• E.B. Elks to sponsor Memorial Day Picnic

    East Brunswick Elks Lodge No. 2370 will hold its annual Memorial Day Picnic 1:30-6 p.m., rain or shine, May 27 on the grounds at the lodge, Oakmont Avenue and Hardenburg Lane. Live entertainment will be provided by Amber Blues. Cost is $15 for Elks members, $18 for guests, $7 for youngsters ages 11-18; children under…

  • Uzi, assault rifles among guns turned in

    Middlesex County collected more than 300 guns last month as part of a buyback program designed to keep the streets safer. Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan has announced that $22,010 was paid to people who participated in a gun-surrender programApril 21-22. Among the 311 guns surrendered to police, there were 264 handguns and 11…

  • County unveils new system for community notification

    Residents encouraged to register to get information via phone, text or email The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders recently introduced a new communication system that can process thousands of contacts per minute for immediate notification. The initial rollout of the Middlesex County Community Notification System is for emergency notifications only, but the capacity and…

  • Kindergarten parent orientation June 5

    On Tuesday, June 5, at 6 p.m. at Judd School, the North Brunswick Township Public Schools will host an informational meeting for parents whose children will be starting kindergarten this September. The focus of the presentation will be “What can parents do to prepare their children for kindergarten?” In addition to the June general meeting,…

  • Fundraiser at El Dorado for Dardani family

    From Monday through Thursday during the month of May, El Dorado Tex Mex Restaurant, 4095 Route 1, Monmouth Junction, will donate $1 per entrée to the family of Tom Dardani, a longtime South Brunswick resident, who passed away from advanced esophageal cancer last month. Dardani and his family have spearheaded the Skull Riders Charity Bike…

  • Girl Scouts collecting cookies for troops

    Girl Scout Troop 81737 of South Brunswick is accepting donations so the troops may personally deliver boxes of Girl Scout cookies to the hospitalized troops at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on June 22. To make a donation, contact Gina Zielinski at 732-816-8752.

  • Free concerts this weekend at library

    South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, will host the following concerts: • Spring concert featuring Hanneke Cassell, an internationally known fiddler, with accompaniment by a cellist and guitarist, Saturday, May 26, at 3 p.m.; and • “America’s Story Through Folk Songs” with Spook Handy, Sunday, May 27, at 2 p.m.

  • Lag BaOmer

    In celebration of Lag BaOmer, Chabad of South Brunswick held a barbecue and bonfire on the grounds of the Chabad Jewish Center, North Brunswick, featuring a drum circle with Terry Brown, live music by the Baker Brothers, archery and children’s activities on May 10. The bonfire was kindled by Sam Ravee.

  • Children’s fair

    Top: Alyssa Mikita, 6, picks out items at a mock supermarket, part of a children’s fair held May 20 by the Sanctuary of North Brunswick congregation at its facility on 17 Laurel Place. Bottom: Elijah Wong, 14, makes snow cones during the fair at a booth set up at Babbage Park. PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON

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