workshop in March at the museum, 71 Hamilton Ave., New Brunswick. Len Cabral will conduct the Zimmerli’s seventh annual “Celebration of Storytelling” on Tuesday, March 19 and Thursday, March 21, from 10 to 11 a.m. for preschool-age classes. His…

  • Balloon festival essay contest open through May

    PNC Bank and the QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning are inviting New Jersey students in grades 2-12 to take part in the 10th annual PNC Bank American Patriot Essay Contest. The essays must be 100 words or less and based on the topic “What the American Flag Means to Me.” Winning essays will be…

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