• Volunteers sought for children’s literacy, health programs

    Volunteers sought for children’s literacy, health programs

    LONG BRANCH — Family & Children’s Service (FCS), Monmouth County’s oldest, private nonprofit social service agency, is currently seeking enthusiastic, dedicated individuals for two school-based volunteer programs designed to foster literacy skills and encourage healthy eating habits in young students. FCS Reading Buddies, now in its 17th year, is the only in-school volunteer program of…

  • Police charge two with alleged heroin possession, distribution

    Police charge two with alleged heroin possession, distribution

    EAST BRUNSWICK—Acting on information obtained over the course of several months, police have taken two alleged drug dealers off the street. The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force and detectives from the East Brunswick Police Department (EBPD) executed a search warrant on Aug. 24 for a residence located at 5 Dalston St. in the…

  • Robert Zagata

    Robert Zagata

    Robert “Bob” Zagata, 69, died suddenly at his home on Aug. 23. Born in Perth Amboy, on June 28, 1947, he resided in Easton, Pa., since 2006, where he lived with Mary Zagata, devoted wife and best friend of 20 years. He was a graduate of Perth Amboy High School and lived many years in…

  • Veterans memorialized with street signs in North Brunswick

    Veterans memorialized with street signs in North Brunswick

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – The Township of North Brunswick’s Veteran Street Sign Program allows township residents who were wartime veterans to be recognized with a secondary street sign on an existing municipal road. On Aug. 29, Linwood Place and Waksman Place were designated as Pacia Way, while Willow Avenue and Cypress Avenue were renamed Krauss Way. The late Francis Pacia…

  • Seminars to focus on the meaning of life

    Seminars to focus on the meaning of life

    “You Live By Choice, Not By Chance” will be presented at Trayes Hall in the Douglass Student Center, Rutgers University, 100 George St., New Brunswick. Sunandaji, daughter-disciple of Swami Parthasarathy, will speak about “The Bhaja Govindam” text that provides the basic instructions on life from 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 29-Oct. 1. Swami Parthasarathy will offer his thesis…

  • Marlboro football finding a new identity with physical play

    Marlboro football finding a new identity with physical play

    By Tim Morris Jason Dagato is upbeat about Marlboro High School’s 2016 prospects on the gridiron. Some may wonder why, considering the team’s 1-9 campaign in 2015. However, Dagato knows his team and has reasons to believe it can change the perception of Marlboro football. “Our expectations are high,” Dagato said. “We have a lot…

  • Children’s fashion show to benefit NICU babies

    Children’s fashion show to benefit NICU babies

    The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, will host a children’s clothing fashion show to benefit its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 30, at the Hyatt Regency, 2 Albany St., New Brunswick. Tickets are $65 for adults and teens and $45 for children 12 and younger. Past NICU…

  • Blood drive set for Oct. 24

    Blood drive set for Oct. 24

    East Brunswick Township will sponsor a Community Blood Drive from 3-7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at the East Brunswick Library, 2 Civic Center Drive, East Brunswick. For more information, call 72-390-6819.

  • Rebels have potential to be more explosive on offense this year

    Rebels have potential to be more explosive on offense this year

    By Tim Morris Luke Sinkhorn is demonstrating that he is a flexible coach this season. Howell High School’s head football coach prefers a run-first, hard-nosed, physical brand of football, which he says is in his DNA. But he also knows that a team has to play to its strengths. “You have to adapt to your…

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