• Sweet music: Concert will boost reading for children

    Sweet music: Concert will boost reading for children

    Two Fair Haven rockers will roll into Washington, D.C., in an effort to improve reading for children. The Bridge of Books Foundation, which was founded in 2003, has distributed over 650,000 books to children across the state. The Holmdel-based nonprofit organization has joined forces with the LAW ROCKS concert tour to raise awareness and funds…

  • Men’s softball league honors one of its own at Veterans Park

    Men’s softball league honors one of its own at Veterans Park

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — “Don’t aspire to be the best on the team; aspire to be the best for the team.” Those poignant words adorn a new bench at the softball fields at North Brunswick Veterans Park in honor of the late Dennis McDonough, a township resident who was an integral member…

  • Edison AARP to meet Sept. 19 at Our Lady of Peace Parish Center

    Edison AARP to meet Sept. 19 at Our Lady of Peace Parish Center

    Edison AARP Chapter 3446 will meet on Sept. 19 at 1 p.m. The meeting will be held at Our Lady of Peace Parish Center, Franklin Avenue, Fords section of Edison. A business and social meeting will take place in addition to the availability of flu shots with your insurance cards by Walgreens. Dues for September…

  • North Brunswick officials unveil sign for Veterans Way

    North Brunswick officials unveil sign for Veterans Way

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The clouds cleared and the sun broke through to shine down on a very important day in North Brunswick. Part of a years-long program that has added secondary street signs to existing ones in order to honor veterans in town, the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and Halsey Road…

  • Veterans Park holds memories of past, present and future

    Veterans Park holds memories of past, present and future

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — After years of closure and remediation due to medical waste contamination, township officials and residents rejoiced in the reopening and rededication of North Brunswick Veterans Park. “Tonight we come together with much community pride as we rededicate Veterans Park,” Lou Ann Benson, director of the North Brunswick…

  • Places To Be

    Places To Be

    While the summer fades away, school doors fling open throughout New Jersey. The start of school also signals the beginning of the 2016-17 athletic season. The high school football season officially kicks off this weekend with some marquee games. In South Brunswick, there will be a rematch of last year’s NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group V…

  • Detours expected during South Brunswick paving projects

    Detours expected during South Brunswick paving projects

      SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The following construction work is scheduled for next week in South Brunswick, weather permitting. Milling and paving on Stouts Lane and some areas of Route 522 have been scheduled for Sept. 12-13. On both days, Stouts Lane will be closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., according to information provided by the…

  • Center Players to begin new season Oct. 21

    Center Players to begin new season Oct. 21

    Center Players has announced its upcoming 2016-17 season of six main stage productions to be performed from October through August at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold. Neil Simon’s “The Sunshine Boys” kicks-off the season, running Oct. 21 through Nov 20. Directed by Ray Parnese, this comedy follows the attempt by a young theatrical agent…

  • Childhood cancers vary depending on type

    Childhood cancers vary depending on type

    A cancer diagnosis is never welcome news. But such news is even more difficult when delivered to a child. Adding to that heartbreak is the fact that childhood cancers are often more aggressive than adult cancers. Cancers of the lung, breast and colon, while relatively common among adults, are rarely diagnosed in children or adolescents.…

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