• Earth Day activities

    Andrew Besold, of the North Brunswick Environmental Commission, demonstrates how to plant saplings received from the New Jersey Forestry Service during North Brunswick’s observance of Earth Day, held at the Pulda Farm on April 21. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Residents enjoy a hayride around the Pulda Farm during North Brunswick’s observance of Earth Day on…

  • Charles “Karol/Kari” Steven Skerlak

    Mr. Skerlak, 91, diedApril 13, 2012, at the N.J. Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park, Edison, where he had resided since March 2011. Born in New Brunswick, he moved to North Brunswick in 1951. Mr. Skerlak worked for various manufacturing companies in the New Brunswick area, including the cigar factory and the Ford Motor Co.…

  • David J. Ricardo

    Mr. Ricardo, 57, died April 16, 2012, at Park Place Center in South Brunswick. He was raised in North Brunswick and lived in Edison before returning toNorth Brunswick 23 years ago. He was a truck driver for the Asbury Park Press in Neptune for 10 years. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Peace…

  • Theodore “Tibby” Katko Sr.

    Mr. Katko Sr., 85, diedApril 15, 2012, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in New Brunswick, he had resided in North Brunswick for 53 years. He was employed for more than 30 years by Smith and Solomon, New Brunswick, retiring in 1982. Surviving are his wife of 67 years, Miriam Katko of North…

  • Dominic DeFrank

    Mr. DeFrank, 80, diedApril 7, 2012, at his home in North Brunswick. Born in New Brunswick, he had lived in Edison before moving to North Brunswick in 2007. He was the owner of Dominic’s Italian Restaurant in New Brunswick for more than 30 years before his retirement in 2001. Mr. DeFrank served in the U.S.…

  • Student aid workshop at library April 30

    On Monday, April 30, U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) will host a free student aid workshop for high school students and their parents in conjunction with the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority and Rutgers University. The workshop will be held at the South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction. Experts will…

  • Food donations needed by April 30

    The South Brunswick Library is supporting the South Brunswick Food Pantry in the Feinstein Foundation Challenge to Fight Hunger, which challenges anti-hunger agencies nationwide to raise donations of funds and food. The more donations made to the pantry by April 30, the more money the community food pantry will receive from the Feinstein Foundation. Donations…

  • Vendors needed for flea market May 19

    The North Brunswick Humane Association is sponsoring a flea market/rummage sale 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 19 at the North Brunswick Municipal Building parking lot, 710 Hermann Road. The association is looking for vendors to participate in this event. Tables are available at $15 for a single space and $25 for a double space.…

  • Garden season kickoff & plant sale May 5

    The EARTH Center, home to Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County, will host a Garden Season Kickoff and Plant Sale 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 5 (rain or shine) in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. The event is an opportunity for gardeners to get information needed for a successful garden…

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