• Residents can apply for FEMA assistance

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is offering disaster assistance to those who have sustained losses or damage due to Hurricane Sandy. To apply, visit www.DisasterAssistance. gov or call 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or 1-800-462-7585. The following information is necessary: Social Security number, private insurance information, address and zip code of the damaged property, directions to the…

  • Free post-storm legal help hotline

    The New Jersey State Bar Association, the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have teamed up to provide help to residents. In the aftermath of Sandy, residents who cannot afford to pay an attorney can call the help line to request free legal assistance at 888-541-1900. The hotline is…

  • Trip to Showboat Atlantic City Dec. 9

    The North Brunswick Adams Athletic Club Ladies Club will host a trip to the Showboat casino in Atlantic City on Sunday, Dec. 9. The bus will depart from North Brunswick Fire Co. No. 3 on Cozzens Lane at 10 a.m. and will return by approximately 8 p.m. The cost is $35 per person and includes…

  • Long-time N.B. school board member to end term

    Claire Padovano did not seek re-election after nine years on the board BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — After serving three terms on the school board in town, Claire Padovano decided not to seek a fourth term. Padovano has spent nine and a half years supporting educational initiatives and programs. She initially decided…

  • Voices of Sept. 11 workshop on Nov. 30

    Voices of September 11th will present the next workshop in its 2012 speaker series on Nov. 30 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., “Creative Empowerment: Music Improvisation for Healing.” Attendees will have the opportunity to learn how to play and celebrate music in the community, and will discover, explore and express deep listening, gentle movement…

  • Edison man charged in shooting death of N.B. woman

    EDISON — An Edison man has been charged with fatally shooting a 21-year-old woman and wounding a 28-year-old man in New Brunswick last month. Darryll Underwood, 19, was charged Nov. 15 with the murder of Jessica Torres, 21, of North Brunswick, and the attempted murder of the 28-year-old man, whose identity was not released. Underwood…

  • Middlesex election officials to be congratulated

    The past two weeks have been extremely difficult for New Jersey as we clean up from superstorm Sandy and the nor’easter. It also has been very arduous for county election boards and clerk’s offices around the state as they oversaw an election that created unprecedented voting issues through the various directives from the governor’s office.…

  • Ring in the holidays

    Winter wonders abound in Central New Jersey BY LIZZ DINNIGAN Correspondent The Jersey Shore is slowly finding its holiday spirit in the wake of Sandy. Soon the radio stations will be echoing with holiday tunes, the stores will debut colorful Christmas displays, and there will be a wide range of performances, trolley tours, horse-and-carriage rides…

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