• Raiders, Vikings fall in state soccer quarterfinals

    Varsity Report BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Steven Szakas, here make a save during a Raiders practice, and the North Brunswick Township High School boys soccer team saw their season come to an end in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV quarterfinals on Nov. 14 when they lost to Monroe Township High School in a shootout.…

  • Taking Back Sunday hosts storm relief concert

    Taking Back Sunday will present a hurricane relief concert Nov. 25 at Pine Belt Arena, Toms River. PHOTO COURTESY OF WWW.TAKINGBACKSUNDAY.NET The rock group Taking Back Sunday will perform a concert to benefit the Toms River Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund on Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Pine Belt Arena, 1245 Old Freehold Road,…

  • Men and women prove to be dogs’ best friends

    North Brunswick Humane Association raises funds during annual dog walk BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The ninth annual Dog Walk-a-Thon held last month by the nonprofit North Brunswick Humane Association (NBHA) was deemed a success. Some $5,005 was raised for the humane association, which, according to its website, provides education and guidance…

  • German exchange students visit NBTHS

    Hurricane Sandy does not interrupt their trips to the high school, New York City BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — It’s all about new experiences, and for the 17 German exchange students visiting North Brunswick during the past three weeks, they got just that. “There are no hurricanes in Germany,” said Julia Freymark.…

  • Local students get lessons off the court from former NBA player

    Anthony Avent visits Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Anthony Avent teaches third and fourth graders at Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School the appropriate stance to use while dribbling at a special event for the students at the Franklin Park school on Nov. 9. STELLA MORRISON SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Former NBA…

  • NBTHS students honor veterans with ceremony

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — As a highschool student played “Taps,” the audience of students, school officials and veterans stood up. The veterans in attendance — Joseph Laufnick, who served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1971 during the Vietnam War; Bob Davis, who served in the U.S. Army Reserve…

  • Share your cherished traditions

    Do you remember the excitement of lighting the eighth menorah candle; listening for reindeer hooves on the roof; being allowed to stay up to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve; celebrating the seven principles of Kwanzaa; offering food and chanting the Buddha’s teachings? Does your family have a special holiday or festival tradition…

  • Boy Scouts help after hurricane

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Central Jersey Boy Scout Troop 90, South Brunswick, pitched in to help Hurricane Sandy victims get back on their feet with a food collection Nov. 10. The troops filled three cars and the bed of a pickup truck with items from in front of the Stop & Shop in the Dayton section…

  • Federation assisting residents after storm

    The Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County recently opened its office at 230 Old Bridge Turnpike to the community, offering a place to go, weekdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m., to those in need of warmth, power or Internet services. The federation also is collecting and distributing donated funds and basic living supplies to individuals in need.…

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