• N.J. Blood Services seeks volunteers

    New Jersey Blood Services is in need of volunteers at blood drives. Volunteers will assist donors with registration, carry out escorting and canteen duties, and watch for post-donation reactions. For more information, contact R. Jan Zepka at 732-616-8741 or [email protected].

  • Résumé-writing workshop Feb. 12

    Résumé-writing workshops will be held Feb. 12 from 10:30 a.m. to noon in Program Room 1A and 1B. Attendees will learn how to write an effective résumé and will get an overview of all the free resources available at the library that can help with a job search. Seating is limited. Registration is required.

  • Valentine’s Day rose sale at N.B. Fire Co. 2

    North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Company No. 2, Route 130 north (just south of Adams Lane), will hold a Valentine’s Day rose sale from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Feb. 12, 13 and 14. Roses are $25 per dozen.

  • Francis Parker Memorial Home receives $25,000 grant

    Seniors at Martin Gerber Apartments will benefit from ‘Club at Home’ program NORTH BRUNSWICK — Francis Parker Memorial Home is one of four recipients of a $25,000 grant in the initial round of funding through the Innovations Fund, which seeks to catalyze innovation among nonprofit providers of aging services by funding programs that promise to…

  • Expert advice, new products will be featured at home show

    Today’s homeowners put a premium on efficiency and comfort, according to a newly released survey conducted by Better Homes and Gardens. The latest products and techniques to achieve those ideals are showcased at the 2013 Garden State Home Show, scheduled for Feb. 8-10 at the Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset. The 24th annual home…

  • Making a ‘Point’ to help county residents in need

    Annual event offers services to those in need; takes count of homeless and at-risk in area BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Anna Veliz, a housing assistant for Middlesex County, gives a survey as part of the Point-in-Time Count 2013 at the Woodbridge Housing Authority on Jan. 30. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff I n 2009,…

  • NBPD expanding knowledge on individuals with autism

    Officials are compiling information on residents, learning appropriate measures BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer After an unusually high number of runaway calls involving children with autism last year, the North Brunswick Police Department (NBPD) took action. Deputy Police Chief Joseph Battaglia said the department is continuing to reach out to parents and guardians of autistic…

  • Then and now: Lessons from the Selma march

    Activists say issues like income inequality, voter ID show civil rights struggle not over BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer The Rev. Gillbert Caldwell, to the left of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., marches during a 1965 protest for racial justice. PHOTO COURTESY OF REV. GILLBERT CALDWELL AND THE CHURCH WITHIN A CHURCH MOVEMENT According to…

  • Active adult buyers love Cedar Village at Ocean

    Weichert New Homes and Continental Properties report more than 25 new homes have recently gone into contract at Cedar Village at Ocean, a centrally located active adult community for ages 55+. The rapid sales pace reflects the serious interest today’s buyers have in Cedar Village, a resortstyle collection of 295 single-family homes in Monmouth County’s…

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