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    The Freehold Area Running Club’s 23rd annual Toys For Tots 5K will be held Dec. 11 at Michael J. Tighe Park, Georgia Road, Freehold Township. The race will be inside the park and will begin at 10 a.m. Participants are asked to bring an unwrapped toy valued at $10 to $15 to the race. Race…

  • Vikings relying on defense in defending GMC title

    BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The South Brunswick High School ice hockey team opened the campaign with a 5-0 victory over Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) rival Edison as the Vikings look to defend their conference championship. Ayear ago, coach Mike Slansky’s team edged St. Joseph of Metuchen in the GMC semifinal and then downed Old Bridge, 3-…

  • It’s the New Era Pinstripe Bowl for Scarlet Knights football team

    Rutgers University tight end Paul Carrezola, shown here against Navy, and the Scarlet Knights are going bowling this year. The Knights, 8-4, are headed to the Dec. 30 New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. Rutgers will take on Iowa State from the Big 12. ERIC SUCAR staff A fter a one-year absence, the Rutgers…

  • Barbara L. Hartigan Sesee

    Mrs. Sesee, 84, of North Brunswick, died Nov. 28, 2011, at her home. Born in Bayonne, she had lived in New Brunswick before moving to North Brunswick more than 50 years ago. Mrs. Sesee was a supervisor for Rutgers University for 25 years before retiring in 1994. Prior to that, she had been a fashion…

  • Daniel C. Kumpf

    Mr. Kumpf, 50, of Berkeley Township, formerly of South Brunswick, died Nov. 16, 2011. He was predeceased by his father, Charles, and by a brother, Larry. Surviving are a daughter, Megan Kumpf; his mother, Elaine Kumpf; two sisters, Cory Farrell of East Brunswick and Susan Caruso; and three nieces and nephews. Private arrangements were under…

  • Dr. Frederick Saxon Bell

    Dr. Bell, 93, died Nov. 23, 2011, at his home in North Brunswick. Born in Newark, he was raised in East Orange and lived in North Brunswick for more than 50 years. He attended Upsala College and graduated from Pennsylvania State College of Optometry in Philadelphia in 1942 with a Doctor of Optometry degree. Dr.…

  • ‘Cans for Tans’ food drive in Mon. Junction

    Hawaiian Bronze Tanning, 4095 Route 1 south, Suite 3, Monmouth Junction, is holding a “Cans for Tans” food drive now through Jan. 1. Anyone in the community can bring in any quantity of nonperishable food items and receive a $10 gift certificate to the tanning salon. Limit one per person during the course of the…

  • ‘Creative Gift Wrapping’ at library

    The South Brunswick Public Library will host “Creative Gift Wrapping” 11 a.m.- noon Dec. 12 . Susanna Chan, head of the SBPL Children’s Department, will share her creative ideas with adults. Many of the supplies needed for the projects to be discussed are probably in your home right now. Save money and make a personal…

  • Sunday poetry reading at library

    Gail Gerwin, whose poetry has earned four Allen Ginsberg honorable mentions, and Sondra Gash, whose collection of poems, “Silk Elegy,” tells the story of a young girl from an immigrant family disrupted by her mother’s mental illness, will be the featured readers on Sunday, Dec. 11, at South Brunswick’s monthly series of Sunday poetry readings.…

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