• Submissions sought for India Day contest

    Enjoy Explore India, North Brunswick, is holding an art and writing contest to celebrate India’s Independence Day in August. The theme is “India: One Country, Many Cultures.” Essays and poems must be a maximum of 250 words. Format the essay on 8½- by 11-inch paper, 12-point font, double-spaced. Submissions must be emailed to [email protected] by…

  • Children get enriched while performing ‘Cinderella’

    Summer enrichment program will present the musical on Tuesday at NBTHS BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — People of all ages will have a ball at North Brunswick Township High School on July 31 during a performance of “Cinderella.” Thirty students from the Sing Your Heart Out and Theater Revue classes from the…

  • It’s hip to be square

    North Brunswick woman receives recognition for 50 years of square dance calling BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Betsy Gotta, of North Brunswick, calls during a square dance. She received an award during the National Square Dance Convention in Spokane, Wash., last month for calling at 50 consecutive national square dance conventions, something no other caller…

  • Delivery, parking issues still unresolved in store application

    N.B. Planning Board will continue testimony for Family Dollar store plan in Sept. BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The size and frequency of delivery trucks, the design of the parking lot, and parking-space requirements still have unanswered questions in regard to the application to put a Family Dollar store inside the existing Jack’s Furniture building…

  • Department heads make spending requests in S.B.

    Two bond ordinances could include funding for vehicles, technology, equipment BY DEANNA McLAFFERTY Correspondent A group of South Brunswick Township’s department heads presented their spending “wish lists” to Mayor Frank Gambatese and the Township Council at the July 10 council meeting. Police Chief Raymond Hayducka, Recreation Director Tom Morris and Public Works Director Ray Olsen…

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    Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Manalapan will once again be the site for the Fourth Annual Run For Water on July 28. The event benefits Water For People. The Run For Water consists of a 5K race, half-mile Fun Run/Walk and Toddler Dash. Race day registration will run from 8-9 a.m. The Toddler Dash will…

  • Britton wins club pro honor at Senior PGA

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Bill Britton PGA professional Bill Britton, who has worked with golfers at Trump National Golf Club, Colts Neck, for four years as the director of instruction, recently added an honor to his golf résumé. While playing in the 73rd Senior PGA Championship at Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor, Mich., Britton, 56,…

  • Nowak keeps Olympic rowers in one piece

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Behind every Olympic athlete there is a support team, and Howell’s Marc Nowak is proud to be a part of that team. The athletes rely on coaches, trainers and people like Nowak, who is serving as the official physical therapist for the U.S. Olympic rowing team at the London Games…

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