• This virus is an equal opportunity intruder

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH I hate it when the family is sick. Yet after many years of parenting, I’ve learned that we’re destined to no fewer than two bouts with the flu per season. Never mind that we’ve had flu shots, bulked up on vitamins and doused the house with holy water. Readers…

  • Christie playing politics with same-sex marriage

    CODA GREG BEAN Reflecting the will of a majority of people in New Jersey, the state Assembly on Feb. 16 approved a law making same-sex marriage legal in this state — the same law the Senate passed earlier in the week. The passage reflects a sea change from two years ago, when lawmakers failed to…

  • We should show more respect for America and its icons

    The National Football League Playoffs on Jan. 22 were a classic example of the lack of respect for our national anthem and Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. The Pledge of Allegiance at both the American Conference and National Conference games received the same disrespect. Many players, coaches, game…

  • Art imitates life

    GUEST COLUMN GILDA ROGERS The movie “Sparkle,” which stars Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks, is due to be released in August. This is a remake of the movie by the same name that appeared in theaters in 1976 and was a big hit in the African American community. The original storyline centers on three sisters…

  • Convert old memories to DVD March 3

    Digital Memory Media will be at the North Brunswick Library, 880 Hermann Road on Saturday, March 3, from noon to 3 p.m. to conduct a digital conversion session. The public is invited to bring personal media— videotape, 8 mm film or slides — to be converted to DVDs. Twenty percent of the revenues will benefit…

  • ‘Photography of the Floral World’ March 3

    Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will host “Photography of the Floral World,” a workshop, 2-4 p.m. March 3 at the EARTH Center, located in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. The approximately two-hour lecture will be followed by an optional two-hour picture taking hike until 6 p.m. Beginner photographers as well…

  • N.B. Democrats seek council candidates

    The North Brunswick Democratic Organization is accepting résumés to screen for the two council seats up for election in 2012. All potential candidates must be a resident of North Brunswick and a registered Democrat. Any individual wishing to place his or her name before the organization for consideration should submit a résumé limited to two…

  • Scholar-athlete-artists honored in No. Bruns.

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Alexandra Farah NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Scholar Athlete Artist award recipients for January were honored during the Township Council meeting on Feb. 6. Alexandra Farah is an eighthgrade National Junior Honor Society student at Linwood Middle School. She ran cross country at Linwood and has attained the level of adult…

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