• Have a creative get together with Ceramic Owl

    The Ceramic Owl is a mobile paint-your-own ceramic studio, where they bring the joy of creating your very own ceramic piece to you. Need a fresh idea for a birthday party? Want to invite a few girl friends over for a girls’ night out? How about an arts and crafts activity for your Girl Scout…

  • Gearing up for the perfect camp experience

    The summer season is right around the corner, and for approximately 10 million children nationwide, this means one thing — it’s time to start gearing up for camp! There is a lot more to consider than just shorts and t-shirts when packing for camp.The American Camp Association (ACA) provides the following tips to help families…

  • Being away from home builds self-esteem, independence

    One of the many joys of parenthood is helping children navigate new waters.And, while often these situations are met with hesitation, slight anxiety — or in the case of some first-time campers, homesickness — it is these moments that develop the 21st century skills needed in adulthood. New situations, such as going away to camp,…

  • Check out some of the area’s schools and camps

    Around the Corner Art Center Around the Corner Art Center is anxious for summer to arrive and art camp to begin.The Little Picassos (ages 5-8) and Master Monets (8-13) bring lots of excitement, energy and creativity to the art center. Classes in clay and ceramics, mixed media, drawing and painting, cartooning, fashion design, sewing, jewelry…

  • E.B. looking to allocate federal grant monies

    Grant submissions being accepted through Feb. 22 BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Nearly $100,000 in federal monies will be available for projects in East Brunswick through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). Linda Rubenstein, housing specialist with the township Department of Planning and Engineering, discussed the grant program for the 2013-14 fiscal…

  • Rosemary Muckin

    Mrs. Muckin, 81, of East Brunswick, formerly of Spotswood, died Feb. 5, 2013, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, Walter. Surviving are a daughter, Lynn Sorrentino, and her husband, Rich, of East Brunswick; and two grandsons. Funeral services were held at Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. Entombment…

  • Martha Kellar

    Mrs. Kellar, 91, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Feb. 1, 2013, in Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Prior to her retirement in 2001, she was employed as a librarian with the Sayreville Public Library, where she worked for 20 years. She was predeceased by her husband, John J., and by a sister, Isabella. Surviving…

  • Mary “Betty” Wear Kizlinski

    Mrs. Kizlinski, 80, of Jackson, formerly of East Brunswick and Howell, died Feb. 2, 2013, in Bartley Healthcare Center, Jackson. She was predeceased by her husband, Peter D’Errico. Surviving are a daughter, Lisa Ferguson of Howell; a niece; and a grandson. A blessing took place at Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. Cremation was private. Memorial…

  • Geraldine Cucolo Kahse

    Mrs. Kahse, 75, of East Brunswick, died Feb. 2, 2013, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, Herbert W. Kahse Jr., and by a sister, Marie Corbett. Surviving are a daughter, Karen Kuklinski; two sons, Bill Kahse, and his wife, Donna, and Kenny Kahse; a sister, Anna Cucolo;…

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