• Christmas delights, Hanukkah lights

    DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN Christmas was a lonely holiday when I was growing up, but that’s because my family celebrated Hanukkah. When I got married and became one-half of an interfaith couple, itwas like winning the Christmas lottery. So we celebrate both holidays, and our children can enjoy the best of both worlds. Christmas Village…

  • Bake sale to benefit St. Jude’s Dec. 20

    Bright Horizons of North Brunswick, 2239 Route 1 south, will hold a public bake sale 4-7 p.m. Dec. 20. All proceeds will benefits St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in honor of a former teacher who passed away from cancer.

  • Mantuano to sing at OLOL concert

    Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School will present a Christmas Concert featuring American tenor Dominic Mantuano accompanied by OLOL students 7 p.m. Dec. 11 at the school, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown. Proceeds from the event will benefit the OLOL School 6th-Grade Project aimed at replacing classroom coat closets and cubbies with lockers. Tickets for the…

  • business briefs 

    Chef Alfredo will teach a Christmas Eve seven-fish dinner cooking class in Millstone noon-7 p.m. Dec. 18. Registration is required by Dec. 12. The cost is $80 per person .“ Regional Italian Cooking,” a series of four classes covering Rome, Naples, Bologna and Florence, will be held 2-5 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 8, 15, 22 and…

  • Middlesex County to buy Tasers for law enforcement agencies

    County police officers will now be equipped with conducted energy devices, also known as Tasers. As much as $72,500 will be made available for the purchase of up to 29 devices, one for each municipal police department and law enforcement agency in Middlesex County, according to a press release from Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J.…

  • Two S.B. men arrested for home burglary

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Two South Brunswick men were arrested in connection with a Nov. 28 burglary, after police collaborated with local businesses to track them down at a Route 130 motel. Drug paraphernalia and a weapon were discovered in the motel room when police arrived, resulting in additional charges. Vincent Johnson, 20, and Alex Hoffman,…

  • Four charged with buying, selling synthetic marijuana

    Area residents charged with possession; Edison warehouse raided for supplies WOODBRIDGE — Four people were arrested after an investigation netted an extensive amount of synthetic marijuana and more than $10,000 from two Woodbridge gas stations and an Edison warehouse. Synthetic marijuana, also known as “spice,” became illegal in October. According to Woodbridge Police Sgt. Brian…

  • Corrections officer arrested after alleged standoff at Milltown home

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MILLTOWN — ANew Jersey state corrections officer was arrested and placed under observation following an alleged standoff at his borough home on Nov. 26, according to police. Milltown Police Chief Ray Geipel said officers responded to a 911 call on Clay Street and were met by an off-duty North Brunswick…

  • Plant/pollinator program available to teachers

    The Freehold Soil Conservation District will provide “Plants for Pollinators in the Classroom” resource kits to teachers in Middlesex and Monmouth counties. The “Plants for Pollinators in the Classroom” program is designed to help students discover the importance of native pollinators and to study the relationship between plants and pollinators, according to a press release.…

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