• Rappleyea excels in hockey and baseball at St. Joseph

    Senior chooses to play baseball in college BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Sean Rappleyea Sean Rappleyea is blessed with many talents, including throwing a baseball and shooting a hockey puck well enough that he is considered a college prospect in both sports. So which one has the St. Joseph High School (Metuchen) senior decided to pursue…

  • Dept. of Transportation awards eight Middlesex towns $495K for safe roads

    Eight Middlesex County towns will receive a total of $495,291 to promote safety along designated Safe Corridor highway segments and to advance local projects that promote safety for bicyclists. Edison, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, Old Bridge, Sayreville, South Amboy, South Brunswick and Woodbridge will share $420,291 in Safe Corridor grants, and Old Bridge will receive…

  • Hebrew-speakers club will gather Aug. 19

    The next meeting of the Raritan Valley Hadassah Hebrew Club for intermediateadvanced Hebrew speakers will take place 10 a.m. Aug. 19 at the home of Ani Herman and Dan Nemzer, 232 Graham St., Highland Park. Club members chat in Hebrew, read a short Hebrew story or article, and do a Hebrew crossword puzzle. Meetings are…

  • Sisterhood and Men’s Club breakfast Sept. 9

    Congregation Beth-El, 91 Jefferson Blvd., Edison, will be hosting a Sisterhood and Men’s Club breakfast on Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. Guest speaker Paula Rovinsky will be discussing today’s epidemic of stress and the tools one can utilize to cope with daily and long-term issues. Rovinsky will discuss how and why stress affects weight and…

  • Youth lacrosse clinic to be held Aug. 15

    The North Brunswick Township High School lacrosse team will hold a free clinic at the Renaissance Park lacrosse field 6-8:15 p.m. Aug. 15 for any current or aspiring youth lacrosse players in grades 1-8. The clinic will focus on the basic skills of lacrosse in a fun, non-threatening environment. All participating players will need to…

  • New Jersey Chamber of Commerce forum

    The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce will hold a political forum from 5-8 p.m. Sept. 27 at Pines Manor, 2085 Lincoln Highway, Edison. James Carville and Mary Matalin, two of America’s best known political commentators, will engage in a lively, no-holdsbarred discussion about what the upcoming presidential election will mean to the nation and the…

  • Backpack campaign helps children in need

    In preparation for the upcoming school year, the nonprofit Build with Purpose will be providing students from lower income families with backpacks full of school essentials. The Backpacks for Kids Campaign aims to assist children in need by providing them with the tools necessary to succeed in school. Every $20 donation will provide a child…

  • JFK team credited with saving man’s life

    Henryk Polinksi meets with Dr. David Richmand during one of his final visits to The Center for Wound Healing at JFK. EDISON— The daily diligence of the medical team at JFK Medical Center is being credited for saving both the arm and the life of Henryk Polinski of Edison. Polinski was feeling ill for a…

  • Connections program seeks volunteers

    The Connections program of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Metuchen, a volunteer adult-to-child match program, is seeking adult volunteers to provide a positive friend relationship to children and youths who have suffered a loss or have special needs. These children reside in Middlesex County and Franklin Township and are in desperate need of a…

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