• John Powell exhibit opens in Red Bank

    “Pearls of Cherries”Beacon FineArts Gallery in Red Bank will host the opening of an exhibit of paintings by John Powell on May 4 and 5.  Opening receptions will be held 7-9:30 p.m. Friday and 5-9 p.m. Saturday at the gallery located at 61 Monmouth St. Powell, a lyrical realist painter, was born in Hollywood, Calif.,…

  • Children’s program at Uptown Playaround

    The P.J. Library Program of the Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County will host a morning at the gym for children ages 6 months to 6 years and their families on Sunday, May 6, 10-11:30 a.m. at Uptown Playaround, 3562 Route 27, Kendall Park. The morning’s activities will feature free play, story time, an art…

  • Music, BBQ at S.B. Senior Center

    The following events will be held at the Office on Aging, South Brunswick Senior Center, located in the municipal complex on Route 522: • “Musical Entertainment with Mario,” May 10 at 12:15 p.m. With his international background, Mario is able to sing in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. His repertoire also includes country western, Brazilian bossa…

  • S.B. student maps out a route to success

    Crossroads North eighth-grader will represent N.J. at National Geographic Bee BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — It started as a 5-year-old boy’s simple affinity for maps and globes. Eight years later, Crossroads North Middle School student Siddharth Kurella is representing the state of New Jersey at the National Geographic Bee in Washington, D.C. Kurella,…

  • Cooking lessons a great bonding experience

    DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN Okay, so I can’t cook. Or to be more accurate, I have no desire to cook. But don’t hold it against me. It’s just that I’d rather focus my time as a mom on having extraordinary adventures with my kids rather than deciding whether to use the high or low setting…

  • They’ve drawn one more ridiculous line in the sand

    CODA GREG BEAN Here’s today’s theoretical question: What’s lower than whale manure? Answer: The national approval rating for Congress if they don’t get this student loan nightmare sorted out by the July 1 deadline, and the interest rate on 7.4 million student loans doubles from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. According to the folks who…

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  • Animal registry safeguards the community

    A s someone who deals with dozens of cruelty-toanimals cases every week, I applaud those working to establish an online animal abuser registry in New York. Exposing and remembering people who hurt animals will better guarantee our communities’ safety. Mental-health and law-enforcement experts know that the bullies and cowards who abuse animals will often cross…

  • Medical marijuana case to be heard in Burlington County

    Robert Edward Forchion is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, congressional candidate, practicing Rastafarian, and a seriously ill patient suffering from painful bone tumors. Mr. Forchion is originally from Burlington County but relocated to Los Angeles, Calif., in 2008. In LosAngeles, Mr. Forchion decided to fully dedicate his time to spiritual pursuits and opened a Rastafarian…

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